The Railways has conceded the long-pending demand to have a stoppage for the Yeshwantpur-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express (train no. 22679 and 22680) at Chittapur in Kalaburagi district from October 1.
The train, introduced by Mallikarjun Kharge when he was Railway Minister, had no stops in Kalaburagi district. On Thursday, the South Central Railway announced that besides this train, the Tirupati-Sainagar Shirdi Express (17417 and 17418) and the Tata Nagar Yeshwantpur Express (18111 and 18112) would stop at Chittapur from October 4 and October 2, respectively.
The Yeshwantpur-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express will also stop at Guntakal and Mantralayam from October 1. Similarly, the Jaipur-Yeshwantpur Express (82653 and 82654) will stop at Guntakal and Mantralayam from October 1.
According to the revised schedule, the Bengaluru-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express (22691 and 22692) will stop at Guntakal junction from October 1, while Mumbai-Nagercoil Express (16351 and 16352) will stop at Mantralayam, also from October 1.
The Rajkot-Coimbatore Express (16613 and 16614) will stop at Mantralayam station from October 1, while the Mysuru-Bagalkot Express (17037 and 17038) will stop at Mantralayam.
The Gorakhpur-Yeshwantpur Express (12591 and 12592) and the Mumbai CST-Trivandrum Express (16331 and 16332) will also stop at Mantralayam from October 1.
