Restoring connectivity across most parts of the state, Southern Railway has announced that stranded passengers will be rescued in special trains and rail services will be pressed into service to support relief and rescue operations.
Train traffic between Ernakulam - Kottayam - Kayankulam resumed partially from 6 am Sunday and special trains will be operated under suitable speed restrictions. The rail traffic from Ernakulam was redirected through Alleppey after the route via Kottayam was submerged in water.
Train traffic between Ernakulam and Shoranur will remain suspended till 4pm Sunday. The Pallippuram and Kuttippuram bridges are being inspected and efforts are on to restore connectivity on Kozhikode-bound route.
Railways is currently running additional services between Trivandrum and Ernakulam via Alleppey and trains from Trivandrum to Tirunelveli via Nagercoil will be operated under suitable speed restrictions as required.
Chennai-Ernakulam special trains
Special one-way trains from Chennai Egmore will leave at 12.30 am and 6. 50 pm on August 19 and reach Ernakulam on August 20. Tickets on this train can be booked from 8 am, August 19, 2018.
Also read: Rail traffic restored along Ernakulam-Kottayam route
Special passenger trains
An Express special train from Ernakulam to Tambaram via Kollam, Trivandrum, Nagercoil, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Trichy, Villupuram and Chengalpattu will leave Ernakulam at 2. 30 am on August 19 and reach Tambaram at 10 pm same day.
Trains fully cancelled on August 19
Train No.16650 Nagercoil – Mangalore Parasuram Express
Train No.17229 Trivandrum – Hyderabad Sabari Express
Train No.16604 Trivandrum – Mangalore Maveli Express
Train No.16629 Trivandrum – Mangalore Malabar Express
Train No.16347 Trivandrum – Mangalore Express
Train No.22208 Trivandrum – Chennai AC Express
Train No.12697 Chennai – Trivandrum Express
Train No.12512 Trivandrum – Gorakhpur Express
Train No.16305 Ernakulam – Kannur Intercity Express
Train No.12202 Kochuveli – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
Train No.16307 Alleppey – Kannur Intercity Express
Train No.12082 Trivandrum – Kannur Express
Train No.12515 Trivandrum – Silchar Express
Trains partially cancelled on August 19
Train No.12617 Ernakulam – Nizamuddin Express
Train No.12677 KSR Bengaluru – Ernakulam Intercity Express
Train No.12678 Ernakulam – KSR Bengaluru Intercity Express
Trains diverted on August 19
Train No. 16382 Kanniyakumari – Mumbai CST Express will be diverted to run via Nagercoil, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Dindigul and Erode.
Train No.16606 Nagercoil – Mangalore Ernad Express is partially cancelled between Ernakulam and Mangalore and will run from Nagercoil to Ernakulam
Train No.16341 Guruvayur – Trivandrum Express is partially cancelled between Guruvayur and Ernakulam and will run from Ernakulam to Trivandrum
Train No.16302 Trivandrum – Shoranur Express is partially cancelled between Ernakulam and Shoranur and will run from Trivandrum to Ernakulam
Train No.13352 Alleppey – Dhanbad Express is partially cancelled between Alleppey and Chennai and will run from Chennai to Dhanbad
Train No.12076 Trivandrum – Kozhikkode Express is partially cancelled between Ernakulam and Kozhikkode and will run from Trivandrum to Ernakulam
Train No.16342 Trivandrum – Guruvayur Express is partially cancelled between Ernakulam and Guruvayur and will run from Trivandrum to Ernakulam
Train No.16127 Chennai Egmore – Guruvayur Express is partially cancelled between Ernakulam and Guruvayur and will run from Chennai to Ernakulam
Train No.16128 Guruvayur – Chennai Egmore Express is partially cancelled between Guruvayur and Ernakulam and will run from Ernakulam to Chennai
Train No.12625 Trivandrum – New Delhi Kerala Express will be diverted to run via Erode, Dindigul, Madurai, Tirunelveli and Nagercoil
Train No.16316 Kochuveli – KSR Bengaluru Express will be diverted to run via Nagercoil, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Dindigul and Erode
Train No.12659 Nagercoil – Shalimar Express will be diverted to run via Tirunelveli, Madurai, Dindigul and Erode.
Trains scheduled for earlier days will run on diverted routes
Train No.16381 Mumbai CST – Kanniyakumari Express of August 17 will be diverted to run via Erode, Dindigul, Madurai, Tirunelveli and Nagercoil
Train No.12626 New Delhi – Trivandrum Kerala Express of August 16 will be diverted to run via Erode, Dindigul, Madurai, Tirunelveli and Nagercoil
Train No.12644 Nizamuddin – Trivandrum Express of August 16 will be diverted to run via Erode, Dindigul, Madurai, Tirunelveli and Nagercoil
Train No.12511 Gorakphur – Trivandrum Express of August 17 will be diverted to run via Erode, Dindigul, Madurai, Tirunelveli and Nagercoil
