To ease the Onam rush between Chennai Central and Kannur, a special train service will be operated. Train number 06163 departs Chennai Central at 11:50 PM on September 14th, arriving in Kannur at 1:30 PM the next day. On September 16th, it departs Kannur at 3:45 PM, reaching Chennai Central at...
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7:55 AM the next day. In addition, an extra general second-class coach has been allocated for the Kannur-Alappuzha Executive Express (train numbers 2.16308/16307) from September 14th to 17th.

Seven railway stations in India have achieved a revenue of over 10 billion rupees, with New Delhi station topping the list with 33.37 billion rupees. The Howrah station follows with 16.92 billion rupees and Chennai Central at 12.99 billion rupees. Chennai is also included in the list from the...
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Southern Railway. This information is based on the passenger revenue figures for 2023-2024 released by Indian Railways. The top eight stations in Kerala are also seeing an increase in revenue, with Thiruvananthapuram leading with 281.12 crore rupees. Thane (Mumbai) boasts the highest number of passengers with 93.06 crore, followed by Mumbai Kalyan at 83.79 crore and New Delhi at 39.36 crore. Thiruvananthapuram recorded 1.31 crore passengers. India has 28 stations in the highest group, Non-Suburban Group-1 (NSG-1), considering both passenger numbers and revenue. Central Railway, including Mumbai, has the most stations in this group with eight, followed by Southern Railway with three (Chennai, Egmore, and Tambaram). There are no Kerala stations in this group. Six stations that were in NSG-2 in 2017-2018 have now moved up to NSG-1.

The Indian Railways has announced changes to several train services due to maintenance work. Some trains will be canceled, while others will be diverted, resulting in changes to their routes and stops. The affected trains include those running between Madgaon-Ernakulam, Kochuveli-Chandigarh, Kochuveli-Amritsar, Ernakulam-Hazrat Nizamuddin, Thiruvananthapuram Central-New Delhi, Kochuveli-Yog Nagari Rishikesh, Kanyakumari-Shri...
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Vaishno Devi Katra, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Dr MGR Chennai Central, Chandigarh-Madurai, Dr MGR Chennai Central-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Tirunelveli-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Tirunelveli, Dr MGR Chennai Central-New Delhi, and Coimbatore-Hazrat Nizamuddin. Passengers are advised to check the updated schedules before travelling.

Kerala commuters are frustrated by the delay in launching the Ernakulam-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express, despite an eight-coach rake arriving in April. The lack of trains forces passengers to rely on overcrowded interstate buses, causing highway congestion and accidents. A recent accident involving an illegally-altered bus in Kochi resulted in a...
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fatality and injuries. There have been calls to urgently deploy the idle Vande Bharat rake on this route due to high demand and booked trains. Recent highway construction in Kerala further highlights the need for improved rail connectivity.

On Friday, several coaches of the Ernakulam Express detached from the engine while the train was approaching Tatanagar. The incident occurred near Thrissur station around 10 am. The third coach behind the engine reportedly detached first, followed by a few other coaches, causing a panic among passengers and railway staff. Mechanics...
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from Shoranur station intervened and reconnected the coaches to the engine. The Ernakulam Express was delayed by approximately four hours due to this incident. While the exact reason for the coach detachment is still under investigation, railway officials have stated that departmental action will be taken if negligence is confirmed. Additionally, the Ernakulam-Tatanagar Express has been diverted through an alternative route starting June 28th. The Tatanagar-Bengaluru and Yashvantpur Weekly Express trains have also been diverted since June 30th.