Mysuru – The Railways have introduced Train No. 16575/16576, Yesvantpur-Mangaluru Junction-Yesvantpur Tri-Weekly Express. The inaugural special was flagged off today by Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Minister for Railways, from Madgoan through video conference. The inaugural special Train No. 06576 which departed from Mangaluru Junction at 11:30 hrs. will run on open timings.

The train composition will have 14 coaches comprising four  second class chair car, eight general second class coaches and two second class luggage-cum-brakevan/disabled coaches.

The regular service of Train No. 16575/16576, Yesvantpur-Mangaluru Junction- Yesvantpur Tri-Weekly Express will commence with effect from Apr.11 from Yesvantpur end and from Apr.12 from Mangaluru Junction end.   

Accordingly, Train No. 16575 Yesvantpur-Mangaluru Junction Tri-Weekly Express departs Yesvantpur at 07:50 hrs on Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday and reaches Mangaluru Junction at 17.30 hrs on same day.  Enroute, the train arrives/departs Chikbanavar at 07:58/08:00 hrs., Nelamangala at 08:11/08:12 hrs., Kunigal at 08:55/08:56 hrs., Yediyuru at 09:11/09:12 hrs., B.G. Nagar at 09:24/09:25 hrs., Shravanabelegola at 09:53/09:55 hrs., Channarayapattana at 10:01/10:03 hrs, Hassan at 10:55/11:00 hrs, Sakleshpur at 12:00/12:05 hrs., Subrahmanya Road at 14:25/14:30 hrs., Kabakaputtur at 15:13/15:15 and Bantawala at 16:08/16:10 hrs.

In the return direction, Train No. 16576, Mangaluru Junction Yesvantpur Tri-Weekly Express departs from Mangaluru Junction at  11:30 hrs, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and reaches Yesvantpur at 20:30 hrs. same day. Enroute, the train arrives/departs Bantawala at 11:56/11:58 hrs, Kabakaputtur at 12:20/12:22. Subrahmanya Road at 13:05/13:10 hrs Sakleshpur at 15:35/15:45 hrs., Hassan at 16:45/16:50 hrs, Channarayapattana at 17:28/17:30 hrs Shravanabelegola at 17:40/17:42 hrs, B.G. Nagar at 18:19/18:20 hrs, Yediyuru at 18:34/18:35 hrs, Kunigal at 18:53/18:54 hrs, Nelamangala at 19:39/19:40 hrs, and Chikbanavar at 19:58/20:00 hrs.

The regular train composition will have 14 coaches comprising seven second class chair car, five general second class coaches and two second class luggage-cum-brakevan/disabled coaches, according to a press release from Chief PRO,         SWR, Hubballi.