Festival special: SWR to operate 42 special trains from Oct 20


Team Udayavani, Oct 14, 2020, 3:08 PM IST

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Bengaluru: The South Western Railway is likely to operate 21 pairs of special trains (42 in total) to destinations within and outside the state from October 20, as there will be a rise in demand for trains during the festival season ahead of Navratri.

These services shall be named ‘Festival Specials’ to be operated between October 20 and November 30.

According to a proposal issued by the Ministry of Railways, these trains should be operated at a minimum speed of 55 kilometers per hour to make them reach in par to superfast services.

Of the special services planned, daily trains are likely to operate routes including KSR Bengaluru-Chennai Central, Mysuru-Mayiladuthurai Junction (Tamil Nadu), Mysuru-Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu), KSR Bengaluru-Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu), Yeshwantpur-Kannur (Kerala), Hubballi-Lokamanyatilak (Maharashtra), Yeshwantpur-Howrah (West Bengal), Mysuru-Dharwad, and Hubballi-Secunderabad (Telangana).

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