 And thereby, the railhead also connects Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Nagercoil, Tirunelveli and Trichy

A new railway line is proposed from Sabarimala to Thiruvananthapuram via Punalur.If this proposed Sabarimala Railway is connected to proposed new railway terminal at near Thiruvananthapuram via Nedumangad, several long distance trains are supposed to be operated from Nemom terminal via Punalur to Chennai/Bangalore and rest of country.DEMU (Diesel Multiple Unit) service would be launched in Kollam-Punalur section soon.