East Coast Railway will run 16 Puja holiday weekly special trains between Visakhapatnam and Quilon for clearing the extra rush of passengers as per the following schedule: Train no. 08569 Visakhapatnam-Quilon Weekly Special train will depart Visakhapatnam at 9 a.m. on December 19 and 26 and January 2, 9, 16 and 23 and reach Quilon at 2.10 p.m. on Fridays. Train no. 08570 Quilon-Visakhapatnam Weekly Special train will depart Quilon at 9 p.m. on December 20 and 27 and January 3, 10, 17 and 24 and reach Visakhapatnam at 1.35 a.m. on Sundays.
These special trains will halt at Duvvada, Yalamanchili, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Tenali, Baptala, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur, Renigunta, Katpadi, Jolarpetai Jn., Salem, Erode, Tirupur, Coimbatore, Palghat, Thrisur, Ernakulam and Kottayam stations in both directions.