Rail connectivity between Mysuru, Bengaluru, and Chennai received a further fillip with the Railways announcing the introduction of a second Vande Bharat connecting the three cities.
Train number 20663 Mysuru-MGR Chennai Vande Bharat Express will depart from Mysuru at 6 a.m. and arrive at MGR Chennai at 12.20 p.m. on all days except Wednesdays. En route, it will have stoppages at Mandya (Arrival 6.28 a.m.; Departure 6.30 p.m), SMVT Bengaluru (7.45 a.m/7.50 a.m.); Krishnarajapuram (8.04 a.m./ 8.06 a.m.) and Katpadi (10.33 a.m/ 10.35 a.m).
In the return direction, train number 20664 MGR Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat will depart from Chennai at 5 p.m. to reach Mysuru at 11.20 p.m. on all days except Wednesdays. En route, it will have stoppages at Katpadi (Arrival 6.23 p.m. D 6.25 p.m), Krishnarajapuram (8.48 p.m./8.50 p.m.) SMVT Bengaluru (9.25 p.m./9.30 p.m.) and Mandya (10.38 p.m./10.40 p.m.).
