Southern Railway announced a special train service between Kottayam and Bengaluru Cantonment to manage passenger rush during the Pongal festival. The Kottayam-Bengaluru Cantonment Express Special (Train No. 06147) will depart Kottayam at 12:30 p.m. on January 18 and arrive in Bengaluru Cantonment at 3:30 a.m. the next day. The return train (No. 06148) will leave Bengaluru Cantonment at 10:20 p.m. on January 19 and reach Kottayam at 10:50 a.m. on January 20. The train will stop at Ernakulam Town, Aluva, Thrissur, Palakkad, Podanur, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Kuppam, Bangarapet, and Krishnarajapuram stations in both directions. This special service aims to smoothen travel and reduce crowd pressure during the festive season.