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Evening Commute From Bengaluru To Mysuru Made Easier: MEMU Train After 7 PM To Soon Be Launched
Swarajya Staff
Dec 19, 2018, 11:57 AM | Updated 11:57 AM IST
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A proposal given to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has sought a temporary extension of the Ramanagara mainline electric multiple unit (MEMU) train for the four days between Wednesday and Saturday to provide relief to commuters seeking to travel from Bengaluru to Mysuru in the evening, Deccan Herald has reported.
After d diversion of Blr-Karwar Express via Mys, the commuters of my constituency had no train between 7.30 n 10.30 PM weekly 4 days. So requested @PiyushGoyal ji to extend Blr-Ramnagar MEMU upto Mys n he immediately instructed d officials. It vl be a reality soon. Thanq Piyushji pic.twitter.com/3GX168uCp1
— Pratap Simha (@mepratap) December 17, 2018
According to the report, passengers currently face difficulties to commute between the two cities in the evening as the Kannur-Karwar Express has been diverted on the new route that goes via Shravanabelagola.
The diversion was approved in February and the train runs for four days a week, leaving no option for those travelling to Mysuru after 7 pm.
The Mysuru-Ramanagara MEMU special as a result would run from Thursday to Sunday. Departing from Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna station in Bengaluru at 7.55 pm, it will reach Mysuru by around 11.15 pm in the night.
A decision on the timings for the return of train will be decided soon, the paper quoted a source as saying.
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