Bengaluru: Steam engines will make a comeback into service as the Railway Ministry plans to start a city tour on-board a vintage rail coach hauled by a heritage steam locomotive like the famous tramway in Milan. And the good news is that the Railway Board has plans to run the world’s oldest working broad gauge…
Mysuru-bound buses to ply from Majestic Bus Stand again
November 14, 2018Mysuru: All the buses moving from city towards Bengaluru and buses from Bengaluru to Mysuru will henceforth likely to operate from Bengaluru’s Majestic Central Bus Station (Kempegowda Bus Station). The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) in order to de-congest the Majestic Bus Stand had taken a decision in 2011 to shift a number of…
Mysuru-Bengaluru train travel time to be cut by 20 minutes
August 5, 2018Mysuru: Come August 15, the speed of some trains that run between Mysuru and Bengaluru will increase, thereby decreasing the travel time from 5 minutes to 20 minutes. By speeding up these trains, the journey time between Mysuru and Bengaluru will be reduced to less than 2 hours and 30 minutes. At present, it takes…
Organ donation: Mysuru-Bengaluru Green Corridor saves six lives
July 29, 2018Mysuru: A ‘Green Corridor’ was formed early this morning between Mysuru and Bengaluru to transport the vital organs of 44-year-old Puttegowda who was declared brain dead after he fell from a height of 12 feet. This is the second such Green Corridor formed between the two cities in less than one month. The first Green…
PM Narendra Modi commissions Mysuru-Bengaluru Railway Line electrification
February 20, 2018Mysuru: The electrification of the Railway Line between Mysuru and Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) Railway Station in Bengaluru was commissioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the City Railway Station yesterday. The electrification project will cover four major districts in Karnataka — Bengaluru, Ramanagaram, Mandya and Mysuru. The Rs. 208.73 crore worth project will benefit…
PM Narendra Modi to visit Mysuru on Feb.19
February 10, 2018Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who kick started the BJP’s poll campaign in Bengaluru on Feb.4, will be visiting the city on Feb.19. During his visit, the PM will inaugurate the electrified Mysuru – Bengaluru double Railway track, flag off the new train between Mysuru and Rajasthan and officially declare the Naganahalli Railway Station as…
Electric buses to ply between Mysuru-Bengaluru soon
January 3, 2018Bengaluru: The much talked about electric buses would begin services in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Tumakuru and Kolar soon and in the first phase, the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will acquire 150 such buses on a lease basis. Transport Minister H.M. Revanna told reporters here yesterday that the tender process for availing services was complete and…
PM Narendra Modi to open Mysuru-Bengaluru Electric Railway Line this month
January 2, 2018Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will declare open the Mysuru-Bengaluru Railway Electrification Line later this month. The PM, who is likely to launch the project after mid-January, is also expected to launch two trains — Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) and Humsafar Express — between Mysuru and Bengaluru. At present, 26 trains operating between Mysuru…
Farmers protest: Traffic on Mysuru-Bengaluru road affected
June 1, 2017Ramanagaram: Traffic on the busy Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway was affected for a few minutes this morning at Ramanagaram as hundreds of farmers, braving the Police force, managed to jam the roads at the entrance to the silk town. Hundreds of farmers, in response to ‘Vidhana Soudha Chalo’ call by farmer Associations, demanding a permanent irrigation system…
Mysuru-Bengaluru Rly. double tracking works inspection on Apr.30
April 21, 2017Mysuru: The South Western Railways has completed the double tracking works on the Mysuru-Bengaluru stretch a month after the historic Tipu Armoury was relocated. The deadline for the double tracking project is April 30 this year and will be inspected by experts who will certify its safety. The Tipu Armoury at Srirangapatna was a roadblock…
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