South Western Railway (SWR) has advanced the departure time of the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal (SMVT) Bengaluru-Murdeshwar Express (train no. 16585) by 30 minutes starting from August 1st. This change, however, doesn't affect the arrival time at Murdeshwar, resulting in a longer overall journey time of 17 hours. The train's departure...
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time is now 7:45 p.m. from SMVT Bengaluru, 8:25 p.m. from KSR Bengaluru, and similar advances are made at other stations. While the train reaches Mysuru at 11:15 p.m. (five minutes earlier than before), there are no changes to the schedule from Hassan to Murdeshwar. Passengers believe the change was made due to the introduction of the Vande Bharat Express (train no. 20664) on March 14th, which has caused delays in the Murdeshwar Express. Some argue that the departure time should not have been advanced, as systematic crossing could have solved the issue, and that the change has increased journey time instead of speeding up the service.