South Western Railway (SWR) has decided to extend the services of Train Number 07355/07356 Hubballi Rameshwaram Hubballi express train till December 31st, 2023.
The train was initially notified to run till 30th September. The train had received excellent response from travelers. The schedule and other details of the train are as follows.
Train Number 07355 SSS Hubballi – Rameshwaram (till Ramanathapuram) Weekly express train will leave Hubballi at 6:30 AM on every Saturday with effective from October 7th, 2023 to 30th December, 2023.
En route, the train stops at Haveri, Ranibennur, Harihar, Davanagere, Chikjajur, Birur, Arsikere, Tumakuru, Yeshwantpur, Banaswadi, Hosur, Dharmapuri.
Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Tiruchirapalli Junction, Pudukkottai, Karaikkudi Junction, Manamadurai Junction, and Ramanathapuram in both the directions.
Train Number 07356 Rameshwaram (from Ramanathapuram) – SSS Hubballi Weekly Special Express train leaves Ramanathapuram at 9:55 PM on every Sunday starting from October 8th, 2023.
The train will do weekly trips with effective from October 8th, 2023 till 31st December, 2023. The train reaches SSS Hubballi Junction Railway Station at 7:25 PM the next day i.e. on Monday.
The train will have a composition of 20 coaches comprising of 1 AC 2-tier coach, 3 AC 3-tier coaches, 9 Sleeper coaches, 6 Second class coaches, and 1 Luggage-cum-Brakevan with Disabled friendly compartment.
Passengers are requested to make use of the services of the train, stated an official press release from South Western Railway (SWR). Please note that the timings may change in the new working timetable.
That means the train from SSS Hubballi will terminate at Ramnathpuram and will not go to Rameshwaram station via Pamban. And return service will start from Ramnathpuram.
Does it take just little more than 24 hours to complete the journey ?
Yes
If the train starts from Hubli at 6.30 am in the morning, then how can travellers from neighbouring districts like Belgaum, Bagalkot etc reach Hubli by 6.00 am?
Start the train from BELGAUM at 6.00 AM and from Hubli at 9.00 AM, so that all travellers will be benefited and the berth occupancy % will be more. Return train time from Ramnathpuram should be at 8.00 PM and Madurai at 11.30 PM.