Archive · 8 Oct 2026
South Western Railway Adds Dasara Special Trains Across Karnataka
South Western Railway is adding unreserved trains for people travelling during Dasara.
The trains connect KSR Bengaluru, Mysuru, Ashokapuram and Chamarajanagar.
Some trains run between Bengaluru and Ashokapuram on October 19, 20 and 21.
Other trains connect Bengaluru and Mysuru, and the articles give different dates for those services.
One article also lists extra Mysuru–Bengaluru trains with 19 coaches.
Special trains will also connect Mysuru and Chamarajanagar on October 21.
The train pairs have different numbers of coaches and stop at stations along their routes.
The extra services are intended to give passengers more travel options during the festival rush.
South Western Railway announced unreserved special services linking KSR Bengaluru, Mysuru, Ashokapuram and Chamarajanagar for the Dasara travel rush.
Trains 06285/06286 will run between KSR Bengaluru and Ashokapuram on October 19, 20 and 21, with eight-coach MEMU trains.
Sources differ on the Bengaluru–Mysuru pair 06287/06288: one says outbound runs October 16–20 and return October 17–21; the other says October 16–21 and October 17–22.
Additional services include 19-coach trains 06297/06298 between Mysuru and KSR Bengaluru, scheduled October 16–22 across the two directions.
Two Mysuru–Chamarajanagar train pairs, 06293/06294 and 06289/06290, are listed for October 21, with 20 and 19 coaches respectively.
- Who
- South Western Railway announced the additional services for passengers.
- What
- Unreserved special trains will operate between KSR Bengaluru, Mysuru, Ashokapuram and Chamarajanagar.
- When
- The listed services operate on selected dates from October 16 to October 22.
- Where
- The routes connect KSR Bengaluru, Mysuru, Ashokapuram and Chamarajanagar, with intermediate stops.
- Why
- The additional trains are intended to manage increased passenger traffic during the Dasara festival.
Article One
Article Two
Dates for trains 06287/06288
Article One
The first article says train 06287 runs October 16–21 and train 06288 runs October 17–22.
Article Two
The second article says train 06287 runs October 16–20 and train 06288 runs October 17–21.
- KSR Bengaluru–Ashokapuram
- Trains 06285/06286 run October 19, 20 and 21. The outbound train leaves at 12:15 pm and arrives at 3:40 pm; the return leaves at 4:10 pm and arrives at 8 pm.
- Bengaluru–Mysuru schedule discrepancy
- One article lists trains 06287/06288 on October 16–20 and October 17–21 respectively; another lists October 16–21 and October 17–22.
- Bengaluru–Mysuru timings
- Train 06287 is listed as leaving KSR Bengaluru at 9:15 pm and arriving in Mysuru at 12:20 am the next day. Train 06288 leaves Mysuru at 12:30 am and reaches KSR Bengaluru at 3:30 am.
- Mysuru–Bengaluru additional pair
- Trains 06297/06298 are listed for six trips: 06297 leaves Mysuru at 11:15 pm and reaches KSR Bengaluru at 2:50 am; 06298 leaves at 3:15 am and arrives in Mysuru at 6:30 am.
- Mysuru–Chamarajanagar services
- Trains 06293/06294 are scheduled for October 21, with 20 coaches; trains 06289/06290 are also listed for October 21, with 19 coaches.
- Coach composition
- The Bengaluru–Ashokapuram and Bengaluru–Mysuru pairs 06285/06286 and 06287/06288 are described as eight-coach MEMU trains.
- Purpose
- The services are intended to provide extra unreserved travel options during the expected Dasara passenger rush.
