From 10am, the morning train will change its schedule according to the monsoon timetable of the Mangala Express. The train will leave Thiruvananthapuram Central at 5.15 am and reach Ernakulam at 9.45 am. The return journey will begin from Ernakulam at 1 pm. The stops are Kollam, Chengannur, Thiruvalla and Kottayam. An AC There will be a chair and 18 second class coaches.
Online ticket booking has begun. Tickets will be available at the railway station and counter from Monday. The passengers will be admitted to the station after a health check. Those who are ill will not be allowed to travel.
The superfast at Tiruchirappalli-Nagercoil will also run from Monday. It will leave Tiruchirappalli at 6 am and reach Nagercoil at 1 pm. Nagercoil-Tiruchirappalli special will leave Tiruchirappalli at 3 pm and reach Tiruchirappalli at 10.15 pm. Thiruvananthapuram division 11 reservation counters will not function on Sundays announced by the Railway Department.