The Palakkad Division of the Southern Railway has permanently augmented several express/special trains with two additional general second class coaches each in view of the heavy rush experienced in north Kerala during busy hours.
Changes have been made in Mangaluru Central-Kozhikode Express (16610), Kozhikode-Kannur Special Express (06481), Kannur-Charvattur Special Express (06469), Charvattur-Mangaluru Central Special Express (06491), Mangaluru Central-Coimbatore Junction Express (16324) and Coimbatore Junction-Mangaluru Central Express (16323). Additionally, two general coaches have been added to the Madgaon Junction- Mangaluru Central Special Express (06601 and 06602) in both directions.
The Mangaluru-Kozhikode express that leaves Mangaluru at 5.15 a.m. and reaches Kozhikode at 10.25 a.m. caters for office-goers from Kasaragod and Kannur districts travelling towards south. The Kannur-Charvattur Express that leaves Kannur at 5.30 p.m. caters for office-goers travelling towards north of Kannur in the evening. The Charvattur-Mangaluru Central Express that departs from Charvattur at 6.10 a.m. mostly serves office-goers in Kasaragod district travelling towards Mangaluru. The timing of the Mangaluru Central-Coimbatore express is suitable for the office crowd in Palakkad and Coimbatore in the evening while the Coimbatore-Mangaluru Central Express caters for their counterparts in Kannur and Kasaragod.
