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July 03, 2021 13:49 IST
The name is derived from five rivers in Udupi district that come together to join the Arabian Sea near Kundapura
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A file photo of the overnight Bengaluru-Karwar Express (16595/16596) that covers the distance in less than 14 hours.
| Photo Credit: ANIL KUMAR SASTRY
The name is derived from five rivers in Udupi district that come together to join the Arabian Sea near Kundapura
The Ministry of Railways has approved a proposal to name Train No. 16595/16596 Bengaluru-Karwar-Bengaluru Express as Panchaganga Express.
In a statement in Mangaluru, Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje on July 2 said she had urged the then Minister of State for Railways Suresh C. Angadi to name the train after five rivers in Udupi that come together to join the Arabian Sea near Kundapura, thus getting the name Panchagangavali river.