Creates awareness among people against trespassing on Railway tracks Mysore/Mysuru: Rahul Agarwal, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, recently launched a Safety Drive at Mysuru Railway Station to create awareness against trespassing on Railway tracks. On the occasion, the DRM administered pledge to passengers and other Railway staff not to trespass…
Promotional activities of local products at Rly. Station
April 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With a view towards making Railway Stations a popular venue for promotion and sale of indigenous products under ‘One Station One Product’ scheme, the Mysuru Division of South Western Railway (SWR) invites applications from the agencies dealing with sale of Sandalwood based products like artefacts, soaps, perfumes, incense sticks etc. specially from Mysuru areas,…
Automatic Ticket Vending Machines at Railway Stations provided with UPI-QR code payment facility
February 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) have been installed at various Railway Stations over Mysuru Division to facilitate passengers to buy unreserved tickets through digital mode. Earlier, only Smart Card payment option was provided in the ATVMs to buy the tickets. Now, Paytm, Freecharge & UPI QR code-based payment facility has also been implemented in…
Mysuru-Chamarajanagar passenger train service resumes
June 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The passenger train service between Mysuru and Chamarajanagar, which was suspended following the enforcement of COVID lockdown a couple of months ago, has resumed. On Friday, the first day of the resumption, just about 45 passengers travelled from Mysuru to Chamarajanagar in the train that left the city at 12.30 pm. The train on…
No commuters at Bus Stands and Railway Station
April 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Despite KSRTC resuming its operations in full after its employees called off their indefinite strike late Wednesday last and subsequently returned to work on Thursday, there were less number of passengers at both the City and Sub-Urban Bus Stands this morning. Thanks to the strict restrictions on public movement imposed by the Government as…
After overnight stay in Mysuru… Golden Chariot leaves for Srirangapatna
March 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: After almost two years of hiatus, the Golden Chariot, a luxury tour on wheels offered by IRCTC, chugged in Mysuru yesterday, as part of ‘Pride of Karnataka’ package. With 23 tourists on board, the high-end train arrived at Mysuru Railway Station on its six nights and seven days tour visiting various destinations in both…
Protest held against Privatisation of Railways
November 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding that the Central Government rescind its plans to privatise Indian Railways, members of Railway Anti-Privatisation Action Committee staged protest in front of Mysuru Railway Station yesterday. The protesters alleged that the Central Government is trying to privatise Indian Railways in a staged manner which is going to adversely affect lives of lakhs of…
Railway Museum sees some light
November 10, 2020Records better footfall with illumination during Dasara month Mysore/Mysuru: With the Rail Museum, located opposite the CFTRI Main Gate on KRS Road, glittering with special illumination during the 10-day Dasara festival, the decades’ old Museum attracted a good number of tourists and visitors in October. The Museum, that features rare pictures, models and replicas of…
Mysuru Railway Station adjudged ‘Best Maintained Major Station’
October 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) celebrated the 65th Railway Week in Hubballi yesterday and Mysuru Railway Station was adjudged the ‘Best Maintained Station’ for the year 2019-20 under the category of ‘Major’ Stations on SWR. Under the Comprehensive Station Redevelopment Plan undertaken in 2019-20, Mysuru Railway Station saw the addition of many passenger-friendly initiatives with…
Rail Museum visiting hours to be extended during Dasara
October 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Rail Museum, located on KRS Road, opposite CFTRI Main Gate, will be specially illuminated during Dasara festival this year. The timing of the Museum, which is normally open for public between 10 am and 6 pm, will be extended by two hours to facilitate visitors during the Dasara festivities — Oct. 17 to…
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