Pathanamthitta: Unreserved general coaches will be restored in more long-distance trains, operating services via Kerala. Unreserved coaches would be restored on these trains over different dates:
June 30: Thiruvananthapuram-New Delhi Kerala Express, Kanyakumari-Dibrugarh Vivek Express, Thiruvananthapuram-Shalimar Express, Alleppey-Dhanbad Express, and Kochuveli-Korba
July 1: Kollam-Visakhapatnam Express, Ernakulam- Barauni Express, Kochuveli-Indore Express, Kanyakumari- Katra Himsagar Express
July 3: Nagercoil-Shalimar Express, Ernakulam-Tatanagar Express, Kochuveli-Gorakhpur
July 4: Ernakulam-Patna Express, Ernakulam-Howrah Express
July 5: Thiruvananthapuram-Silchar Express
July 6: Ernakulam-Bilaspur Express
Earlier, the reservation facility was mandated even for general coaches in the wake of the Covid pandemic. This was later withdrawn from services operated within Kerala, and on trains to neighbouring states.