Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Apr 13: The railways have published the time table of a special rain that leaves Bengaluru the previous day of polling and reaches stations in the coast on the day of polling. The train leaves on the evening of the polling and reaches Bengaluru the next morning.
The southwestern railway zone has issued instructions to run Tatkal special train that moves from Bengaluru to Karwar via Mangaluru and Udupi. It leaves Bengaluru at 10 pm on April 17 from Bengaluru Yashwanthpur, and reaches Karwar at 3.30 pm the next day. It leaves Karwar at 6 pm on April 18 and reaches Bengaluru at 10.35 am on Friday.
The election commission had requested Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and the railways to consider making travel arrangements for the voters from Bengaluru having voting rights in coastal areas of Karnataka. This initiative was undertaken by taking into account the steep hike effected by private bus operators in bus fares on this route.