KSRTC Tourist Trips from Trivandrum to Vagamon, Kanyakumari, Wonder La

 തിരുവനന്തപുരം : കെ.എസ്.ആർ.ടി.സി. പാപ്പനംകോട് ഡിപ്പോയിൽനിന്ന് ബജറ്റ് ടൂറിസത്തിന്റെ ഭാഗമായി ഏപ്രിലിൽ വിവിധയിടങ്ങളിലേക്ക്‌ വിനോദയാത്രകൾ സംഘടിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. 13-ന് വാഗമൺ, 14-ന് കന്യാകുമാരി, 19-ന് വണ്ടർലാ, 21-ന് തെന്മല, 29-ന് വാഗമൺ, വണ്ടർലാ എന്നിവിടങ്ങളിലേക്കാണ് യാത്രകൾ. വിവരങ്ങൾക്ക് ഫോൺ: 9995436603, 9946442214

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Mangalore Trivandrum Vande Bharat Express

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the extended Vande Bharat Service on March 12 from Mangaluru Central to Thiruvananthapuram Central and a new Kollam–Tirupati Express. Train 02631 from Thiruvananthapuram to Mangaluru At 9.15 a.m., the Vande Bharat Express will depart from Mangaluru Central and arrive at Thiruvananthapuram Central.

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Trivandrum Central gets ‘Eat Right Station’ status

21 railway stations in the state received the "Eat Right Station" designation from the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for following recommended guidelines for food storage and hygiene.  Kerala became the first state to get accreditation for the maximum number of stations with 21, while 114 railway stations nationwide gained recognition.

The railway stations that have been recognised are Parappanangadi, Chalakudy, Thalassery, Kannur, Palakkad Junction, Chengannur, Shornur Junction, Tirur, Vadakara, Changanassery, Alappuzha, Varkala, Karunagappally, Angamaly, Aluva, Thiruvalla, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram, and Kollam.

The programme covers the following: stationary retail outlets, retail-cum-catering facilities, food plazas, food courts, and restaurants; stationary and mobile petty food vendors; and railway station platforms, station yard warehouses, and base kitchens.

 

 

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Air India Express to start in Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode sector

 

Trivandrum: Air India Express is all set to start service on Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode route.  The service will be conducted on Monday, Thursday and Saturday.

 The flight (IX 2342) departing Thiruvananthapuram at 6.45 pm will reach Kozhikode at 7.45 pm.  The return flight (DX 2341) departing from Kozhikode at 8 pm will reach Thiruvananthapuram at 9.05 am.

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Trivandrum Kasaragod Vande Bharat Express Best Performing Train in India with 183 percent occupancy

 

The Trivandrum - Kasaragod - Trivandrum train is the best-performing Vande Bharat Express with an average occupancy of 183 per cent among the 23 pairs of such trains running across the Railway network, according to official data.

The trains with top occupancy include the Mumbai Central-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express (129 per cent), Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express (128 per cent), New Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express (124 per cent), Dehradun-Amritsar Vande Bharat Express (105 per cent), Mumbai-Sholapur Vande Bharat Express (111 per cent), Sholapur-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express (104 per cent).

Occupancy is calculated by the total number of passengers travelling in a train on a particular route, including those getting off and boarding it at intervening stations.

If a person has booked a ticket on a train from point A to point B, it is considered one booking. From point B, another passenger books the same seat to travel to point C, so the same seat has two bookings, an official said.

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