The Railways has decided to replace the discontinued triweekly Ernakulam-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express service with Garibrath triweekly special trains. These trains will operate from Ernakulam Junction to Yelahanka from September 1st to 7th. The 13-coach trains will depart from Ernakulam at 12:40 p.m. on Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, and the return...
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trip from Yelahanka will commence at 5:00 a.m. on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday.

There is growing demand to extend the Bengaluru Cantonment-Ernakulam Junction Vande Bharat Special Express service through the Onam season, but the Railways have not yet made an announcement. The service, currently running until August 26, has been popular, especially on weekends. The cancellation of the Yeswanthapura-Kochuveli Garib Rath Express from August...
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20 to September 18 due to station renovation has left passengers without alternative options during the busy Onam season. The Railways have not considered requests to operate services from Chikkabanavara and Banaswadi. The night travel ban on the Shiradi Pass on NH-75 has been lifted following a decline in rainfall. The KSR Bengaluru-Kannur Express will depart from the SMVT terminal at Baiyappanahalli from November 1 to March 31, 2025, as part of the Bengaluru-Yeshwanthapura station upgrade.

Due to construction of an air concourse at Yesvantpur, platforms 2 to 5 will be closed. This results in several changes to train services from August 20th to September 19th, 2024. Train No. 12257 and 12258 are fully cancelled on specific dates. Train No. 16211, 16212, and 16207 are partially...
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cancelled between specific stations. Train No. 22697 and 22698 are diverted to run via alternative routes, skipping Yesvantpur and adding a stop at SMVT Bengaluru.

The South Western Railway (SWR) has announced changes to several express trains, including the Hospete-Mumbai train. Train number 11139/11140 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) Mumbai-Hospete-CSMT Mumbai Superfast Daily Express will have a revised composition starting June 26, 2024, from CSMT Mumbai and June 27, 2024, from Hospete. The revised coach composition...
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includes 1 first class AC, 2 AC 3 tier, 2 AC chair cars, 6 sleeper class, 2 general second class, 4 second class day coaches with seating, 1 second class cum luggage and brake van, 1 brake van/disabled friendly compartment, and additional second class coaches. SWR is also converting some trains from conventional rakes to Link Hofmann Busch (LHB) rakes, including train number 12257 Yesvantpur-Kochuveli Tri-Weekly Garib Rath Express effective June 16, 2024, and train number 12258 Kochuveli-Yesvantpur Tri-Weekly Garib Rath Express effective June 17, 2024. The South Central Railway has announced diversions for several trains due to safety-related works in the Vijayawada Division. These include train number 12509 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru - Guwahati Tri-Weekly Superfast Express, train number 18111 Tatanagar - Yesvantpur Weekly Express, train number 18637 Hatia - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Weekly Express, train number 12835 Hatia – Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Bi-Weekly Superfast Express, and train number 12889 Tatanagar - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Weekly Superfast Express, with specific dates and altered routes.

Due to track maintenance works on the Banaswadi-Carmelaram route in Bengaluru, several train services to Kerala will be rerouted from April 1st to April 5th. The Kannur-Yeswanthpur Express (16528) will be rerouted via Carmelaram, Baiyyappanahalli, SMVT, and Banaswadi from April 1st to 4th. The Yeswanthpur-Kannur Express (16527) will follow the same...
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route in reverse order from April 2nd to 5th. The Yeswanthpur-Kochuveli Express (12257) will also be rerouted via Banaswadi, SMVT, Baiyyappanahalli, and Carmelaram on April 2nd and 5th. The Kochuveli-Yeswanthpur Express (12258) will be rerouted via Hosur, Carmelaram, Baiyyappanahalli, SMVT, and Banaswadi on April 1st and 3rd.