Bengaluru, Aug. 21 -- The South Western Railway (SWR) has announced special train services connecting key destinations in Karnataka, such as Bengaluru to Karwar in a bid to manage the expected surge in passenger traffic during the Ganesha Chaturthi festivities.

A special express service will operate from Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal in Bengaluru (SMVTB) to Madgaon on August 26. The train, numbered 06569, is scheduled to depart at 1:00 pm and will arrive in Madgaon early the next morning at 5:30 am, the SWR said.

For the return journey, train number 06570 will depart from Madgaon at 6:30 am on August 27, reaching SMVT Bengaluru at 11:40 pm the same day.

This train will consist of 16 coaches and will make stops at several intermediate st...