MANGALURU:
Railways has decided to reintroduce Bengaluru-Mangaluru Central-Bengaluru four-days a week special express via Kunigal for a limited period.
The special service introduced in September first week was cancelled by September-end on the premises of low patronage.
A communique from SWR and Southern Railway’s Palakkad Division here said Train KSR Bengaluru – Mangaluru Central special express will depart Bengaluru at 2230 hrs on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday with effect from December 8 to December 24 to arrive in Mangaluru at 0835 hrs the next day.
In the return direction, Train Mangaluru Central – KSR Bengaluru special express will depart Mangaluru Central at 2010 hrs on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday with effect from December 9 to December 25 to arrive in Bengaluru at 0700 hrs the next day.
It will have one AC two-tier coach, one AC three-tier coach, seven second-class sleeper coaches, four general second-class coaches, and two second-class with luggage-cum-brake vans. (agency)
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