The concept of Garib Rath started with the vision to provide air conditioned berths at a comparatively low price for the people who could not afford to travel in AC coaches. Garib-rath phrase translates to poor man's chariot in English. The fare in this train is almost two-thirds of regular third ac fare. Usually Garib Rath have Third AC (3A) class only excepting some 1-2 trains which also have Chair Car (CC) class. The compartments of these train coaches have 9 berths making an extra space for side middle berth which is not there in any other train in India. In case passengers want to have bedrolls they need to pay separately for it. Some garib-raths run as fast as rajdhani, but they have lesser priority for track clearance compared to them. These trains are painted green with a yellow colored strip along the window panes. 1 garib-rath train runs from Kayankulam Jn to Udupi - LTT GARIB RATH (12202).

Kayankulam Jn to Udupi LTT GARIB RATH (12202) departs from Kayankulam Jn station (KYJ) at 09:25 and arrives Udupi station (UD) at 21:08. This train has 13 stoppages. Kayankulam Jn to Udupi garib-rath fare is Rs.680 in Third AC and Rs.585 in Chair Car for this train.

Sampark Kranti is a series of express trains in India that connects different states of India to the national capital - New Delhi. Sampark in Hindi means connectivity while Kranti is also a word in Hindi language meaning revolution. Thus these trains have revolutionized the state connectivity with center. These trains have a combination of all the classes - AC, Sleeper and Unreserved coaches. Sampark Kranti trains are for long distance journeys. These trains are named after states and Sampark Kranti train for a particular state has most of the stoppages in that state only. 1 sampark-kranti train runs from Kayankulam Jn to Udupi - SAMPARK KRANTHI (12217).

Kayankulam Jn to Udupi SAMPARK KRANTHI (12217) departs from Kayankulam Jn station (KYJ) at 06:25 and arrives Udupi station (UD) at 19:00. This train has 10 stoppages. Kayankulam Jn to Udupi sampark-kranti fare is Rs.2230 in First AC, Rs.1340 in Second AC, Rs.955 in Third AC and Rs.365 in Sleeper for this train.