Title - Special Bangalore city-Marikuppam-Bangalore passenger train to be flagged off today

Railway Minister M. Mallikarjun Kharge will flag off the inaugural special of the Bangalore city-Marikuppam-Bangalore passenger train at 11.30 a.m. at Marikuppam railway station in Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) on Saturday.K.H. Muniyappa, Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, will be the chief guest. Minister for Health and Family Welfare and district in-charge U.T. Khader and legislators will participate, a release from the Indian Railways said.Train No. 66519 /66520 Bangalore city-Marikuppam-Bangalore city passenger will run six days a week. The train will have no service on Saturdays from Bangalore and on Sundays from Marikupppam.The inaugural special from Marikuppam to Bangalore city will run with open timings and existing halts of Train no. 66519 Marikuppam-Bangalore city passenger.The regular services of Train no. 66520 will start from Bangalore on Sunday (11 August, 2013) and that of Train no. 66519 starts from Marikuppam on Monday (12 August, 2013).

Train no. 66519 Marikuppam-Bangalore city passenger will leave Marikuppam at 4.45 a.m. and arrive at Bangalore city at 7.40 a.m. In the return direction, Train no. 66520 Bangalore city-Marikuppam passenger will leave Bangalore city at 8.15 p.m. and reach Marikuppam at 10.30 p.m. The train will halt at Champion, Oorgam, Coromandel, BEML Nagar, Bangarpet, Malur, White Field, Krishnarajapuram and Bangalore Cantonment railway stations.