Penukonda-Hindupur track doubling to affect train services

NT Correspondent

There will be an inconvenience for railway passengers travelling from or to Bengaluru from March 22 to 29 as the South Western Railway has taken up doubling the lane and electrification work.

The South Western Railway on Monday announced the cancellation of 10 trains, partial cancellation of 12 trains and 15 trains being diverted via different stations.

Chief Commercial Manager, Anup Dayanand Sadhu said that the doubling of the railway lanes was started in 2015 and we have almost completed 80 per cent of the work. “We are planning to complete this project on March 29. Of course, there will be problems for railway passengers but the betterment in future. After the completion of the project, the movement of the trains can be increased to 40 per cent more and the waiting time due to crossing over will be neutralised. People who have already reserved the tickets for the cancelled trains will get a full refund of the amount. If paid online they will get the amount to their mode of payment and people who made the reservation on the counter should reach out to the counter.”

He said that help desks are assigned in different railway stations to help the travellers if any inconvenience is caused and also if they need any direction.

Trains cancelled

• Train No.06595 Bengaluru Cantonment - Dharmavaram MEMU Daily Passenger Special
• Train No.06596 Dharmavaram - Bengaluru Cantonment MEMU Daily Passenger Special
• Train No. 11301 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus - KSR Bengaluru Udyan Daily Express
• Train No. 11302 KSR Bengaluru - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Udyan Daily Express
• Train No. 19301 Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Yeshwanthpur Weekly Express
• Train No. 19302 Yesvantpur - Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Weekly Express
• Train No.22883 Puri - Yeshwanthpur Weekly Garibrath Express
• Train No.22884 Yeshwanthpur - Puri Weekly Garibrath Express