South Western Railway will operate a special express train between Yeshwantpur and Bidar on September 25, with a return service to Bengaluru Cantonment on September 26, to manage increased weekend passenger demand along the route.
Train number 06589 will leave Yeshwantpur at 11.15 pm on September 25 and reach Bidar at 2.15 pm the following day. The service will connect Bengaluru’s northern railway network with key towns across Karnataka and the Hyderabad-Karnataka region, offering an additional travel option during the weekend rush.
On the return journey, train number 06590 will depart from Bidar at 4 pm on September 26 and arrive at Bengaluru Cantonment at 6 am the next day. The return service will run overnight and will provide passengers travelling towards Bengaluru with an additional scheduled train during the same weekend.
The Yeshwantpur–Bidar service will stop at Yelahanka, Hindupur, Dharmavaram, Anantapur, Guntakal, Adoni, Mantralayam Road, Raichur, Krishna, Yadgir, Shahabad, Kalaburagi and Humnabad. These stops connect the special service to major railway towns and passenger markets along the route, including Raichur, Kalaburagi and Yadgir.
The Bidar–Bengaluru Cantonment service will stop at Humnabad, Kalaburagi, Shahabad, Yadgir, Krishna, Raichur, Mantralayam Road, Adoni, Guntakal, Anantapur, Dharmavaram, Hindupur and Yelahanka. The return stopping pattern largely mirrors the outbound route, while terminating at Bengaluru Cantonment rather than Yeshwantpur.
The 20-coach train will include one AC two-tier coach, three AC three-tier coaches, 10 sleeper-class coaches, four general second-class coaches and two second-class luggage, guard and Divyangjan coaches. The combination provides reserved air-conditioned and sleeper accommodation alongside general seating, luggage space and facilities for passengers with disabilities.
The temporary service comes as weekend travel demand places additional pressure on available rail capacity along the Bengaluru–Bidar corridor. By adding a dedicated train for the September 25–26 travel window, the railway has sought to provide more capacity without changing the regular timetable described in the announcement.
For passengers, the key operational details are the departure times, terminal stations and limited dates of operation. The outbound train runs overnight from Yeshwantpur to Bidar, while the return train leaves Bidar on the evening of September 26 and reaches Bengaluru Cantonment the following morning. The announcement does not state that the service will continue beyond these dates.
