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Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway Line scrapped: MP urges Railway Minister to revive project 
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Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway Line scrapped: MP urges Railway Minister to revive project 

February 11, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has urged Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to revive the scrapped Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway Line project, particularly by initiating land acquisition. In his representation to the Railway Minister, Yaduveer noted that although some procedures have been completed, the project has slowed down or come to a standstill. He emphasised that…

HDK urges rail connectivity fillip for Old Mysuru region
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HDK urges rail connectivity fillip for Old Mysuru region

February 6, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) held discussions with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw yesterday afternoon at his office in Parliament House in New Delhi, raising several long-pending public demands related to the old Mysuru region. Kumaraswamy stressed the need to add additional coaches to the Chamundi Express (Train No. 16215),…

Nilambur-Nanjangud Railway line: Sreedharan-Vaishnaw meet sparks revival push
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Nilambur-Nanjangud Railway line: Sreedharan-Vaishnaw meet sparks revival push

January 17, 2026

Environment concerns resurface as project cuts through Bandipur Tiger Reserve  New Delhi/Mysuru: The Centre appears to be reviving the controversial Nilambur–Nanjangud railway line project, which proposes to connect Karnataka and Kerala via Wayanad and the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw yesterday said that E. Sreedharan, former Managing Director of the Delhi Metro Rail…

MP appeals Railway Minister to expedite works in Mysuru
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MP appeals Railway Minister to expedite works in Mysuru

April 5, 2025

Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar has said that Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has assured of expediting the Railway projects in Mysuru region and to modernise the Mysuru Railway Station. In a press release, Yaduveer said that he met the Railway Minister at New Delhi recently and discussed many issues concerning Railway projects of Mysuru….

Railway Protection Force Training Centre to come up at K.R. Nagar
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Railway Protection Force Training Centre to come up at K.R. Nagar

January 8, 2025

New Delhi: Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK), announced yesterday that his Cabinet colleague, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, has promised to establish a Railway Protection Force (RPF) Training Centre at K.R. Nagar in Mysuru. HDK met with Vaishnaw in Delhi, accompanied by senior JD(S) leaders Bandeppa Kashempur and S.R. Mahesh, presenting…

NaMo Bharat Rapid Rail on Mysuru-Bengaluru route
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NaMo Bharat Rapid Rail on Mysuru-Bengaluru route

October 6, 2024

Bengaluru: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced that the newly launched NaMo Bharat Rapid Rail (Vande Metro), inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will cater to short distances, specifically routes like Bengaluru to Mysuru and Bengaluru to Tumakuru. “These trains are designed for cities such as Bengaluru and Mysuru. The distance between Bengaluru and Mysuru…

Mysuru-Chennai Bullet Train to be completed on schedule        
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Mysuru-Chennai Bullet Train to be completed on schedule        

June 20, 2024

H.D. Kumaraswamy meets Ashwini Vaishnaw to speed up pending Railway projects in Karnataka Bengaluru: Union Heavy Industries Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) met Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at Rail Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday to push for key projects, notably the Chennai-Mysuru High-Speed Rail Corridor (CBM Bullet Train), Bengaluru-Sathyamangalam-Chamarajanagar railway line via the Kanakapura-Malavalli…

MP seeks new weekly train from Mysuru to Rameshwaram
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MP seeks new weekly train from Mysuru to Rameshwaram

December 8, 2023

‘Extend Barmer-Yesvantpur train to Mysuru’ Mysore/Mysuru: Inviting Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to inaugurate three mega projects in Mysuru, Pratap Simmha also requested for Mysuru – Rameshwaram and Mysuru – Barmer weekly trains. The existing Barmer-Yesvantpur train can be extended to Mysuru and a new weekly train can be introduced from Mysuru to Rameshwaram, the MP…

Railway Minister to open new works in Mysuru region: MP 
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Railway Minister to open new works in Mysuru region: MP 

September 6, 2023

Remodelled Ashokapuram Station, additional works at Belagola and Inland Container Depot at Kadakola Mysore/Mysuru: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will be invited to inaugurate the revamped Ashokapuram Railway Station, the Inland Container Depot at Kadakola constructed by the Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR) and the completed development works at Belagola Railway Station, where two additional…

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