Karnataka: Railways to begin Bengaluru to Tumakuru Memu train services from April 8

Starting from Friday, April 8, the South Western Railways (SWR) will run Memu trains on the Bengaluru-Tumakuru line to facilitate office-goers, officials informed Tuesday.

The SWR has decided to run Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (Memu) trains between the two cities for the first time. On October 29, 2021, as a part of the Chikkabanavara-Hubballi electrification project, the SWR completed the electrification of the 64-km stretch.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Chief Public Relations Officer, South Western Railway, Aneesh Hegde said, “The train will leave from Tumakuru at 11:15 am and arrive at the Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) railway station at 1:25 pm and depart from KSR at 1:50 pm and arrive at Tumakuru at 3:40 pm.”