Mysuru: The Ministry of Railways has agreed to extend Vishwamanava Express running between Mysuru and Hubballi via Bengaluru to Ashokapuram.

Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha had submitted a proposal in this regard to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal when he visited the city on Dec.26, 2018.

The MP then had appealed the Minister to extend Vishwamanava Express, Chamundi Express and Tippu-Siddaganga Super Fast Express to Ashokapuram, which is 5-km from the City Railway Station.

Following the MP’s proposal, the Railway Minister has approved extension of Vishwamanava Express (17325/ 17326) to Ashokapuram and the trains would start running from Ashokapuram shortly.

As per the proposed re-scheduled, the Vishwamanava Express would depart Ashokapuram at 5.15 am and reach Hubballi via Bengaluru at 6.50 pm.

On the return side, the train would depart from Hubballi at 8.30 pm and reach Mysuru at 8.40 pm and leave Mysuru at 9.05 pm to reach Ashokapuram at 9.15 pm.

The MP has also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Jual Oram and D.V. Sadanandagowda and State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa for including Parivara, Talawar and Siddhi communities under Scheduled Tribes (ST) list.