Mysuru reconnected to coastal Karnataka with extension of Bengaluru-Mangaluru express train to Murdeshwar

Railway Ministry approves extension of Bengaluru-Mangaluru express train via Mysuru to Murdeshwar.

Mysuru will be reconnected to coastal Karnataka by train after a gap of three years. Railway Ministry has approved extension of Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru (SMVT)-Mangaluru Central Express via Mysuru till Murdeshwar in Uttara Kannada district.

The Ministry also approved running the train every day instead of six days a week. South Western Railway, which owns the train, is expected to issue a formal notification on implementation of the changes.

The train is expected to run on its existing route with a slight change in the timing between SMVT and Mangaluru Central railway station.

Train No. 16585 will leave SMVTB at 8.15 p.m. and Mysuru at 11.40 p.m. to reach Mangaluru Central at 8.55 a.m. (earlier 9.05 a.m.). It leaves Mangaluru Central at 9.20 a.m. to reach Murdeshwar at 1.20 p.m.

Train No. 16586 will leave Murdeshwar at 1.55 p.m. to reach Mangaluru Central at 6.15 p.m. It will leave Mangaluru Central at 6.35 p.m., the usual timing, and Mysuru at 3.15 a.m. to reach SMVT at 7.15 a.m.

The Railway Ministry, in its order dated September 5, told SWR to implement the changes at the earliest convenient date.

Railway passengers’ associations of Mysuru, Udupi, Kundapura, Byndoor, and Uttara Kannada district had been demanding extension of the Bengaluru-Mangaluru Central via Mysuru service to Murdeshwar for a long time.