Kochi: The first special train from Kerala to Ayodhya will start on Friday. The service starts from Kochuveli.
Astha special train will flag off tomorrow. The ticket price is Rs 3,300. Meanwhile Astha train tickets cannot be booked from railway station counters or IRCTC apps. Ticket booking is possible only through IRCTC Tourism website.
The train service to bring passengers from different parts of India to the temple city was announced last month.
Railways has planned to run 66 Astha special services across the country. Meanwhile
200 train services are running to Ayodhya from different parts of the country.
24 of them are from Kerala.