To accommodate the increased passenger traffic during the Onam festival season, the Indian Railways is adding extra coaches to several trains. This includes adding a sleeper coach to the Kannur-Yesvantpur Express from August 13th to 22nd, a coach to the Yesvantpur-Kannur Express from August 14th to 23rd, a chair car to...
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the Kozhikode-Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi from August 17th to 19th, and a coach to the Alappuzha-Kannur-Alappuzha Executive from August 17th and the Ernakulam-Kannur-Ernakulam Express from August 14th to 18th. Furthermore, the Thiruvananthapuram-Madurai-Thiruvananthapuram Amrita Express will have an additional sleeper coach until August 18th, and the Thiruvananthapuram-Mangalore-Thiruvananthapuram Maaveli Express will have an AC 3-tier coach until August 23rd. Additionally, the Mangalore-Kollam Special Express will have an AC 3-tier coach added on August 16th and 23rd, while the Kollam-Mangalore Special Express will have one added on August 17th and 24th. The Mangalore-Kochuveli Special Express will have an AC 3-tier coach added on August 19th, 21st, 26th, and 28th, and the Kochuveli-Mangalore Special Express will have one added on August 15th, 20th, 22nd, 27th, and 29th. For ticketing, travelers are encouraged to utilize the UTS app, which can be downloaded from the Play Store. It allows for the purchase of general tickets for any station with a three-hour travel limit and provides access to ordinary, mail/express, and superfast tickets. It also offers season tickets, platform tickets, and login with both a password and OTP. To obtain tickets at the station, scan the QR code provided and use the 'QR Booking' option. Passengers can use the Automated Ticket Vending Machine (ATVM) available at major railway stations to purchase unreserved tickets. For counter tickets, scan the QR code.

The South Western Railway Zone (SWR) has received a budget allocation of Rs 961.22 crore for passenger amenities in the Union Budget 2024-2025. This is part of a total allocation of Rs 6,493.87 crore for the zone, which also includes Rs 1,448.91 crore for new lines and Rs 1,241 crore for...
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doubling projects. Several projects in Bengaluru Division have been allocated funds, including Rs 200 crore for the Baiyappanahalli-Hosur doubling project, Rs 100 crore each for the Yesvantpur-Channasandra and Penukonda-Dharmavaram doubling projects, Rs 20 crore for the Arsikere-Tumakuru doubling project, and Rs 200 crore for the quadrupling project between Bengaluru Cantonment and Whitefield. The budget also allocates Rs 329.40 crore for safety works like Road Over Bridges and Road Under Bridges, and Rs 145.84 crore for traffic facilities works.

Karnataka has 24 railway stations categorized based on passenger earnings and outgoing passengers. KSR Bengaluru is the busiest, classified as NSG1, handling over 2 crore passengers and earning over Rs 500 crore. Mysuru, Yeshwantpur, Hubballi, SMVT Bengaluru, Mangaluru Central, and Kalaburagi are classified as NSG2, handling 1 to 2 crore...
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passengers and earning Rs 100 crore to Rs 500 crore. Another 17 stations in Karnataka are categorized as NSG3, handling 50 lakh to 1 crore passengers and earning Rs 20 crore to Rs 100 crore.

South Western Railway (SWR) will operate an Onam Special train between Hubballi and Kochuveli (Thiruvananthapuram) via Bengaluru due to the anticipated increase in travel during the Onam festival. The train, numbered 07333, will depart from Hubballi Railway Station at 6:55 AM on September 13th and arrive at Kochuveli at 6:45 AM...
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the next day. It will stop at SMM Haveri, Ranebennur, Harihar, Davanagere, Birur, Arsikere, Tumkur, Chikbanavara, SMVT Bengaluru, Krishnarajapuram, Bangarpet, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Kayankulam, and Kollam in both directions. The return train, numbered 07334, will depart from Kochuveli at 12:50 PM on September 14th and arrive at Hubballi Railway Station at 12:50 PM the next day. The train will consist of 20 coaches, including 2 AC 2-tier, 4 AC 3-tier, 10 Sleeper class, 2 General second class, and 2 SLR/D coaches. Bookings for the special train are open on the IRCTC website.

The South Western Railway has announced the extension of the Howrah-Sri Sathya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam-Howrah Superfast Express (train number 22831/22832) to Yesvantpur, Bengaluru. The extension will come into effect from September 25, 2024, for train number 22831 and from September 27, 2024, for train number 22832. The train will no longer...
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terminate at Sri Sathya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam (SSPN) and will instead continue to Yesvantpur. Additionally, the train will no longer stop at Nagasamudram station. The Guntakal-Hindupur-Guntakal DEMU special trains (train number 07693/07694) have also been cancelled at Nagasamudram station until November 5th, 2024, due to infrastructure work.