MALLAPUR

                                                                 SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY

                                      Press Release No. 396  Dt. 14.02.2020

FLAGGING OFF OF INTERCITY EXPRESS SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN VIYAPURA AND HUBBALLI

To cater the raising demand of public & local representatives of Vijayapura & Hubballi region, South Western Railway is pleased to run Train No. 07329 / 07330 Hubballi – Vijayapura - Hubballi Intercity Express Special daily.

Shri Suresh Angadi, Hon’ble MoSR and Shri Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi, Hon’ble MP, Vijayapura and public representatives of the concerned region have been instrumental in providing better & convenient train services o­n this route.  South Western Railway urges the rail users of this region to patronize these train services and make their journey memorable.

The service was planned to flag off o­n 16.02.2020 earlier.  But due to some technical reasons, now the service will be flagged off o­n 17.02.2020.  Shri Chandrakantgouda.C. Patil, Hon’ble Minister of Mines & Geology and District In-charge Minister of Vijayapura, Govt. of Karnataka and Shri Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi, Hon’ble MP, Vijayapura will flag off the inaugural special at 11:00 hrs o­n 17.02.2020 from Vijayapura in presence of other dignitaries. The Inaugural Intercity Express Special with Train No. 07330 Vijayapura – Hubballi will run in open timings.

Regular service of Train No. 07329 / 07330 Hubballi – Vijayapura - Hubballi Intercity daily Express Special will commence from Hubballi from 17.02.2020 and from Vijayapura from 18.02.2020 until further advice.

As regular service Train No. 07329 Hubballi – Vijayapura Intercity Express Special will depart daily from Hubballi at 16:45 hrs and arrive Vijayapura at 22:40 hrs o­n the same day.

Enroute this train will arrive / depart Gadag – 17:55/18:05 hrs, Mallapur – 18:40/18:41 hrs, Hole Alur - 18:54/18:55 hrs, Badami – 19:20/19:21 hrs, Bagalkot - 19:50/19:52 hrs, Almatti – 20:50/20:51 hrs and Basavana  Bagevadi Road - 21:14/21:15 hrs.

In the return direction Train No. 07330 Vijayapura - Hubballi Intercity Express Special will depart daily from Vijayapura at 05:30 hrs and arrive Hubballi at 11:05 hrs o­n the same day.

Enroute this train will arrive / depart Basavana Bagevadi Road - 06:04/06:05 hrs, Almatti – 06:24/06:25 hrs, Bagalkot - 07:18/07:20 hrs, Badami – 07:49/07:50 hrs, Hole Alur - 08:11/08:12hrs, Mallapur – 08:24/08:25 hrs and Gadag – 09:30/09:40 hrs.

The Train will have a composition of FIVE Second Class Sleeper Coaches, SEVENGeneral Second Class Coaches and and TWO Luggage cum Brake-van.

The timings of this train will enable the passenger to reach Hubballi in the morning and return o­n the same day after finishing their work.

                                                     (E. Vijaya)

                                                          Chief Public Relations Office

                                                                 SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY

                                      Press Release No. 366  Dt. 29.01.2020

SWR PROVIDES STOPPAGE OF TRAINS AS DIRECTED BY HON’BLE MOSR SHRI SURESH ANGADI AFTER MEETING o­n 28.01.2020

During the meeting convened by Shri Suresh C Angadi, Hon’ble MoSR ,  Shri Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister for Parliament Affairs, Coal & Mines, Hon’ble MPs and MLAs with Shri Ajay Kumar Singh, GM/SWR and senior Railway officers o­n 28.01.2020, some of the demands were to provide additional stoppages for trains and augmentation of extra coaches.

During the meeting Hon’ble MP Chikodi requested for stoppage of train at Chinchili and Hon’ble MPs and MLAs of Bagalkot requested for additional coaches.  As advised by Hon’ble MoSR SWR has taken immediate action to provide stoppage of 1 Pair of trains at Chinchil, 1 Pair of trains at Mallapur and also augment additional coaches in 3 pairs of trains as below: 

STOPPAGE AT CHINCHLI:

·Train No. 06925 Belagavi – Shedbal Jansadharan Passenger Special will arrive/depart  Chinchli – 08:40/08:41 hrs.

·In return direction Train No. 06926 Shedbal – Belagavi Jansadharan Passenger Special will arrive/depart  Chinchli – 16:37/16:38 hrs.

STOPPAGE AT MALLAPUR:

·Train No. 07327 Vijayapura – Mangaluru Junction Daily Tatkal Express special will arrive/depart   Mallapur – 21:00/21:01 hrs with effect from 28.01.2020.

·In return direction Train No. 07328 Mangaluru Junction – Vijayapura Daily Tatkal Express special will arrive/depart Mallapur – 07:20/07:21 hrs with effect from 28.01.2020.

AUGMENTATION OF COACHES:

Following trains will be augmented with TWO General Second Class coaches to clear the extra rush during Shivayoga Sambhrama, religious congregation to be held at Bengaluru o­n 02.02.2020 as detailed below:-

1.Train No. 17325/17326 Belagavi – Mysuru – Belagavi Vishwamanava Express with effect from Mysuru o­n 31.01.2020, 01.02.2020 & 02.02.2020 and from Belagavi o­n 01.02.2020, 02.02.2020 & 03.02.2020.

2.Train No. 06541/06542 Yesvantpur – Vijayapura – Yesvantpur Express with effect from Yesvantpur o­n 31.01.2020 & 02.02.2020 and from Vijayapura o­n 01.02.2020 & 03.02.2020.

3.Train No. 17307/17308 Mysuru – Bagalkot – Mysuru Basava Express with effect from Mysuru o­n 31.01.2020 & 02.02.2020 and from Bagalkot o­n 01.02.2020 & 03.02.2020.

                                                     (E. Vijaya)

                                                          Chief Public Relations Office