Special Train For Sabrimala
A bi-weekly Garib Rath train will run on the Yeswantpur-Kochuveli-Yeswantpur route from November 16 to January 27 for the smooth transport of Sabarimala pilgrims from Bangalore. Train no. 0677 will leave Yeswantpur on Sundays and Tuesdays at 9 p.m and reach Kochuveli at 12.40 p.m the next day. Its pairing train 0678 will leave Kochuveli on Mondays and Wednesdays at 8 p.m. and reach Yeswantpur at 11.30 a.m the next day.
The first service will leave Yeswantpur on November 16 and the final service will leave on January 27, 2009. The train will stop at Kollam, Kayamkulam, Chengannur, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Aluva, Thrissur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Dharmapuri, Hosur and Banaswadi. There will be 16 AC 3-tier coaches in the train. The fare from Kochuveli to Yeswantpur will be Rs 531.