Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Railways Announce Bengaluru-Belagavi Specials, Shift Howrah-Mysuru Terminal to Shalimar
Railway officials are adding special trains between Bengaluru and Belagavi.
These trains will run on August 20 and 22 from Bengaluru, with return trips on August 21 and 23.
They are being added because more people are expected to travel.
Each special train will have 19 coaches.
The trains will stop at several stations along the route.
Another railway service, the Howrah-Mysuru Weekly Superfast Express, will use Shalimar instead of Howrah.
This change starts for the Mysuru-bound journey on October 30, 2026.
The train timings between Mysuru and Santragachi will not change.
South Western Railway will run special trains between SMVT Bengaluru and Belagavi on August 20, 21, 22 and 23, 2026.
The Bengaluru-Belagavi special trains will have 19 coaches, including sleeper, general and accessible luggage coaches.
The services will stop at stations including Tumakuru, Arsikere, Davangere, Hubballi, Dharwad, Londa and Khanapur.
The Howrah-Mysuru-Howrah Weekly Superfast Express will originate and terminate at Shalimar instead of Howrah.
The terminal change begins with journeys from Shalimar on October 30 and from Mysuru on November 1, 2026.
- Who
- South Western Railway and South Eastern Railway.
- What
- Special Bengaluru-Belagavi trains will operate, and the Howrah-Mysuru Express terminal will shift from Howrah to Shalimar.
- When
- The Bengaluru-Belagavi specials run on August 20, 21, 22 and 23, 2026; the terminal change begins October 30 and November 1, 2026.
- Where
- The special trains connect Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru and Belagavi; the weekly express will use Shalimar and Mysuru.
- Why
- The special trains are intended to accommodate increased passenger demand; no reason is given for the terminal change.
- Special train numbers
- 06551 SMVT Bengaluru-Belagavi and 06552 Belagavi-SMVT Bengaluru.
- Departure from Bengaluru
- 7:00 pm on August 20 and August 22, 2026.
- Departure from Belagavi
- 5:30 pm on August 21 and August 23, 2026.
- Special train composition
- 19 coaches: 10 Sleeper Class, seven General Second Class and two Second Class-cum-Luggage/Divyangjan coaches.
- Express train
- Train Nos. 22817/22818 Howrah-Mysuru-Howrah Weekly Superfast Express.
- New terminal
- Shalimar will replace Howrah as the originating and terminating station.
- Timing change
- The Shalimar-Mysuru service departs at 4:10 pm, while the Mysuru-Shalimar service arrives at 10:40 am.