To ease the heavy Christmas holiday rush, the Railways has announced weekly special services from Mumbai to Mangaluru and Thiruvananthapuram. The Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Mangaluru Junction train (01185) will operate every Tuesday, departing from Mumbai at 4 p.m. and reaching Mangaluru the following morning. The return service will leave Mangaluru at 1 p.m. and arrive in Mumbai early Thursday morning.
Similarly, a special train from Mumbai to Thiruvananthapuram will run every Thursday from December 18, leaving LTT at 4 p.m. and reaching Thiruvananthapuram North at 11.30 p.m. the next day. These services will continue until January 8 to accommodate the increased festive-season travel demand.
