Train No. 16511/512 KSR Bengaluru-Kannur-KSR Bengaluru via Mangaluru Central will originate from and terminate at Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru, for 153 days from August 2025 to January 2026.
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KSR Bengaluru-Kannur daily overnight express via Mangaluru Central will skip Bengaluru City Station for 153 days from August 2025 to January 2026.
Instead, the service would originate from and terminate at Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru.
While Train No. 16511, KSR Bengaluru-Kannur Express would run from SMVT Bengaluru from August 15 to January 15, Train No. 16512 would terminate at SMVT Bengaluru from August 16 to January 16, according to South Western Railway (SWR).
From SMVTB, the train would run via Banaswadi, Hebbal and Yeshwantpur before taking its regular route via Chikkabanavara, Kunigal and Hassan.
Passengers from and to central parts of Bengaluru have the option of boarding the train or disembarking at Yeshwantpur terminal.
The diversion is to facilitate infrastructure work at KSR Bengaluru Yard, according to SWR.
Along with the Bengaluru-Kannur Express, Train Nos. 12677/678 KSR Bengaluru-Ernakulam daily Superfast Express and Train No. 16593/594 KSR Bengaluru-Nanded daily Express too would be diverted to run from SMVT Bengaluru.
Published – July 11, 2025 02:06 pm IST
