Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Cantonment – Madurai Vande Bharat train will be flagged off on August 31. The train will run daily services except Tuesdays, making it the seventh Vande Barat service from Bengaluru. Earlier, the train was supposed to begin its service from Bayyapanahalli; however, now it has been transferred to the Cantonment station.
As the train stops at Dindigul, it will benefit the tourists to Kodaikanal. The Bengaluru Cantonment – Madurai Vande Bharat (20672) departs at 1.30 pm and reaches Madurai by 9.
45 pm. The train has stops at KR Puram (1.55 pm), Salem (4.
50 pm), Namakkal (5.38 pm), Karoor (5.58 pm), Tiruchirappalli (7.
20 pm) and Dindigul (9.08 pm). Meanwhile, the Madurai – Bengaluru Cantonment leaves Madurai at 5.
15 am and reaches Bengaluru at 1 pm. The ticket rates for this service haven’t been decided yet. Mysuru – Sengottai special The southeast railway has announced special trains to Sengottai on September 4 and 7, ahead of the Vinayaka Chaturthi festivities.
This train would be helpful for the passengers from Punalur and Thenmala regions in Kollam district in Kerala. The Mysuru – Sengottai special train (06241) departs from Mysuru at 9.20 pm and reaches Sengottai by 4.
50 the next morning. This special train has stops at Kengeri, KSR and KR Puram in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, the Sengottai – Mysuru (06242) leaves at 8 pm on September 5 and reaches Mysuru at 2.
20 pm the next day. The KSR Bengaluru – Ernakulam Intercity Express (12677) will be.