Sir, The recent news from Railway authorities proposing change in sleeping time during night travel has both advantage and disadvantage to passengers. It is true that persons in the middle and upper berths are inconvenienced if the passenger with lower berth opts for early sleeping. Generally, it is observed that the dinner starts after 9…
More on keeping our trains slow and safe !
September 21, 2017Sir, The observation of Dr. Javeed Nayeem in his article ‘Keeping our trains safe and slow!’ (Star of Mysore dated Sept.8) that people in the US are proud of the slow moving trains as it is the most enjoyable travelling experience they can boast of, calls for comment. After the end of II World War,…
Keeping our Trains Slow & Safe!
September 8, 2017By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Today morning when I picked up my newspaper I was pained to read that there had been three train accidents yesterday in our country in just nine hours. Although there had been no deaths this time, it was still a pretty bad score in the already dismal track record…
Trains cancelled due to floods
September 2, 2017Mysuru: Due to flood in North Frontier Railway, the following trains are cancelled: Train No. 12504, Kamakhya – Bengaluru Cantt. Hamsafar Express journey commencing from Kamakhya on Sept. 5 is cancelled. Train No. 12510, Guwahati – Bengaluru Cantt. Express journey commencing from Guwahati on Sept. 3, 4 and 5 is cancelled. Train No. 12552, Kamakhya…
Two more MEMU Passenger Services within Bengaluru by March 2018
July 18, 2017Bengaluru: An agreement was signed between Ministry of Railways and Government of Karnataka on Jan. 16, 2017 for development of a Suburban Rail System in Bengaluru. It has now been decided by Ministry of Railways that the following works will be under taken in this regard. 15 pairs of short distance Passenger trains that are…
Continuation of experimental train stoppage
April 15, 2017Mysuru -Railways have decided to continue the one minute experimental stoppage provided for following trains at Bannikoppa until further advice: Train No. 16591 Hubballi – Mysuru Hampi Daily Express at 20.00 (A)/ 20.01 (D). Train No. 57273 Hubballi – Tirupati Fast Passenger at 07.54(A)/ 07.55 (D). Train No. 16592 Mysuru – Hubballi Hampi Daily Express…
SWR: Serving passengers with a smile
April 11, 2017Hubballi – South Western Railway (SWR) has joined the Indian Railways in the nation’s progress by playing a significant role in the socio-economic development of Karnataka. SWR is committed to serving the passenger with a smile and priority is being given to safety, security, punctuality and better facilities. Passenger Traffic: SWR has carried more than…
Trains regulated/ rescheduled
April 11, 2017Hubballi – Due to traffic block in connection with the deep screening work on Harihara – Hubballi section, the following trains are regulated from 10.4.2017 to 31.5.2017: Train No. 56273 Hubballi – Arsikere Passenger at Haihara/enroute for 52 minutes (daily except on Wednesdays); Train No. 56516 Hubballi – KSR Bengaluru Passenger at Chalgeri/ enroute for…
Tri-Weekly Kudla Express flagged off through video link
April 10, 2017This train between Mangaluru-Yesvantpur was announced by D.V. Sadananda Gowda when he was the Minister of Railways Mangaluru/ Mysuru – Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu yesterday inaugurated the much-awaited Yesvantpur-Mangaluru Junction-Yesvantpur Tri-Weekly Kudla Express along with several key infra and passenger amenity works across Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra States through video-link from Panjim (Goa). At a…
SWR provides modern amenities to passengers
April 10, 2017Mysuru – Indian Railways is constantly working on upgradation of Stations and providing high-speed transport on par with the best Railway networks. ‘Customer’ is the centre of all activities of Railways and passenger amenities are being upgraded to make the journey comfortable and enjoyable. All efforts are taken to offer state-of-the-art amenities at important Stations…
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