Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha urges Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw New Delhi: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has taken the issue of Mysuru-Mumbai train to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and has sought the extension of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus- KSR Bengaluru Udyan Express to Mysuru. There has been a demand from regular travellers between Mysuru and…
Tipu Express is now Wodeyar Express
October 8, 2022Talguppa – Mysuru Daily Express named as Kuvempu Express Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant decision, the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on Friday renamed Tipu Express, a premier Superfast Daily Express between Mysuru and Bengaluru, as Wodeyar Express. Also, the Talguppa – Mysuru Daily Express has been named as Kuvempu Express, after poet laureate Kuvempu (K.V….
Simha again seeks funds for Naganahalli Satellite Terminal
March 26, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With nothing moving in the right direction with regard to Naganahalli Satellite Terminal Project that has been caught in land acquisition tangles and the refusal of State Government to sanction funds for land acquisition, once again, MP Pratap Simha has knocked the doors of Railway Ministry to bear the entire project cost including land…
Railways preparing DPRs for seven bullet trains
February 13, 2022MP hails 435-km Mysuru-Bengaluru-Chennai Corridor New Delhi: In a push for India’s marquee bullet train programme, the Railway Ministry is preparing the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for seven high speed rail corridors, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Feb. 11. These are: Delhi-Varanasi, Delhi-Amritsar, Delhi-Ahmedabad, Mumbai-Nagpur, Mumbai-Hyderabad, Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru, and…
Rename superfast train as ‘Wodeyar Express’
February 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has urged Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw to rename the Mysuru-Bengaluru superfast express as ‘Wodeyar Express’ to mark the contribution of the Wadiyars to the development of the region including vast railway networks. Meeting the Railways Minister in New Delhi, the MP said that the Wadiyar dynasty has contributed…
Naganahalli Satellite Railway Terminal: MP wants Railways to bear land acquisition costs
February 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A week after the Union Budget released a measly Rs. 5 crore for the Satellite Railway Terminal at Naganahalli, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha took the issue to the Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and highlighted the importance of the project for the growth of Mysuru region. The MP requested the Minister to bestow his personal…
Railway Institutes to train youths in industry skills
September 20, 2021Central Workshop Mysuru and two others in Karnataka among 75 chosen to provide training Mysore/Mysuru: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana, a programme under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana at Rail Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday. The scheme aims to empower youth by way of providing entry-level training…
Naganahalli Satellite Railway Terminal: MP urges Railway Minister to speed up approvals
August 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Satellite Railway Terminal at Naganahalli by South Western Railways (SWR) is ready and has to be approved by the Central Railway Board. The long-pending mega project that will benefit Mysuru in multiple ways was brought to the notice of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap…
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