Mysore/Mysuru: Over three technicians spent more than two hours to replace the thread to tie the huge Tricolour at the City Railway Station last evening. The thread was replaced as it had got struck and it was unable to unfurl the flag. The activity was done ahead of Independence Day on Aug. 15 to prevent…
Mysuru Division Rly. DRM reviews precautionary steps to combat COVID-19
March 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division authorities, led by Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Aparna Garg, along with Additional Divisional Railway Manager and Chief Medical Superintendent, Railway Hospital, Mysuru, yesterday inspected Mysuru Station to take stock of the efficacy of the precautionary steps taken in view of the Coronavirus outbreak. She instructed the officials…
PAC inspects City Railway Station
February 26, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Passenger Amenities Committee (PAC), constituted by the Ministry of Railways (MoR) at the National level under the Chairmanship of P.K. Krishnadas to check the passenger amenities provided at Railway Stations and on board trains, inspected Mysuru City Railway Station on Feb. 24. The Committee comprising the Chairman and four members inspected the various…
Railway seeks Congress Office land
January 23, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: A new controversy over land is brewing in the heart of the city as the South Western Railway (SWR) Divisional Office in Mysuru is eyeing the two-acre prime land adjacent to the Railway Station for its expansion plans. This issue has, however, ruffled the feathers of Congressmen as the land has been leased out…
When you fall in Love with a city
August 22, 2019Experience Heritage Marvel at Mysuru Railway Station Mysuru: Everything about Mysuru excites you at first as you explore it and learn the hotspots, the road to avoid, the best places and localities to eat and socialise. As you stay in this city, you will memorise the streets, the store fronts, favourite handicraft, coffee shops and…
Descending escalator inaugurated on Platform No. 1 in City Rly. Station
August 16, 2019MP Pratap Simha unfurls Monumental Tricolour as part of I-Day celebrations; Dedicates exclusive website Mysuru: A descending escalator on Platform 1 of the Mysuru City Railway Station was inaugurated yesterday by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha on the occasion of the 73rd Independence Day. This is the second escalator in the Station and the earlier one…
Railway employees launch Black Day protest against privatisation moves
July 4, 2019Mysuru: Railway employees under the banner of South Western Railway Mazdoor Union (Hubballi), launched a 4-day Black Day protest, opposing Railway privatisation moves in front of the City Railway Station here on Wednesday. The protest is part of the week-long nationwide demonstration called by the Railway Union. Alleging that the Union Government is privatising the…
Railways has violated heritage norms: Tourism Minister Mahesh
May 29, 2019Mysore: The heritage structure of the Mysuru City Railway Station has been expanded but by violating the heritage norms, said Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh. The Minister was speaking after inspecting the ongoing development works of the City Railway Station here yesterday and said that the Railway Station is a heritage building and the Government has…
Palace Queen will boost tourism, says Modi
February 20, 2018Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Palace Queen Humsafar Weekly Express train at the Mysuru City Railway Station yesterday. The train will run from Mysuru to Udaipur in Rajasthan. Flagging off the train, the PM said: “This Palace Queen Humsafar Express train which connects Mysuru and Udaipur is a historical step and would…
How Railways can help ease traffic problem in CBD
December 4, 2017By R. Chandra Prakash, Mysore Grahakara Parishat City Railway Station was built nearly a century ago when Mysore was way different from what it is today. City’s demography and geographical boundaries were limited and the concept of distances was restricted. The number of trains too was highly limited so also passengers. The concept of Central…















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