All credits for the videography at Udupi station go to Preeti Agrawal. Thank you for allowing me to use it, Preeti!

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The west coast. Quite frankly the best coast. And one that nobody can ever get enough of. Even the most random village in Dakshina Kannada district is about as picturesque as can be. And the train journey from Bengaluru to Udupi, via Mysuru and Mangaluru, passed through all of these quaint localities. An absolute feast for the eyes.

The journey began at the ultramodern SMVT Bengaluru railway station, and we crawled through Bengaluru's suburbs as though we didn't even wanna leave the city. The train leisurely cruised to Mysuru, reversed once there and once again at Hassan. Of course, we passengers were fast asleep and didn't even notice.

The plan was to wake up at Sakaleshpura to cover the beautiful western ghats. But the gentle rocking of the train meant that I only woke up near Kabaka Puttur, and even then, the scenery outside was absolutely worth marvelling at from the door.

We crawled through Mangaluru Junction and reached Central, where we had an extended breakfast halt while our train geared up for one last reversal. We departed with only a slight delay though, as the Konkan Railway beckoned.

Multiple tunnels, bridges and rivers were crossed. We stayed glued to the door, even though our AC coach was almost empty and it was super hot outside. Nobody would want to miss these visuals.

Eventually we reached Udupi, and in the frenzy to retrieve our luggage, I forgot that I was documenting this journey. Thanks to Preeti once again for swooping in to save the day, so I could at least end with a clip from Udupi station, for what it's worth.

And that's how one of our most memorable train journeys went! Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

Thanks for watching!
~ The Indian Railway Freak

Train Details:

16585 SMVT Bengaluru - Murdeshwar Express

Route: SMVT Bengaluru - KSR Bengaluru - Mysuru - Hassan - Mangaluru Jn - Mangaluru Central - Mangaluru Jn - Murdeshwar

Stops (the ones I covered are marked with a *)
SMVB/Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru*
SBC/Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru Station)*
KGI/Kengeri
RMGM/Ramanagaram
CPT/Channapatna
MYA/Mandya
MYS/Mysuru Junction*
KRNR/Krishnarajanagara
HLN/Hole Narsipur
HAS/Hassan Junction
SKLR/Sakaleshpur
SBHR/Subrahmanya Road
KBPR/Kabaka Puttur
BNTL/Bantawala*
MAJN/Mangaluru Junction*
MAQ/Mangaluru Central*
SL/Surathkal*
MULK/Mulki*
UD/Udupi*
BKJ/Barkur
KUDA/Kundapura
BYNR/Byndoor Mookambika Road
BTJL/Bhatkal
MRDW/Murdeshwar

Distance in this trip: 526 km
Time Taken: 14h 55m
Average Speed Excluding Halts: 39 km/h
Maximum Permissible Speed: 110 km/h

Category: Mail/Express
Rake Zone: South Western Railway, Bengaluru Division
Maintenance: SMVB CDO

Cameras Used: Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G, Apple iPhone 6s
Sound recorded with Apple EarPods

Music Credits:
Fashion Saxophone Hip-Hop by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / Do It
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