Yard overhaul: 3 Bengaluru suburban trains, one long-distance cancelled

Railways

Four trains have been cancelled, and four others partially cancelled until the end of May due to yard remodeling.

TNM Staff

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Three Bengaluru suburban trains and one long-distance train from Bengaluru to Vijayawada have been cancelled starting from Saturday until the end of the month due to yard remodelling work at Baiyyappanahalli.Four other trains will also be partially cancelled because of the work. Railway officials said Train No 56503 / 56504 Bengaluru Cantonment – Vijayawada – Bengaluru Cantonment Passenger will be cancelled from Saturday, May 4. The suburban trains 06571/06572 and 06573/06574 Banaswadi – Hosur – Banaswadi Passenger trains will also not run for the same period of time. Besides this, Train No 06577/06578 Whitefield - Banaswadi – Whitefield Passenger will also stand cancelled. Krishna Prasad, a railway enthusiast and activist, said, “The overhaul work is necessary and will facilitate faster movement of trains and possible increase of frequency of trains once the project is completed. The Vijayawada train is the most important among those cancelled, as many poor people use the train daily to commute from places like Doddabalapura and beyond. Maybe the Railways could have run this train till Krishnarajapuram or even Yehalanka rather than cancelling it.” Officials at the SWR refused to comment on the cancellations. Partial cancellations Train No. 56262 KSR Bengaluru– Arakkonam Passenger commencing journey from May 4 onwards stands partially cancelled between Jolarpettai – Arakkonam until further advice and train will run between KSR Bengaluru – Jolarpettai with MEMU rake, officials said. Similarly, Arakkonam – KSR Bengaluru Passenger commencing journey on May 5  onwards will be partially cancelled between Arakkonam – Jolarpettai and the train will run between Jolarpettai – KSR Bengaluru with MEMU rake. Train No 08301 Sambalpur – Banaswadi Express commencing journey on May 8, 15, 19, 22 and May 29 will be partially cancelled between Krishnarajapuram – Banaswadi. Accordingly, this train will terminate at Krishnarajapuram. Banaswadi–Sambalpur Express commencing journey on May 9, May 16, May 23 and May 30 will be partially cancelled between Banaswadi- Krishnarajapuram. Accordingly, this train will originate from Krishnarajapuram.

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