BMTC will be commissioning feeder buses to the Sir MV terminal from today

As the South Western Railway (SWR) begins operating three trains from the Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru, (SMVB) from Monday, the BMTC will operate five metro feeder services linking the terminal to nearby areas .

The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has deployed 10 buses, which will connect the new terminal to Channasandra (MF-1E), Central Silk Board (MF-5), Banaswadi and Subbaiahnapalya (MF-7A), Nagawara (MF-7B) and Munnekolalu Cross (MF-9).

The buses will make 144 trips a day starting Monday, officials said in a statement.

The three trains starting operations from the terminal include SMVB-Ernakulam Tri-Weekly Express (12684/3), SMVB-Kochuveli Bi-Weekly Humsafar Express (16320/19) and SMVB-Patna Weekly Humsafar Express (22354/3).