BANGALORE: Union Railway Minister Mamata Bannerjee on Tuesday announced that the services four existing popular trains would be extended.
After flagging off three new trains on Tuesday, Mamata said: “Bangalore-Hubli train would be extended till Dharwad, Mysore-Tirupati train would be extended till Chamarajanagar, Mumbai-Karwar train would be extended till Mangalore and Bangalore- Mangalore train would be extended till Kannur. “ The minister said that a duronto train from Bangalore to Howrah. will be soon introduced.
She also announced that the “dedicated freight corridor”, which is laid exclusively for the goods trains to ply,...
more... would be extended to South India.
The above said new was published in The Express daily on December 9, 2009. I agree that there is no officaal press release but the railway is planning to extend the train up to Mangalore.