Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Special Trains Added for Ganesh Chaturthi Travel Rush
South Western Railway is adding extra trains for people traveling during Ganesh Chaturthi.
The trains will connect Bengaluru with Belagavi and Vijayapura.
Two Bengaluru–Belagavi services will leave on September 11 and September 13, 2026.
Their return trains will leave Belagavi on September 12 and September 14.
The Yesvantpur–Vijayapura trains will also run on September 11 and 13, with return trips on September 12 and 14.
These trains will stop at several towns along the routes.
Each train will have 20 coaches.
The extra trains are meant to help more people travel during the busy festival period.
South Western Railway will run special trains from Bengaluru to Belagavi and Vijayapura in September 2026.
Two Bengaluru–Belagavi train pairs will operate on September 11–12 and September 13–14.
The Bengaluru–Belagavi services will each have 20 coaches, including AC, sleeper and general-class coaches.
Yesvantpur–Vijayapura special trains will run on September 11, 12, 13 and 14, with 20 coaches each.
The services are intended to provide extra capacity during the expected Ganesh Chaturthi passenger rush.
- Who
- South Western Railway and passengers traveling during Ganesh Chaturthi.
- What
- Additional special train services will operate between Bengaluru and Belagavi, and between Yesvantpur and Vijayapura.
- When
- September 11–14, 2026, with departures and return trips on specified dates.
- Where
- The services will run on routes linking Bengaluru with Belagavi and Yesvantpur with Vijayapura in Karnataka.
- Why
- To provide additional capacity for the expected seasonal passenger rush during Ganesh Chaturthi.
- Operating railway
- South Western Railway
- Bengaluru–Belagavi services
- Train pairs 06563–06564 and 06583–06584
- Bengaluru–Belagavi dates
- Outbound departures on September 11 and 13; return departures on September 12 and 14, 2026
- Yesvantpur–Vijayapura services
- Train numbers 06561 and 06562
- Yesvantpur–Vijayapura dates
- Yesvantpur departures on September 11 and 13; Vijayapura departures on September 12 and 14, 2026
- Train composition
- Each special train will have 20 coaches
- Bengaluru–Belagavi coach mix
- One First Class AC, one AC 2-Tier, three AC 3-Tier, nine Sleeper Class, four General Second Class and two SLRD coaches
- Yesvantpur–Vijayapura coach mix
- One AC 2-Tier, three AC 3-Tier, nine Sleeper Class, five General Second Class and two luggage-cum-guard brake van and Divyangjan coaches