To clear the extra rush of passengers during the Dasara and Deepavali festivals, South Western Railway has decided to temporarily extend Train Nos. 16581/16582 Yesvantpur-Shivamogga Town-Yesvantpur Tri-Weekly Express to Talguppa for 11 trips in each direction, with the existing composition and days of service, on specified dates from 18th October to 12th November 2026.

Train No. 16581 will depart from Yesvantpur at 00:15 hrs and arrive at Talguppa at 09:00 hrs on the same day.

In the return direction, Train No. 16582 will originate from Talguppa at 22:00 hrs and reach Yesvantpur at its existing scheduled arrival time.

The extended portion will have stoppages at Konagavalli, Harnahalli, Kumsi, Arasalu, Kenchanalu, Anandapuram, Adderi and Sagara Jambagaru in both directions.

There will be no change in timings between Yesvantpur and Shivamogga Town.

Diversion of trains

The following trains will be diverted via Penukonda-Nagasamudram-Dharmavaram instead of Penukonda, Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthinilayam and Dharmavaram with effect from 16.10.2026 due to doubling work in the Penukonda-Nagasamudram-Dharmavaram section of Bengaluru Division:

1. Train No. 22884 Yesvantpur-Puri Weekly Garib Rath Express.
2. Train No. 22683 Yesvantpur-Lucknow Weekly Superfast Express.
3. Train No. 12251 Yesvantpur-Korba Bi-weekly Waiganga Superfast Express.
4. Train No. 15024 Yesvantpur-Gorakhpur Weekly Express.
5. Train No. 12647 Coimbatore-Hazrat Nizamuddin Weekly Superfast Express.
6. Train No. 16577 Yesvantpur-Bidar Weekly Express.
7. Train No. 16578 Bidar-Yesvantpur Weekly Express.
8. Train No. 11086 Gwalior-SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Express
9. Train No. 16531 Ajmer-KSR Bengaluru Weekly Express.
10. Train No. 16533 Jodhpur-KSR Bengaluru Weekly Express.

No stoppages will be skipped due to the diversion.

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