Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti V Somanna laid the foundation stone for two railway infrastructure projects in Tumakuru on Saturday.
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Mangaluru: Minister of State (MoS) for Railways V Somanna will flag off extension of services of Mangaluru Central-Kabaka Puttur passenger train to Subrahmanya Road at Mangaluru Central Railway Station on April 12, Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta said.
In a post on X , Capt Chowta said; “Gives me great joy to share that Union MoS for Railways Shri Somanna @VSOMANNA_BJP will flag off the much sought passenger train - Kabaka Puttur Express - that has now been extended to Subramanya Junction - on this Saturday.
He further said; “Having pursued this with our Ministry of Railways on priority, I am glad to see this long pending demand fulfilled and invite all our Rail enthusiasts and passengers to join this flagging off ceremony this weekend at Mangalore Central Railway Station at 4 pm.”
Train timings
As per the schedule, Mangaluru Central-Kabaka Puttur-Subrahmanya Road Passenger Train (56625) will depart from Mangaluru Central at 4 am, reaching Kabaka-Puttur at 5:18 am, where it will halt for two minutes before arriving at Subrahmanya Road at 6:30 am. In the return journey, train (56626) will leave Subrahmanya Road at 7 am, reach Kabaka-Puttur at 7:48 am (with a two-minute halt), and finally arrive at Mangaluru Central at 9:30 am.
In the evening, Mangaluru Central-Subrahmanya Road Passenger Train (56627) will depart Mangaluru Central at 5:45 pm, reach Puttur at 7:03 pm, and after a two-minute halt, reach Subrahmanya Road at 8:10 pm. Similarly, Subrahmanya Road-Mangaluru Passenger Train (56628) will leave Subrahmanya Road at 8:40 pm, reach Kabaka-Puttur at 9:28 pm(with a two-minute halt), and reach Mangaluru Central at 11:10 pm.