Bengaluru Gets One-Trip Dasara Specials to Tuticorin and Kannur; Departures From Cantonment and SMVT on October 16–17
Bengaluru: Passengers travelling from Bengaluru to Tuticorin and Kannur during Dasara will have additional train services on October 16 and 17, with South Western Railway announcing one special trip in each direction on both routes to accommodate the festival rush.
The Tuticorin service will operate from Bengaluru Cantonment, while the Kannur service will depart from Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru (SMVT Bengaluru). Both specials will include air-conditioned, sleeper and general second-class accommodation, with seven general second-class coaches in each train.
The return services from Tuticorin and Kannur will depart on October 17 and reach their respective Bengaluru terminals on October 18. These are single-trip festival specials in each direction, rather than recurring daily services.
Tuticorin Special Leaves Cantonment at 9.45 PM on October 16
Train No. 06533 Bengaluru Cantonment–Tuticorin Express Special will depart from Bengaluru Cantonment at 9.45 pm on Friday, October 16, 2026, and reach Tuticorin at 12.30 pm on Saturday, October 17.
In the return direction, Train No. 06534 Tuticorin–Bengaluru Cantonment Express Special will leave Tuticorin at 3.30 pm on Saturday, October 17, and arrive at Bengaluru Cantonment at 5.30 am on Sunday, October 18.
Both services will stop at Hosur, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar, Satur, Kovilpatti and Tutimelur.
Tuticorin Service to Have 21 Coaches
The Bengaluru Cantonment–Tuticorin special will have 21 coaches.
Its passenger accommodation will comprise one composite AC First Class-cum-AC 2-Tier coach, one AC 2-Tier coach, three AC 3-Tier coaches, seven Sleeper Class coaches and seven General Second Class coaches.
The train will also have one Luggage-cum-Brake Van with Generator Car and one Second Class Luggage-cum-Brake Van with a Divyangjan-friendly compartment.
Kannur Special Departs Just After Midnight on October 17
Train No. 06545 SMVT Bengaluru–Kannur Express Special will depart from SMVT Bengaluru at 00:05 hours on Saturday, October 17—five minutes after midnight as Saturday begins—and reach Kannur at 2 pm the same day.
The departure is therefore on the night of October 16–17, rather than late on Saturday night.
Train No. 06546 Kannur–SMVT Bengaluru Express Special will leave Kannur at 6.25 pm on Saturday, October 17, and arrive at SMVT Bengaluru at 9.45 am on Sunday, October 18.
The Kannur specials will stop at Whitefield, Bangarapet, Kuppam, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Podanur, Palakkad, Shoranur, Tirur, Kozhikode, Vadakara and Thalassery in both directions.
Kannur Service to Have 19 Coaches
The SMVT Bengaluru–Kannur special will have 19 coaches, including one AC First Class coach, one AC 2-Tier coach, three AC 3-Tier coaches, five Sleeper Class coaches and seven General Second Class coaches.
It will also include one Luggage-cum-Brake Van with Generator Car and one Second Class Luggage-cum-Brake Van with a Divyangjan-friendly compartment.
While both specials will carry seven general second-class coaches, the Tuticorin service will have seven sleeper coaches compared with five on the Kannur service. The Tuticorin train will carry a composite AC First Class-cum-AC 2-Tier coach, while the Kannur train will have a separate AC First Class coach.
The festival services and their schedules were announced by Dr. Manjunath Kanamadi, Chief Public Relations Officer, South Western Railway, Hubballi.
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