Mumbai CST- Mangalore Junction Train to Run Daily from July 2
12:15AM Sat 2 Jul, 2011
Mangalore, Jul 1: The triweekly Mumbai CST-Mangalore Express Train (No.12133/12134) will become a daily train with effect from July 2. A release from the railways also said that the Yashwantpur-Mangalore Central (16515/16516) train, which runs thrice a week, will also be extended to Karwar. It said that once this extension comes into effect, the train will not touch the city central railway station. The date of this extension has not been announced as yet.
One of the new trains which will touch the city are, Mangalore Central - Santragachi (Howrah) Vivek Superfast Weekly Express (22852/22851) via Coimbatore, Katpady and Tirupati. It leaves the city station at 22.45 on Saturdays and reaches Santragachi at 11.50 on Monday. In its return journey, it will leave Santragachi at 16.05 on Thursdays and reach the city on Satudays at 9.45 am. The date of commencement of this train is yet to be announced.
The Kochuveli-Bhavanagar Weekly Express (19259/19260) will leave Kochuveli on Thursdays at 15.15 and reach Bhavanagar at 13 hours on Saturdays. On its return journey, the train will leave Bhavanagar at 5.25 on Sundays and reach Kochuveli via Mangalore Junction at 3.10. This train will have stops at Mangalore Junction, Udupi, Kumta, and Karwar. The Southern Railway said that the date of the commencement of this train will be announced later.
Kochuveli-Porbandar Weekly Express Train (19261/19262) will run via Alappuzha and Shoarnur Junction with effect from July 1. It leaves Kochuveli at 10.40 on Sundays and reaches Porbandar at 10.30 on Tuesdays. On its return journey, it leaves Porbandar at 18.20 on Thursdays and reaches Kochuveli at 15.30 on Saturdays. This train will stop at Mangalore Junction, Kasargod, Udupi, and Karwar.
Mangalore Central - Palakkad (22609/22610) Superfast Train will begin plying during July, although the department is yet to announce the date of beginning. The train will leave Mangalore Central station at 12 and reach Palakkad at 18.15. It will leave Palakkad at 7.25 and reach the city at 13.40. It will have stops at Kasargod, Kanhangad, Payyannur, Kannur, Talassery, Kozhikode, Tirur, Shoranur and Ottapalam.
Source : The diajiworld.com