Sabarimala Pilgrimage Special Train via Coimbatore: Chennai–Kollam Weekly Services from November 18

Coimbatore: To accommodate the anticipated increase in passenger traffic during the Sabarimala pilgrimage season, Southern Railway will operate weekly special trains between Chennai Central and Kollam via Coimbatore, Salem and Erode from November 18, 2026, to January 21, 2027.

Train No. 06119 Chennai Central–Kollam Weekly Special will depart Chennai Central at 3.10 p.m. every Wednesday from November 18, 2026, to January 20, 2027, and reach Kollam at 7.20 a.m. the following day. The return service, Train No. 06120 Kollam–Chennai Central Weekly Special, will leave Kollam at 10.40 a.m. every Thursday from November 19, 2026, to January 21, 2027, reaching Chennai Central at 3.30 a.m. the next day. Each service will operate for 10 trips.

The trains will have AC 3-Tier Economy coaches and stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Podanur, Palakkad, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Changanassery, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Mavelikara, Kayankulam, Karunagappalli and Sasthankotta. The return train will also stop at Perambur.

In the Salem Division, Train No. 06119 will arrive at and depart from Jolarpettai at 6.18 p.m. and 6.20 p.m., Salem at 8.03 p.m. and 8.05 p.m., Erode at 9.15 p.m. and 9.25 p.m., Tiruppur at 10.03 p.m. and 10.05 p.m., and Podanur at 11.13 p.m. and 11.15 p.m. on Wednesdays.

The return train, Train No. 06120, will reach and depart Podanur at 6.20 p.m. and 6.22 p.m., Tiruppur at 7.18 p.m. and 7.20 p.m., Erode at 8.20 p.m. and 8.30 p.m., Salem at 9.27 p.m. and 9.30 p.m., and Jolarpettai at 11.48 p.m. and 11.50 p.m. on Thursdays.