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Special trains for Dasara festival

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE SEPT. 30. To clear the extra rush during the Dasara festival, South Western Railway, Bangalore Division, has proposed to run the following trains: Mysore-Bangalore city-Chennai special (train no. 0608) will leave Mysore at 7.45 p.m. on Wednesday, reach Bangalore at 10.45 p.m., leave at 11.15 p.m., and arrive in Chennai at 8 a.m. on Thursday.

In the return direction, train no. 0607 will leave Chennai at 8.15 p.m. on Thursday, arrive in Bangalore the next day at 4 a.m., leave at 4.15 a.m., and reach Mysore at 7.30 a.m. on Friday.

The train will run via Mandya, Maddur, Channapatna, Ramanagaram, Kengeri, Bangalore city, Krishnarajapuram, Bangarpet, and Jolarpettai.

Bangalore City-Quilon special (train no. 0621) will leave Bangalore City at 8.15 p.m. on Wednesday and reach Quilon at 11.15 a.m. on Thursday.

In the return direction, train no. 0622 will leave Quilon at 7.15 p.m. on Thursday and reach Bangalore city at 10.15 a.m. on Friday.

Bangalore City-Kacheguda special (train no. 0627) will leave Bangalore city at 7 p.m. on Wednesday and reach Kacheguda at 7.30 a.m. on Thursday. In the return direction, train no. 0628 will leave Kacheguda at 8.30 p.m. on Thursday and reach Bangalore city at 7.35 a.m. on Friday.

In addition to these trains, the division will attach extra second-class sleeper coaches to the following trains on Wednesday: Bangalore-Kolhapur Rani Chennamma Express (no. 6589), Mysore-Thanjavur Express (no. 6832), Bangalore-Tuticorin Expresss (no. 6732), and Bangalore- Kanyakumari Express (no. 6526), according to a press release.

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