The South Western Railway has announced that 34 trains will have extra coaches attached to them temporarily, to accommodate the expected surge in passengers during the Dasara festival in Mysuru. This decision was made to ease travel congestion during the festive period. The additional coaches will be attached to various trains...
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running between Mysuru and other cities, including Bengaluru, Hubli, Belagavi, Shivamogga, and more. The additional coaches will be added to different classes, including sleeper, second class, and general compartments, depending on the train route and the expected demand. The extra coaches will be operational between October 1st and 15th, 2024, coinciding with the Dasara celebrations.

Due to the monsoon season, Konkan Railway has adjusted the arrival times of two trains: the SMVT Bengaluru-Murudeshwar Express (Train No 16585) will arrive at Murudeshwar at 1.20 p.m. instead of 12.55 p.m. from June 26 to October 30, and the KSR Bengaluru-Karwar Panchaganga Express (Train No 16595) will arrive at...
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Karwar at 8.40 a.m. instead of 8.25 a.m. from June 27 to October 30. Meanwhile, South Central Railway has extended the cancellation of the SSS Hubballi-Vijayawada Daily Express (Train No 17329) until July 14 and the Vijayawada-SSS Hubballi Daily Express (Train No 17330) until July 15 due to ongoing safety works in the Guntur division. The SSS Hubballi-Guntakal-SSS Hubballi Daily Passenger Special (Train Nos 07337/07338) will be fully restored up to Guntakal from July 1. The revised timings of the Mysuru-Pandharpur Golgumbaz Express (Train No 16535), Channapatna-KSR Bengaluru Passenger Special (Train No 06582) and KSR Bengaluru-Arsikere Passenger Special (Train No 06273) will be effective from July 2. Details for these revised timings are available on the SWR website: https://swr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=7584&id=0,4,268. Passengers can also visit www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in or dial 139 for further information.

The Golgumbaz Express train timings from Mysuru to Pandharpur, Maharashtra have been revised. The train will depart 15 minutes later from Mysuru, at 3:45 PM instead of 3:30 PM. There are also changes in departure times at Pandavapura, Mandya, Maddur, Channapatna, Ramanagara, Bidadi, and Kengeri. The train will depart from...
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Bengaluru at 6:35 PM instead of 6:00 PM. The revised timings for the Channapatna-KSR Bengaluru Passenger Special (06582) and KSR Bengaluru-Arsikere Passenger Special (06273) will also be effective from July 2nd, 2024. For more information, visit the official website www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in or call 139.

Infrastructure Development Minister MB Patil has stated that measures will be taken to reduce the travel time between Bengaluru and Vijayapura and Bagalkot by train from the current 14 hours to 10 hours. He also mentioned that the electrification of the railway line between Bagalkot and Vijayapura will be completed within...
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a month.

The South Western Railway (SWR) is temporarily adding extra coaches to various trains operating in Karnataka from February 23rd to 27th, 2024, to accommodate the increased passenger traffic due to the Karnataka State Police recruitment exam. The added coaches will be of the General Second Class type. Additionally, SWR has...
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announced that some trains will be regulated for a duration of 20 to 60 minutes between February 20th and 28th, 2024, due to essential maintenance work on the tracks between Devargudda and Byadgi stations in the Mysuru division.