In a rare gesture, Southern Railway will run a handful of namesake special trains in September 2014 on the occasion of the Onam festival in Kerala between various destinations in Tamil Nadu and Kerala and also Mangalore Jn (Kankanady). However, as usual, there are no special trains between Bangalore and Kerala announced yet. It looks like even though the railways are desperately short of money, they really do not want to make use of the easiest money-spinner route in South India. Meanwhile, South central Railway (SCR), maybe the best zone in the country, has announced Premium Onam specials of its own from Hyderabad via Andhra Pradesh and no stops in Tamil Nadu!

06306/06305 Nagercoil – Mangalore Jn. – Nagercoil One Trip Onam Special (SR)

• 06306 special train will leave from Nagercoil Jn NCJ to Mangalore Jn MAJN at 2100 on Sunday September 07 2014. Timings: TVC: 2245, KTYM: 0155 (Mon), ERN: 0325, TCR: 0440, SRR: 0605, CLT: 0745, CAN: 0940, KGQ: 1102, reaches MAJN at 1245 (Mon).
• 06305 special train will leave from Mangalore Jn MAJN to Nagercoil Jn NCJ at 1445 on Monday September 08 2014. Timings: KGQ: 1526: CAN: 1645, CLT: 1810, SRR: 2010, ERN: 2210, KTYM: 2310, QLN: 0105 (Tue), TVC: 0230, reaches NCJ at 0550 (Tue).

Composition: 01 AC 2 tier, 02 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper Class Coaches, 03 General Unreserved, 02 SLRs (20 coaches).
Route and Stoppages: Kuzhithura, Parassala, Neyyatinkara, Thiruvananthapuram Central, Varkala, Kollam, Kayankulam, Chengannur, Tiruvalla, Changanassery, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town (North), Aluva, Thrissur, Shoranur Jn., Kuttipuram, Tirur, Kozhikkode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad, Kasaragod.

06346/06345 Ernakulam – Chennai Central – Ernakulam Superfast Onam Special (SR)

• 06346 special will leave from Ernakulam Jn ERS to Chennai Central at 1900 on Thursdays September 04, 11 2014.  Timings: TCR: 2003, PGT: 2150, CBE: 2320, SA: 0145 (Fri), AJJ: 0552, reaches MAS at 0715 (Fri).
• 06345 special will leave from Chennai Central MAS to Ernakulam Jn at 2230 on Fridays September 05, 12 2014. Timings: AJJ: 2330, SA: 0320 (Sat), CBE: 0640, PGT: 0745, TCR: 0910, reaches ERS at 1045 (Sat).

Composition: 01 AC 2 tier, 02 AC 3 tier, 11 Sleeper Coaches, 02 General Unreserved, 02 SLRs (18 coaches)
Route and Stoppages: Aluva, Thrissur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpettai, Katpadi, Arakkonam, Permanur (06346 only)

06348 Thiruvananthapuram Central – Chennai Central One Way Onam Special (SR)

• 06348 one way special train will leave from Thiruvananthapuram Central TVC to Chennai Central MAS at 1900 on September 03 2014 Wednesday only. Timings: QLN: 2003, KTYM: 2135, ERN: 2240, TCR: 2355, PGT: 0210 (Thu), CBE: 0335, SA: 0610, KPD: 0925, reaches MAS at 1130 (Thu).

Composition: 02 AC 2 tier, 02 AC 3 tier, 13 Sleeper Coaches, 02 SLRs (19 coaches).
Route and Stoppages: Kollam, Kayankulam, Chengannur, Tiruvalla, Changanasserry, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town (North), Aluva, Thrissur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpettai, Katpadi, Arakkonam, Perambur.

06003/06004 Chennai Central – Mangalore – Chennai Superfast Onam Special (SR)

• 06003 SF Onam special train will leave from Chennai Central MAS to Mangalore Jn MAJN at 1830 on Thursdays September 04, 11 2014. Timings: KPD: 2020, ED: 0010 (Fri), PGT: 0335, SRR: 0445, CLT: 0630, CAN: 0920, reaches MAJN at 1115 (Fri).
• 06004 SF Onam special train will leave from Mangalore Jn. MAJN to Chennai Central MAS at 1445 on Fridays September 05, 12 2014. Timings: CAN: 1645, CLT: 1810, SRR: 2005, PGT: 2115, ED: 0020 (Sat), KPD: 0510, reaches MAS at 0745 (Sat).

Composition: 03 AC 2 tier, 03 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper Coaches, 02 General Second Class, 02 SLRs (22 coaches)
Route and Stoppages: Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Shoranur, Kuttipuram, Tirur, Kozhikkode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad, Kasaragod.

06801/06802 Tiruchchirappalli – Mangalore – Trichy One Trip Onam Special (SR)

• 06801 special will leave from Tiruchchirappalli Jn TPJ to Mangalore Jn MAQ at 1900 on Saturday September 06 2014 only. Timings: KRR: 2015, ED: 2150, CBE: 2350, PGT: 0110 (Sun), SRR: 0220, CLT: 0405, CAN: 0540, arrives MAJN at 0900 (Sun).
• 06802 special will leave from Mangalore Jn MAJN to Tiruchchirappalli Jn TPJ at 1230 on Sunday September 07 2014 only. Timings: CAN: 1425, CLT: 1555, SRR: 1730, PGT: 1820, CBE: 1945, ED: 2115, KRR: 2215, arrives TPJ at 0020 (Mon).

Composition: 01 AC 2 tier, 02 AC 3 tier, 13 Sleeper Class, 02 General Unreserved, 02 SLRs (20 coaches).
Route and Stoppages: Karur, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore Jn, Palakkad, Shoranur Jn., Kuttipuram, Tirur, Kozhikkode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad, Kasaragod.

07320/07231 Secunderabad – Trivandum Kochuveli – Secunderabad Premium Onam Special (SCR)

Premium train with dynamic fares, no cancelations and no Tatkal. Faster than the Sabari Express by 3 hours.

• 07320 Premium special will leave from (Hyderabad) Secunderabad SC to Trivandrum Kochuveli KCVL at 2030 on Friday September 05 2014. Timings: WL: 2217, BZA: 0145 (Sat), TCR: 1710, ERN: 2150, arrives KCVL at 2300 (Sat).
• 07229 Premium Special will leave from Trivandrum Kochuveli KCVL to (Hyderabad) Secunderabad SC at 2030 on Sunday September 07 2014. Timings: arrives SChttp://erail.in/?R=072292315 (Mon).

Composition: AC 3 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleepers.
Route and Stoppages: Warangal, Vijayawada, Thrissur, Ernakulam Town (North), Kollam.