An additional Festival Special Train will be operated during Christmas festival to ensure safe and comfortable travel for passengers, as detailed below.
Train No. 06577 SMVT Bengaluru – Kollam Express Special will leave SMVT Bengaluru at 23.00 hrs. (1 service) today, 23rd December 2025 and reach Kollam Junction at 16.00 hrs. tomorrow.
Stoppage: Krishnarajapuram, Bangarapet, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Podanur, Palakkad, Thrissur (Arrival 10.47 hrs./ Departure 10.50 hrs.), Aluva (11.43 hrs./11.45 hrs.), Ernakulam Town(12.05 hrs./12.10 hrs.), Kottayam (13.22 hrs./13.25 hrs.), Changanassery (13.39 hrs./13.40 hrs.), Tiruvalla (13.48 hrs./13.49 hrs.), Chengannur (13.58 hrs./13.50 hrs.), Mavelikara (14.08 hrs./14.10 hrs.) and Kayankulam (14.20 hrs./14.22 hrs.).
In the return direction, Train No. 06578 Kollam – SMVT Bengaluru Express Special will leave Kollam Jn. at 18.30 hrs. on Wednesday, 24th December 2025 (tomorrow) and will reach SMVT Bengaluru at 11.00 hrs. on the next day.
Stoppage Kayankulam (Arrival 19.04 hrs./ Departure 19.06 hrs.), Mavelikara (19.15 hrs./19.17 hrs.), Chengannur (19.28 hrs./19.30 hrs.), Tiruvalla (19.38 hrs./19.40 hrs.), Changanassery (19.48 hrs./19.50 hrs.), Kottayam (20.12 hrs./20.15 hrs.), Ernakulam Town (21.35 hrs./21.40 hrs.), Aluva (21.58 hrs./22.00 hrs.), Thrissur (22.47 hrs./22.50 hrs.), Palakkad, Podanur, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Bangarapet, and Krishnarajapuram.
Coach Composition: One – First Class AC, Two – 2-Tier AC, Four – 3-Tier AC, Nine – Sleeper Class, Three – Second Class General and Two – Luggage-cum-Brake Vans Coaches.
