The Eranad Express, a train running between Thiruvananthapuram and Mangalore, celebrated its 15th anniversary. Launched on September 13, 2009, the train (16605/16606) is relatively young compared to other daily trains. The article highlights the age of various trains operating in Kerala, including the Mangalore-Chennai Mail (12601/12602) at 157 years old, the...
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Malabar Express at 136 years old, the West Coast Express (Mangalore-Chennai) at 59 years old, and the Parashuram Express at 54 years old. The Venad Express, launched in 1972, is 52 years old, while the Mangalore-Thiruvananthapuram Express (16347/16348) is 40 years old. Other trains mentioned include the Vanchinad Express (1985) at 39 years old, the Maveli Express at 23 years old, the Jan Shatabdi Express (introduced in 2003), the Garib Rath Express (introduced in 2006), MEMU (introduced in 2012), Antyodaya Express and Humsafar Express (introduced in 2016), and the Vande Bharat Express (introduced in 2023). A passenger, K.V. Ramakrishnan Payyannur, expresses his affection for the Eranad Express, especially its stop at Valapattanam, a unique feature not shared by any other express train.

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.

To accommodate the increased passenger traffic during the Onam festival season, the Indian Railways is adding extra coaches to several trains. This includes adding a sleeper coach to the Kannur-Yesvantpur Express from August 13th to 22nd, a coach to the Yesvantpur-Kannur Express from August 14th to 23rd, a chair car to...
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the Kozhikode-Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi from August 17th to 19th, and a coach to the Alappuzha-Kannur-Alappuzha Executive from August 17th and the Ernakulam-Kannur-Ernakulam Express from August 14th to 18th. Furthermore, the Thiruvananthapuram-Madurai-Thiruvananthapuram Amrita Express will have an additional sleeper coach until August 18th, and the Thiruvananthapuram-Mangalore-Thiruvananthapuram Maaveli Express will have an AC 3-tier coach until August 23rd. Additionally, the Mangalore-Kollam Special Express will have an AC 3-tier coach added on August 16th and 23rd, while the Kollam-Mangalore Special Express will have one added on August 17th and 24th. The Mangalore-Kochuveli Special Express will have an AC 3-tier coach added on August 19th, 21st, 26th, and 28th, and the Kochuveli-Mangalore Special Express will have one added on August 15th, 20th, 22nd, 27th, and 29th. For ticketing, travelers are encouraged to utilize the UTS app, which can be downloaded from the Play Store. It allows for the purchase of general tickets for any station with a three-hour travel limit and provides access to ordinary, mail/express, and superfast tickets. It also offers season tickets, platform tickets, and login with both a password and OTP. To obtain tickets at the station, scan the QR code provided and use the 'QR Booking' option. Passengers can use the Automated Ticket Vending Machine (ATVM) available at major railway stations to purchase unreserved tickets. For counter tickets, scan the QR code.

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.