Minister of State for Railways V Somanna and Bengaluru Divisional Railway Manager Yogesh Mohan at the inauguration of the escalators at KSR Bengaluru.
Credit: SWR
Bengaluru: Minister of State for Railways V Somanna inaugurated escalators at KSR Bengaluru (city) and Kengeri railway stations on Saturday.
Two new escalators — one for upward movement and one for downward movement — have been installed on platform number 1 of the KSR Bengaluru railway station at an estimated cost of Rs 2.8 crore. The escalators connect all 10 platforms of the station.
At the Kengeri railway station, one escalator has been installed on platform 1 at an approximate cost of Rs 1.06 crore, connecting all platforms (1-4) through the foot overbridge.
Speaking on the occasion, Somanna stated that KSR Bengaluru would be upgraded with airport-like facilities, while Kengeri was being developed under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.
Train service extended
The South Western Railway (SWR) has extended the periodicity of train numbers 07339/07340 (Hubballi-KSR Bengaluru-Hubballi Daily Superfast Express Special) with the existing stoppages and timings.
Train number 07339 Hubballi–KSR Bengaluru Daily Superfast Express Special, earlier notified to run up to December 31, 2024, will now run up to June 30, 2025.
Train number 07340 KSR Bengaluru–Hubballi Daily Superfast Express Special, earlier notified to run up to January 1, 2025, has been extended until July 1, 2025.
Sabarimala pilgrims
The Southern Railway will run special trains between Kochuveli and SMVT Bengaluru for the convenience of passengers during the upcoming Sabarimala season.
Train number 06083 will depart from Kochuveli at 6.05 pm every Tuesday until January 28, 2025, and reach SMVT Bengaluru at 10.55 am the next day.
Train number 06084 will depart from SMVT Bengaluru at 12.45 pm every Wednesday until January 29, 2025, and reach Kochuveli at 6.45 am the next day.
The trains will run via Kollam, Kayankulam, Palakkad, Podanur, Erode, Salem and Jolarpettai.