Nagercoil–Shalimar special

Indian Railways added a one-time summer special between Nagercoil Junction and Shalimar, with the outward run leaving on April 15, 2026. (financialexpress.com) Train No. 06057 left Nagercoil at 11:40 a.m. on April 15 and is scheduled to reach Shalimar at 2:30 p.m. on the third day after a 50 hour 50 minute trip. (railyatri.in) The return service, Train No. 06058, is scheduled to leave Shalimar at 2:00 p.m. on April 18 and reach Nagercoil at 5:30 p.m. on the third day, taking 51 hours 30 minutes. (railyatri.in) Southern Railway listed “Summer Special Trains” in an April 4, 2026 press release index, part of its seasonal practice of adding extra capacity during school holidays and festival travel peaks. (indianrailways.gov.in) The route links the southern tip of Tamil Nadu with the Kolkata area through Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal, with stops including Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam Town, Vijayawada, Bhubaneswar and Kharagpur. (railyatri.in) The special also runs alongside a regular Nagercoil-Shalimar service: the weekly Gurudev Superfast Express, Train Nos. 12659 and 12660, which Southern Railway said was updated to LHB coach composition in 2025. (indianrailways.gov.in) That means the extra train is not creating a brand-new corridor so much as adding a temporary slot on a long east-coast link when reserved berths are usually hardest to find. (financialexpress.com) The service covers about 2,575 kilometers and offers air-conditioned, sleeper, chair car and second-seating classes, giving Southern Railway one more long-haul option to spread summer demand across southern and eastern India. (railyatri.in)