Railways to run Deepavali special trains from Bengaluru to Mangaluru and Karwar

South Western Railway to operate festival special trains on Bengaluru-Mangaluru and Bengaluru-Karwar sectors as per demands.

South Western Railway, responding to demands from patrons and MPs Capt. Brijesh Chowta and Kota Srinivas Poojary, has decided to operate one round-trip each of festival special train services on the Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Bengaluru and the Bengaluru-Karwar-Bengaluru sectors.

In a notification on Thursday (October 17, 2024), SWR said Train No. 06565 Yeshwanthpur-Mangaluru Junction Express Special will depart Yeshwanthpur on October 30 at 11.50 p.m. to reach Mangaluru Junction at 11.45 a.m. the next day. En-route, the train departs Kunigal at 1.05 a.m.; Channarayapatna at 2.20 a.m., Hassan at 4 a.m.; Sakleshpur at 5 a.m.; Subrahmanya Road at 8.35 a.m.; Kabakaputtur at 9.25 a.m., and Bantwal at 9.55 a.m.

Train No. 06566 leaves Mangaluru Junction at 1 p.m. on October 31 to reach Yeshwanthpur at 9.15 p.m. the same day. En-route, the train leaves Bantwal at 1.30 p.m., Kabakaputtur at 2 p.m., Subrahmanya Road at 2.45 p.m.; Sakleshpur at 5.15 p.m.; Hassan at 6.10 p.m.; Channarayapatna at 6.40 p.m., and Kunigal at 7.45 p.m.

The train will have two 2-tier AC, six 3-tier AC, seven sleeper class, four general second class, and two luggage-cum-brake van coaches, all LHB.

In another notification, the SWR said Train No. 06597 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru-Karwar Express Special leaves SMVTB at 1 p.m. on October 30 to reach Karwar at 4 a.m. the next day. En-route, it departs Chikkabanavar at 1.35 p.m.; Kunigal at 2.30 p.m.; Channarayapatna at 3.32 p.m.; Hassan at 4.10 p.m.; Sakleshpur at 5.05 p.m.; Subrahmanya Road at 8.30 p.m.; Kabakaputtur at 9.37 p.m.; Bantwal at 10.10 p.m.; Surathkal at 11.35 p.m.; Mulki at 11.45 p.m.; Udupi at 12.25 a.m.; Barkur at 12.40 a.m.; Kundapur at 1.02 a.m.; Byndoor at 1.35 a.m.; Bhatkal at 1.47 a.m.; Murdeshwar at 2.05 a.m.; Honnavar at 2.32 a.m.; Kumta at 2.50 a.m.; Gokarna Road at 3.10 a.m., and Ankola at 3.22 a.m.

Train No. 06589 leaves Karwar at noon to reach SMVT-Bengaluru at 4 a.m. the next day. En-route, the train leaves Ankola at 12.25 p.m.; Gokarna Road at 12.35 p.m.; Kumta at 12.52 p.m.; Honnavar at 1.05 p.m., Murdeshwar at 1.40 p.m.; Bhatkal at 1.55 p.m.; Byndoor at 2.14 p.m.; Kundapur at 2.40 p.m.; Barkur at 2.57 p.m.; Udupi at 3.32 p.m.; Mulki at 4 p.m.; Surathkal at 4.14 p.m.; Bantwal at 6.20 p.m.; Kabakaputtur at 6.52 p.m.; Subrahmanya Road at 7.40 p.m.; Sakleshpur at 10.15 p.m.; Hassan at 11.30 p.m.; Channarayapatna at 11.30 p.m.; Kunigal at 2.10 a.m., and Chikkabanavar at 3.17 a.m.

The train will have two 3-tier AC, 10 sleeper class, four general second class and two luggage-cum-brake van coaches.