Karnataka BJP President and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has opposed the proposed extension of Bengaluru-Mangaluru Central-Bengaluru via Mysuru overnight train to Karwar that was mooted upon demand from Mysuru MP Pratap Simha.
In a letter on September 13 to the General Manager of South Western Railway (SWR) that owns the train, Mr. Kateel said the Pashchima Karavali Railway Yatri Abhivriddhi Samithi, Mangaluru, in its August 23 letter had expressed concerns over the proposed extension. The Samithi in the letter told the MP that Train No. 16585/586 Bengaluru-Mangaluru Central-Bengaluru via Mysuru express was highly patronised and a convenient service for the residents of Mangaluru as it was being operated out of Mangaluru Central in the City.
Its extension to Karwar/ Kannur/ Vasco-da-Gama would not only reduce the seat/ berth availability to travelling public from Mangaluru, but they would also be deprived of the convenience of boarding the service at Central as the train was supposed to skip Central station and run via Mangaluru Junction after its extension.
