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Bengaluru: South Western Railway will run a Dasara special train between Bengaluru Cantonment and Thiruvananthapuram North, with one trip in each direction, to handle additional festival passenger demand.
Train No. 06575 Bengaluru Cantonment–Thiruvananthapuram North Express Special will leave Bengaluru Cantonment at 4:40 pm on Friday, October 16, and reach Thiruvananthapuram North at 10:30 am on Saturday, October 17.
The return service, Train No. 06576, will depart Thiruvananthapuram North at 12:40 pm on Saturday, October 17, and reach Bengaluru Cantonment at 6 am on Sunday, October 18.
Stops in both directions
The special will stop at Whitefield, Bangarapet, Kuppam, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Podanur, Palakkad, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Changanassery, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Mavelikara, Kayankulam, Karunagappalli, Sasthamkotta, Kollam and Varkala Sivagiri in both directions.
Twenty-coach formation
The train will have 20 coaches: four AC three-tier coaches, six sleeper-class coaches, eight general second-class coaches and two luggage-cum-brake vans with generator cars, according to the railway announcement.
The service is a festival special with a single outward and return trip. The announcement was issued by South Western Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Dr. Manjunath Kanamadi.
