The Railway Board has approved the rerouting and extension of Train No. 12691/12692 Dr. MGR Chennai Central – Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam – Dr. MGR Chennai Central weekly super-fast express to Shivamogga Town via SMVT Bengaluru, Tumakuru and Birur Railway Stations.
1. Train No. 12691, Dr. MGR Chennai Central – Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam leaving Dr. MGR Chennai Central at 23.30 hrs will be re-routed and extended up to Shivamogga town via SMVT Bengaluru – Arsikere – Birur railway stations with skipping stoppages at Bengaluru Cantonment, KSR Bengaluru Jn and Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam Railway stations with effect from 12.07.2024 (Friday). The service between Bengaluru Cantonment and Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam is cancelled.
2. Train No. 12692, Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam – Dr. MGR Chennai Central will originate from Shivamogga Town at 17.15 hrs and run via Birur – Arsikere – SMVT Bengaluru railway stations with skipping stoppages at Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam, KSR Bengaluru Jn and Bengaluru Cantonment Railway stations with effect from 13.07.2024 (Saturday). The service between Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam and Bengaluru Cantonment is cancelled.
The schedule is as follows:
| Train No. 12691 Dr. MGR Chennai Central- Shivamogga Town With effect from 12.07.2024 | Station | Train No. 12692 Shivamogga Town-Dr. MGR Chennai Central With effect from 13.07.2024 | ||
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | |
| – | 23:30 | Dr.MGR Chennai Central | 04:55 | – |
| – | – | Perambur | 04:13 | 04:15 |
| 00:23 | 00:25 | Arakkonam Jn. | 03:23 | 03:25 |
| 00:43 | 00:45 | Sholinghur | 03:03 | 03:05 |
| 01:23 | 01:25 | Katpadi Jn. | 02:33 | 02:35 |
| 02:45 | 02:50 | Jolarpettai Jn. | 01:23 | 01:25 |
| – | – | Kuppam | 00:27 | 00:28 |
| 03:54 | 03:55 | Bangarapet Jn. | 23:55 | 23:57 |
| – | – | Whitefield | 23:22 | 23:24 |
| 04:39 | 04:40 | Krishnarajapuram | 23:10 | 23:12 |
| 05:20 | 06:00 | SMVT Bengaluru | 22:20 | 23:00 |
| 07:38 | 07:40 | Tumakuru | 20:28 | 20:30 |
| 09:04 | 09:05 | Tiptur | 19:36 | 19:38 |
| 09:30 | 09:35 | Arsikere Jn. | 19:10 | 19:15 |
| 10:05 | 10:07 | Kadur | 18:34 | 18:35 |
| 10:20 | 10:22 | Birur | 18:23 | 18:25 |
| 10:47 | 10:49 | Tarikere | 17:53 | 17:55 |
| 11:33 | 11:35 | Bhadravati | 17:33 | 17:35 |
| 12:20 | – | Shivamogga Town | — | 17:15 |
