<P> In 1990s, the train on the Shimoga - Talaguppa line was replaced by a railcar . The railcar could accommodate 52 passengers and took 3: 45 hours to cover the distance of 82 km, a journey which took considerably lesser time to cover by road . It was one of the few trains with conductors on board and tickets could be bought on the train itself, whereas the normal practice followed in Indian Railways, was that passengers should buy tickets before boarding a train . Once the railcar reached Talaguppa, the rail car had to be reversed using a turntable, so that it could start its return journey . </P> <P> The Bangalore - Shimoga line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge starting from late 1990s to early 2000s . Finally, the Shimoga - Talaguppa line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 2007 . </P> <P> There is also a proposal to extend the Shimoga - Talaguppa line from Talaguppa onwards and connect it to Honnavar on the Konkan Railway, which could provide a shorter alternative route to Mumbai from southern parts of India . </P>

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