Southern Railway rejects timing revision proposal for Vijayapura-Mangaluru Junction train
The Hindu
Cites peak hour traffic at Mangaluru Junction
The popular demand for a passenger-friendly timetable for the Vijayapura-Mangaluru Junction-Vijayapura Express Special, which connects coastal Karnataka with Kalyana Karnataka, has been turned down by Southern Railway (SR).
Sanjeev Kishore, General Manager of South Western Railway (SWR), recently wrote to Davanagere MP G.M. Siddeshwara that SR has intimated that the proposal for early arrival of the Vijayapura-Mangaluru Junction service at Mangaluru (9.30 a.m.) and its delayed departure (5.30 p.m.) from Mangaluru Junction was not feasible.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.