SWR launches new overnight train from Bengaluru to Goa via Karwar; to benefit Udupi, Karwar passengers

BENGALURU:

South Western Railway

on Saturday rolled out a new overnight daily express train connecting Bengaluru and Goa.

Chief minister B S Yediyurappa flagged off the Yeshwanthpur-Karwar-Vasco-Da-Gama train service from

Yeshwanthpur

railway station in the presence of Union minister of state of railways Suresh C Angadi and Udupi-Chikmagalur MP Shobha Karandlaje.

This train is expected to mainly help passengers from places like

Udupi

, Karwar and Kundapura as the travel time is expected to be reduced. The train will pass through Padil without touching Mangaluru Junction and Mangaluru Central

The regular daily service of 16595/16596 Yeshwanthpur-Karwar –Yeshwanthpur and 06551/06552 Karwar-Vasco-Da-Gama-Karwar will begin from Sunday. 16595 Yeshwanthpur-Karwar train will leave from Yeshwanthpur at 6:45pm and reach Karwar at 8:25am while train 06551 Karwar-Vasco-Da-Gama Express Special (unreserved) will leave from Karwar at 8:30am and arrive at Vasco-da-Gama at 10:30am.

For its return trip, Train 06552 Vasco-da-Gama-Karwar Express Special ( (unreserved) will leave from Vasco-da-Gama at 3:20pm and reach Karwar at 5:25pm while Train no 16596 Karwar-Yeshwanthpur will leave at Karwar at 6pm and reach Yeshwanthpur at 8am.

The train will have stoppages at Chikkabanavara, Channarayapatna, Hassan, Sakleshpur, Subrahmanya Road,Kabakaputtur, Bantawal, Surathkal, Mulki, Udupi, Barkur, Kundapura, Mookambika Road, Bhatkal, Murdeshwar, Honnavara, Kumta, Gokarna Road and Ankola.

However, railways has cancelled existing Bengaluru-Karwar-Kannur overnight Express (16513/16514 and 16523/16524). The cancellation of these trains is likely to affect connectivity between Mysuru and Karwar. SWR has also partially cancelled 70103/70104 Pernem-Karwar DEMU train between Karwar and Madgaon.

The new train takes only about 14 hours between Bengaluru and Karwar, while existing trains took around 17 hours. Railways has also increased the number of coaches of 16511/12 Bengaluru-Kannur-Bengaluru Express and 16517/18 Bengaluru-Kannur-Bengaluru Express from existing nine to 12 so the cancellation of services may not affect Mangaluru passengers.

The chief minister also flagged off the conversion of Train no 06541/06542 Yeshwanthpur-Vijayapur-Yeshwanthpur train to LHB rake.


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