Mangaluru-Mumbai AC special train extended

May 21, 2016 02:33 pm | Updated September 12, 2016 07:42 pm IST - MANGALURU

The Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., which had introduced an air-conditioned weekly special train from Mumbai LTT-Mangaluru Junction-Mumbai LTT to clear the extra rush and demand from Mangalureans, has decided to extend the service for three more weeks, starting May 24.

Train No. 02133 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Mangaluru Junction AC Reserved Special will leave LTT at 12.45 a.m. (past midnight) on May 24, May 31 and June 7 to reach Mangaluru Junction at 6 p.m. the same day.

Train No. 02134 Mangaluru Junction-LTT AC Reserved Special will leave Mangaluru Junction at 8.30 p.m. on May 24, May 31 and June 7 to reach Mumbai LTT at 1.15 p.m. the next day, said a release from KRCL.

It will have 17 coaches and halt at Thane, Panvel, Roha, Khed, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon, Karwar, Kumta, Bhatkal, Mookambika Road Byndoor, Kundapura, Udupi, and Mulki stations.

Temporary halt

The Railway Board has decided to offer temporary halt at Kumta for Train No. 12618/ 12617 Hazrath Nizamuddin-Ernakulam-Hazrat Nizamuddin Mangala Lakshdweep Express on an experimental basis for six months from May 28. The two-minute halt is being given owing to popular demand from the region.

Train No. 12618 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Express will arrive at 9.22 p.m. at Kumta till June 9 and at 10.44 p.m. after June 10 (when the monsoon timetable comes into force) and depart after two minutes while Train No. 12617 Ernakulam-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express will arrive at Kumta at 1.16 a.m. till June 9 and at 11.32 p.m. from June 10, said a release from KRCL.

The release said the commercial halt would be withdrawn if the traffic dealt with during the six-month period is not encouraging.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.