Departure of Mangalore Junction – Yeshwantpur Weekly Express Advanced: Click to Know

The railways has advanced the departure timing of Train No. 16540 Mangalore Junction-Yeshwantpur Weekly Express (on Sundays) from Mangalore Junction to 7 a.m. instead of the present 9.15 a.m. with effect from July 16. The train will reach Yeshwantpur at 4.30 p.m. instead of 8.20 p.m. As a result, the journey hours will be reduced from 11.05 hours to 9.30 hours.

The other two tri-weekly services, Train No. 16576, Mangalore Junction-Yeshwantpur Gomateshwara Express and Train No. 16516 Karwar-Yeshwantpur Express leave Mangalore Junction at 11.30 a.m. to reach Yeshwantpur at 8.45 p.m. Patrons had been demanding advancing departure timing of all these trains so as to reach Bengaluru by evening.

With the advanced departure, Train No. 16540 departs Bantwal at 7.35 a.m., Kabaka Puttur at 8.22 a.m., Subrahmanya Road at 9.10 a.m., Sakleshpur at 11.40 a.m., Hassan at 12.45 p.m., Channarayapatna at 1.11 p.m., Shravanabelagola at 1.23 p.m., B.G. Nagar at 1.48 p.m., Yediyuru at 2.02 p.m., Kunigal at 2.19 p.m., Nelamangala at 3.01 p.m., and Chikka Banavara at 3.45 p.m.