{"id":7513,"date":"2025-08-04T13:51:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T13:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=7513"},"modified":"2025-08-04T13:51:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T13:51:16","slug":"sabarimala-special-trains-machilipatnam-kollam-machilipatnam-via-guntur-renigunta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/sabarimala-special-trains-machilipatnam-kollam-machilipatnam-via-guntur-renigunta\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabarimala special trains Machilipatnam-Kollam-Machilipatnam (via Guntur, Renigunta)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 300;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 26px;padding: 0px;text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold\">Sabarimala special trains Machilipatnam-Kollam-Machilipatnam (via Guntur, Renigunta)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 26px;padding: 0px;text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold\">Train 07221 \/ 07222 Machilipatnam-Kollam-Machilipatnam Sabarimalai Special Trains (via Guntur, Renigunta, Melpakkam \u2013 02 services):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 26px;padding: 0px;text-align: justify\">Train No. 07221 Machilipatnam-Kollam special train will depart Machilipatnam at 00.15 hrs on 20th December, 2025 and arrive Kollam at 06.50 hrs on the next day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 26px;padding: 0px;text-align: justify\">In the return direction, Train No. 07222 Kollam-Machilipatnam special train will depart Kollam at 10.00 hrs on 21st December, 2025 and arrive Machilipatnam at 13.45 hrs on the next day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 26px;padding: 0px;text-align: justify\">Enroute, these special trains will stop at Pedana, Gudlavalleru, Gudivada Jn., Vijayawada, Guntur, Tenali, Nidubrolu, Bapatla, Chirala, Ongole, Kavali, Nellore, Gudur, Venkatagiri, Sri Kalahasti, Renigunta, Tiruttani, Katpadi, Vaniyambadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Ottapalam, Thrisur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Chengancheri, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Mavelikara and Kayankulam stations in both the directions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 26px;padding: 0px;text-align: justify\">Note: Advance Reservations for these special trains will commence from \u00ad08:00 hrs of Monday i.e., 4th November, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 300;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;background-color: #ffffff\">Here&#8217;s the most reliable information available (as of mid\u20112025) about the <strong>Machilipatnam \u2194 Kollam Sabarimala Special (Special\u2011Fare Suvidha) service via Guntur and Renigunta<\/strong>, popularly numbered <strong>07215 \/ 07216<\/strong> during previous pilgrimage seasons (typically December\u2013January).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude86 Sabarimala Special: Machilipatnam \u2192 Kollam (Train No. 07215)<\/h2>\n<h3>Route &amp; Schedule Snapshot<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Departure<\/strong>: Machilipatnam late at night (around <strong>23:50 hrs<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arrival<\/strong>: <strong>Kollam ~21:20 hrs<\/strong> the following night after ~970\u202fkm<\/li>\n<li>Major stops: Bapatla, Chirala, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur, Renigunta (~02:20\u201302:40\u202fhrs), then through Tamil Nadu\u2013Kerala via Coimbatore, Thrissur, Kottayam, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Amenities &amp; Coaches<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Operating under Sabarimala special fare norms: <strong>no pantry, no on\u2011board catering, no bedding or linen provided<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Typically operated with <strong>AC 2\/T, AC 3\/T, Sleeper, Second Sitting, General and luggage coaches<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u274c 2025 Status: Confirmed Discontinuation<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Train 07215 \/ 07216 has not been listed<\/strong> in IRCTC or South Central Railway pilgrim special calendars for the <strong>2025\u201325 or 2025\u201326 seasons<\/strong>, strongly indicating its <strong>discontinuation or suspension<\/strong> this year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u26a0\ufe0f Traveler Insights &amp; Delay Patterns<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>These are <strong>Priority\u2011low Suvidha Specials<\/strong>: commuters report chronic delays\u2014often <strong>5\u201310+ hours<\/strong> especially on route bottlenecks at Renigunta, Guntur, or Tamil Nadu sections.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Service is minimal<\/strong>: passengers should carry their own water, food, bedding. Coach comfort is basic and unpredictable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udcca Summary Table<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Feature<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Train No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>07215 \/ 07216<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Route<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Machilipatnam \u2192 Bapatla \u2192 Nellore \u2192 Renigunta \u2192 Coimbatore \u2192 Kollam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Distance \/ Duration<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>~970\u202fkm; ~21 hours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Amenities<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No catering or linen; mixed-class coaches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Operational Pattern<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Seasonal \u2013 December\/Jan pilgrim special<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2025 Status<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Not scheduled; likely discontinued<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Alternatives &amp; Recommendations<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Sabari Express (17229\/17230)<\/strong>: A <strong>daily express train<\/strong> between <strong>Secunderabad and Thiruvananthapuram<\/strong>, stopping at <strong>Kollam<\/strong> with <strong>full amenities\u2014AC, sleeper, pantry car<\/strong>. Highly reliable for pilgrims.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kollam\u2013Tirupati Express (17421\/17422)<\/strong>: A <strong>bi\u2011weekly permanent service<\/strong> flagged off in March 2025 with <strong>LHB coaches, sleeper\/AC classes, catering<\/strong>, and consistent timings. Serves pilgrims along that axis.<\/li>\n<li>If you were hoping to travel from Machilipatnam in particular, combine <strong>Machilipatnam\u2013Secunderabad Express<\/strong> with <strong>Sabari Express<\/strong> or <strong>Kollam\u2013Tirupati Express<\/strong> itineraries.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udccc Final Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>07215 Machilipatnam\u2013Kollam Sabarimala Special is discontinued<\/strong> for this pilgrim season.<\/li>\n<li>Use <strong>permanent mail\/express services<\/strong> for reliability: Sabari Express from Telangana or Kollam\u2013Tirupati Express for direct Kerala-AP connectivity.<\/li>\n<li>Keep an eye on <strong>IRCTC Tourism<\/strong> and <strong>South Central Railway<\/strong> updates in <strong>September\u2013October 2025<\/strong>\u2014if any new special fares are introduced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Would you like assistance checking live availability or fare options on <em>Sabarimala\u2011linked permanent services<\/em> like the Sabari Express or Kollam\u2013Tirupati Express?<\/p>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sabarimala special trains Machilipatnam-Kollam-Machilipatnam (via Guntur, Renigunta) Train 07221 \/ 07222 Machilipatnam-Kollam-Machilipatnam Sabarimalai Special Trains (via Guntur, Renigunta, Melpakkam \u2013 02 services): Train No. 07221 Machilipatnam-Kollam special train will depart Machilipatnam at 00.15 hrs on 20th December, 2025 and arrive Kollam at 06.50 hrs on the next day. In the return direction, Train No. 07222 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[184,669,185,20],"class_list":["post-7513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-special-trains","tag-sabarimala-special-trains","tag-sabarimala-special-trains-2019-20","tag-sabarimala-special-trains-list","tag-special-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7513\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}