Festival rush: Eight special trains to Kerala extended until end of February

Bengaluru: The Southern Railway has extended eight special trains from Bengaluru to Kerala until the end of February due to high demand. There are no changes to the train schedules or stops. 
• Hubbali – Kollam special (07313 – via Bengaluru) – Only on Sundays from February 1 to 22
• Kollam – Hubbali special (07314) – Only on Mondays from February 2 to 23
• SMVT Bengaluru – Thiruvananthapuram North (06523) – Only on Mondays from February 2 to 23

• Thiruvananthapuram North – SMVT Baiyyapanahalli (06524) – On Tuesdays from February 3 to 24
• SMVT Bengaluru – Thiruvananthapuram North (06547) – Charted only on Wednesdays from February 4 to 25
• Thiruvananthapuram North – SMVT Bengaluru (06548) – Only on Thursdays from February 5 to 26
• SMVT Bengaluru – Thiruvananthapuram North (06555) – Train operates only on Thursdays from February 6 – 20
• Thiruvananthapuram North – SMVT Bengaluru (06556) – Only on Sundays from February 8 to 22. 

Easter ticket booking
Train ticket bookings for the Easter holidays will begin this week itself. Meanwhile, ticket booking for trains from March 29 has already begun. Although Easter is on April 5, the authorities expect very high demand for train tickets on April 1 and 2. Vishu bookings start in the first week of February. As Vishu falls on April 15, the booking window for RTC buses in Kerala and Karnataka opens only at the beginning of March.