SWR to resume services to Kempegowda International Airport
The Hindu
Two pairs of DEMU trains to stop at KIA Halt station
After more than six months, South Western Railway (SWR) has decided to resume train services to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA). From November 9, two pairs of DEMU services will stop at KIA Halt station.
Chief PRO of SWR Aneesh Hegde said two pairs of DEMU — Channapatna to Kolar and KSR Bengaluru to Kolar — will be operated via KIA Halt six days a week except Sundays. These two are in addition to six DEMU services that SWR will operate between Bengaluru and Kolar.
As per the schedule, train number 06383 will leave Channapatna at 4.50 p.m. and reach Kolar via Jnanabharathi Halt, KSR Bengaluru, Yeshwantpur, Yelahanka, and Devanahalli. From KSR Bengaluru, the train will leave at 6.05 p.m. reach KIA Halt at 7.07 p.m., and the final destination, Kolar, at around 9.30 p.m.
Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada MP, on Saturday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to facilitate speeding up of ongoing critical infrastructure works in the region, including Mangaluru-Bengaluru NH 75 widening, establishment of Indian Coast Guard Academy, and merger of Konkan Railway Corporation with the Indian Railways.