Bengaluru gets first evening post office on Museum Road

The post office will function from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week. It is an initiative by the Karnataka Postal Circle to serve working professionals

Updated - January 17, 2023 10:05 am IST - Bengaluru

A file photo of a smart kiosk, for self-booking of parcels, at the post office on Museum Road in Bengaluru.

A file photo of a smart kiosk, for self-booking of parcels, at the post office on Museum Road in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar

India Post on Monday started an evening post office in Bengaluru, which is the second such post office in Karnataka after the first one opened in Dharwad last year.

The evening post office is situated on Museum Road and is an initiative by the Karnataka Postal Circle with an aim to serve and benefit working professionals, according to the postal department.

The post office will be functioning from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week. “It will be providing the public with various services, including speed post and parcel booking, Aadhaar services, my stamp, picture postcards, and philately ancillaries. It will not only benefit the schools and colleges around the area, but also all the companies and the IT sector here,” said officials.

The evening post office was inaugurated by Chief Post Master General (CPMG), Karnataka Circle, S. Rajendra Kumar. The Karnataka postal department also organised a 4-km heritage walk which traversed through several historic structures in the city on Monday.

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