States »SoutPosted at: Apr 28 2021 4:40PM

SWR cancels 16 trains to Tamil Nadu

Bengaluru, Apr 28 (UNI) South Western Railway (SWR) has cancelled 16 trains, many of them connecting Tamil Nadu, hours before Karnataka announced a 14 day lockdown from last night.
The cancellation will come into effect on different days for several trains.
The Central Shatabdi Superfast Express Special between Bengaluru and Chennai will stand cancelled from both sides from Wednesday.
Similarly, the trains between Coimbatore and KSR Bengaluru, which runs six days a week, will be cancelled from both sides starting from April 29.
Trains between MGR Chennai Central and Mysuru will also be cancelled from both sides starting from April 29 until further notice.
The Kochuveli-Banaswadi Bi-Weekly Humsafar Express Special will be cancelled from April 29 while the return train will be cancelled from April 30.
The Ernakulam-Banaswadi Biweekly Superfast train will be cancelled from May 3 while the return train will be cancelled from May 4.
Six Memu trains connecting Bengaluru with the suburban areas will be cancelled from April 29.
The trains between KSR Bengaluru and Marikuppam KSR Bengaluru and Hosur as well as the Byappanahalli and Hosur trains stand cancelled, according to a SWR release.
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