Flyers from Bengaluru can now take a train from the city to reach the airport and vice-versa after trains began operating to and from Kempegowda International Airport halt station (KIAH) on Monday.
The trains operated by the South Western Railways (SWR) will be from KSR Bengaluru City, Cantonment and Yelahanka stations. Tickets are priced between Rs 10 and Rs 15 for a one-way commute.
According to SWR officials, as many as five trains will be operated linking the station for the next few months. While trains from KSR Bengaluru City will leave once at 4.45 am and 9 pm, other trains will leave from Yelahanka, Yeshwantpur, and Bangalore Cantonment stations at 7 am, 8.30 am, and 5.55 pm respectively.
In the return direction, trains from the airport will leave at 6.43 pm and 10.37 pm for KSR Bengaluru, and at 6.23 am, 7.52 am and 8.26 am from Yelahanka, Bangalore Cantonment, and Yeshwantpur stations respectively. “All these trains will operate six days a week except on Sundays,” an SWR official clarified.read more
Karnataka Bengaluru Live Updates: Trains between city, Bengaluru airport begin services after launch of new halt station
