Sailent Features of New South Zone Time Table of Railways

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
I. EXTENSION OF TRAINS
The following trains are extended in order to de-congest the main terminal stations;
1.With effect from 09th July 2018 the following trains were extended.
i. Train Nos. 16791/16792 Palakkad Jn to Punalur Palaruvi Express extended to and from Tirunelveli.
ii. Train Nos. 56335/56336 Kollam-Edamann Passengers extended to and from Sengottai.
II. DIVERSION OF TRAINS:
Train Nos. 12625/12626 Thiruvananthapuram – New Delhi – Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Exp. Will run via Ernakulam Town instead of Ernakulam Jn. to ease congestion at Ernakulam Jn. and to improve punctuality of trains.
Train Nos. 56386/56389 Kottayam-Ernakulam-Kottayam Passengers and Train.Nos. 56363/56362 Nilambur Road-Ernakulam-Nilambur Road Pasengers will be clubbed and as a single train between Kottayam – Nilambur Road, duly renumbering it as 56363-56362 Nilambur Road – Kottayam – Nilambur road Passenger. The train is routed via Ernakulam Town by-passing Ernakulam Jn. to provide direct connectivity between Kottayam and Nilambur Road and to ease the congestion at Ernakulam Jn.
III. SPEEDING UP OF TRAINS:-
Following trains are speeded up as indicated against each
TRAIN NO
16352 Nagercoil – Mumbai CSMT (BW) Exp.Speeded up by 60 Minutes
16351 Mumbai CSMT – Nagercoil (W) Exp Speeded up by 45 Minutes
16340 Nagercoil – Mumbai CSMT (4 days a Week) Speeded up by 30 Minutes
12642 Nizamuddin – Kanniyakumari (BW) Speeded up by 25 Minutes
12667 Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil (W) Exp Speeded up by 15 Minutes
16354 Nagercoil – Kacheguda (W) Exp Speeded up by 15 Minutes
12666 Kanniyakumari – Howrah (W) Exp. Speeded up by 10 Minutes
22639 Chennai Central – Alleppey Exp Speeded up by 10 Minutes
11041 Mumbai CSMT – Chennai Central Exp. Speeded up by 10 Minutes
18568 Kollam – Visakhapatnam (W) Exp. Speeded up by 10 Minutes