To clear the extra rush of passengers during the weekend holidays, SWR will operate one trip of Express Special train between Bengaluru Cantonment and Madgaon.

Train No. 06597 Bengaluru Cant.-Madgaon Express Special will depart from Bengaluru Cant. on 01.10.2026 (Thursday) at 23:50 hrs and reach Madgaon at 18:10 hrs the following day (Friday, 02.10.2026). In the return direction, Train No. 06598 Madgaon-Bengaluru Cant. Express Special will depart from Madgaon on 04.10.2026 (Sunday) at 08:40 hrs and arrive at Bengaluru Cant. at 23:55 hrs on the same day.

En route, the train will halt at SMVT Bengaluru, Chikbanavar, Kunigal, Channarayapatna, Hassan, Sakleshpur, Subrahmanya Road, Kabaka Puttur, Bantawala, Surathkal, Mulki, Udupi, Barkur, Kundapura, Byndoor, Bhatkal, Murdeshwar, Honnavar, Kumta, Gokarna Road, Ankola, Karwar, and Cancona in both directions.

The special train will comprise 23 coaches, including 01 AC 2-Tier, 03 AC 3-Tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 07 General Second Class, and 02 1 Second Class cum luggage and Brake Vans with Divyangjan Friendly Compartment coaches.

Passengers are requested to visit the Indian Railways website (www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in), dial 139, or download the NTES app for detailed arrival and departure timings at the respective stations.

Source – SWR & RSB