Jan Shatabdi express as the name indicates is the shatabdi express for Jan (common mass). Basically these trains are an affordable version of Shatabdi trains in India. Therefore Jan Shatabdi trains have either seating arrangements as air-conditioned Chair Car (CC) or non air-conditioned Second Seating (2S) coaches. These are very pocket friendly compared to other trains on same route. These trains are for short distances and does not run overnight just like Shatabdi trains. It does not have onboard catering services which is there in Shatabdi trains. In general these trains are painted in white and blue combination with window panes painted either white or blue. 2 jan-shatabdi trains run from Kollam Jn to Tirur - CLT JANSHATABDI (12076) and CAN JANSHATABDI (12082).

Kollam Jn to Tirur CLT JANSHATABDI (12076) departs from Kollam Jn station (QLN) at 06:57 and arrives Tirur station (TIR) at 12:05. This train has 8 stoppages. Kollam Jn to Tirur jan-shatabdi fare is Rs.520 in Chair Car and Rs.160 in Second Seater for this train.

Kollam Jn to Tirur CAN JANSHATABDI (12082) departs from Kollam Jn station (QLN) at 15:47 and arrives Tirur station (TIR) at 21:54. This train has 9 stoppages. Kollam Jn to Tirur jan-shatabdi fare is Rs.535 in Chair Car and Rs.165 in Second Seater for this train.

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 Kollam Jn to Tirur - LTT GARIB RATH (12202).

Kollam Jn to Tirur LTT GARIB RATH (12202) departs from Kollam Jn station (QLN) at 10:08 and arrives Tirur station (TIR) at 15:49. This train has 9 stoppages. Kollam Jn to Tirur garib-rath fare is Rs.465 in Third AC and Rs.405 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 Kollam Jn to Tirur - SAMPARK KRANTHI (12217).

Kollam Jn to Tirur SAMPARK KRANTHI (12217) departs from Kollam Jn station (QLN) at 10:08 and arrives Tirur station (TIR) at 15:48. This train has 6 stoppages. Kollam Jn to Tirur sampark-kranti fare is Rs.1255 in First AC, Rs.760 in Second AC, Rs.555 in Third AC and Rs.235 in Sleeper for this train.