The Indian Railways Southwest Zone has announced three special train trips between Bengaluru and Kalaburagi to cater to the increased demand during Ganesh Chaturthi. The train will run from September 5th to 7th, departing Bengaluru at 9:15 PM and reaching Kalaburagi the next day at 7:40 AM. The return journey...
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will be from September 6th to 8th, departing Kalaburagi at 9:35 AM and arriving in Bengaluru at 8 PM. The train will make stops at various stations including Yelahanka, Dharmavaram Junction, Anantapur, Guntakal Junction, Adoni, Mantralaya Road, Raichur, Yadgir, and Shahabad. The train consists of 18 coaches with AC, sleeper, and general second-class compartments. In addition, the South Zone has announced the continuation of weekly express trains between Kochuveli and SMVT Bengaluru for four trips. The train will run from September 3rd to 24th, departing Kochuveli at 6:05 PM and arriving in Bengaluru the next day at 10:55 AM. The return journey will be from September 4th to 25th, departing Bengaluru at 12:45 PM and arriving in Kochuveli the next day at 6:45 AM. The train will make stops at several stations including Quilon, Kayamkulam, Mavelikara, Chengannur, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Aluva, Thrissur, Palakkad, Podanur, Tirupur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpettai, Bangarapet, and Krishnarajapuram. There will be a temporary delay in the KSR Bengaluru to Ernakulam Express due to engineering works near Kalady in Kerala. The train will be delayed for 40 minutes on September 1st, 2024. Finally, there are some partial cancellations and rerouting of trains due to engineering works in Arakkonam yard. These include the Mysore-MGR Chennai train (12610) and the Patliputra-SMVT Bengaluru train (22351).

Due to repair works on platforms 1 and 2 at Bengaluru Cantonment (Dandu) Railway Station, several trains will not be stopping there from September 20th to December 20th. This includes daily trains like Mysore-SMVT Bengaluru (06269), weekly trains like Mysore-Renigunta (22135), and other trains like KSR Bengaluru-Ernakulam (12677), KSR Bengaluru-Dr.MGR Chennai...
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Central (12608), Mysore-Dr.MGR Chennai Central (06515), and others.