The regular service of the new weekly train between Kochuveli and Bhavnagar, via Mangalore, will begin from Kochuveli on November 17, according to a Southern Railway release here.
The train (no.19259) will start at 3.15 p.m. from Kochuveli on Thursday to reach Bhavnagar at 1 p.m. on Saturday. In the return direction, the train (no. 19260) will leave Bhavnagar on Sunday at 5.25 a.m.
The trains will stop at Kollam, Kayankulam, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Aluva, Thrissur, Shoranur, Tiirur, Kozhikode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyannur, Kasaragod, Mangalore Junction., Udupi, Kumta, Karwar, Madgaon, Thivim, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Chiplun, Roha, Panvel, Vasasai Road, Surat, Ankleswar, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad, Ahmedabad, Joravamagar, Botad Junction, Dhola Junction and Sihor. The release said railways have commenced from Monday a train between Bilaspur and Ernakulam (22815/16) weekly express running via Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Jolarpettai, Katpadi, Renigunta, Warangal, Balharshah, Chandrapur, Nagpur, Gondia, Rajnandgaon, Durg, Raipur and Bhattapara.