To clear extra rush during Dasara and the winter season, special trains will be run to Mysore, Visakhapatnam and Nagercoil.
Accordingly, Mysore-Bangalore-Mysore Dasara Express special (MB-1) will leave Mysore at 9.15 p.m. on October 17 and reach Bangalore at 12.15 a.m. on October 18. In the return direction, Bangalore-Mysore Dasara Express special (BM-1) will leave Bangalore at 1 a.m. on October 18 and reach Mysore at 4 a.m. It will run from Mysore via Srirangapatna, Pandavapura, Mandya, Maddur, Chennapatna, Ramanagaram and Kengeri to reach Bangalore.
Visakhapatnam–Bangalore City weekly express (0877) will leave Visakhapatnam on Sundays at 9.30 a.m. and arrive in Bangalore City at 10.15 a.m. the next day. In the return direction, Bangalore City–Visakhapatnam weekly express (0878) will leave Bangalore City on Monday at 11.30 a.m. and reach Visakhapatnam at 10 a.m. next day. The first service from Visakhapatnam will commence on October 17 and the last will be on November 7. The first service from Bangalore city will commence from October 18 and the last will be on November 8. The train will run from Visakhapatnam via Duvvada, Samalkot, Rajamundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Ongole, Nellur, Gudur, Renigunta, Tirupati, Pakala, Piler, Madanpalli Road, Kaadri, Dharmavaram, Sathyasai Prashanthi Nilayam, Hindupur and Bangalore Cantonment to reach Bangalore City.
Bangalore City-Nagercoil weekly special (06537-A) will leave Bangalore City at 11.05 p.m. on Thursdays and reach Nagercoil at 2 p.m. next day. In the return direction, Nagercoil-Bangalore City weekly special (06538) will leave Nagercoil on Saturday at 12.45 p.m. and reach Bangalore City at 4 p.m. the next day. The first service from Bangalore will commence from October 21 and the last from Bangalore will be on December 25. The first service from Nagercoil will commence on October 23 and the last service will be on December 12. The train will run from Bangalore City via Hosur, Dharmapuri, Salem, Erode, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Vanchi, Maniyachi and Tirunelveli to reach Nagercoil