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 Mangalore to Tirur - KCVL GARIBRATH (12201).

Mangalore to Tirur KCVL GARIBRATH (12201) departs from Mangalore Jn station (MAJN) at 10:30 and arrives Tirur station (TIR) at 14:29. Mangalore to Tirur garib-rath fare is Rs.430 in Third AC and Rs.375 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 Mangalore to Tirur - KERLA S KRANTI (12218).

Mangalore to Tirur KERLA S KRANTI (12218) departs from Mangalore Jn station (MAJN) at 01:15 and arrives Tirur station (TIR) at 05:12. Mangalore to Tirur sampark-kranti fare is Rs.1255 in First AC, Rs.755 in Second AC, Rs.555 in Third AC and Rs.220 in Sleeper for this train.