The second Vande Bharat allotted for Kerala is likely to begin service on Sunday.
According to sources, the opening service will start from Kasaragod at 11 a.m.
The train service via Alappuzha will begin its normal operations on Monday with the train departing Kasaragod at 7 a.m. and reaching Thiruvananthapuram by 3.05 p.m. In the return direction, the train will leave Thiruvananthapuram at 4.05 p.m. and reach Kasaragod by 11.55 p.m. The train will have stops in Kollam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam South, Thrissur, Shoranur, Kozhikode and Kannur.