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Railway Museum sees some light
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Railway Museum sees some light

November 10, 2020

Records 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’
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Mysuru Railway Station adjudged ‘Best Maintained Major Station’

October 14, 2020

Mysore/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
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Rail Museum visiting hours to be extended during Dasara

October 13, 2020

Mysore/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…

Two-wheelers ride on rails
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Two-wheelers ride on rails

October 13, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Giving further push to automobile transportation, South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, loads TVS two-wheelers in New Modified Goods (NMG) rake from Kadakola to Changsari near Guwahati, Assam, covering a distance of nearly 3,000 kms. This traffic has come to Railways due to sustained efforts of Business Development Unit set up on the Division….

Pay Rs. 50 for Platform ticket at City Railway Station
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Pay Rs. 50 for Platform ticket at City Railway Station

September 30, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: In view of the entire country going into an overdrive following the spread of COVID-19 contagion, the platform ticket charge at Mysuru City Railway Station has been increased to Rs.50 from Rs. 10 with immediate effect and will remain the same till Dec.31, 2020.   The increase in rate of platform ticket aims to…

Unidentified woman run over by train
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Unidentified woman run over by train

September 16, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified woman, aged between 40 and 45 years, has been run over by a train between Akki Hebbal and Mandagere Railway Stations. The kith and kin of the deceased, if any, may contact Mysuru Railway Police Station on Ph: 0821-2516579, according to a press release.

SWR to run Examination Special and Regular Special Trains
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SWR to run Examination Special and Regular Special Trains

September 4, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) has decided to run Examination Special and Regular Special trains as detailed below: 1. Train No. 06581/ 06582 Hubballi-Mysuru-Hubballi Special Express will run from Hubballi with effect from 4.9.2020 and from Mysuru from 5.9.2020 to until further advise. Train 06581 Hubballi-Mysuru Special Express will have existing stoppages of Train No….

MP Pratap Simha inspects renovated Railway Museum
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MP Pratap Simha inspects renovated Railway Museum

September 2, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha inspected the renovated Railway Museum in city this morning. He went around the Museum and witnessed its prized exhibition including a slew of steam locomotives and the Maharani’s saloon. Later, talking to reporters, he said that the Museum was in a very bad shape but it was renovated due to…

SWR adopts modern technology to cut time for renewal rails in Pit Lines at Mysuru Railway Station Yard
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SWR adopts modern technology to cut time for renewal rails in Pit Lines at Mysuru Railway Station Yard

July 8, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Limited passenger train services due to pandemic, presented yet another excellent opportunity to South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, to fast track critical infrastructure up gradation work. Taking advantage of this, Mysuru Division has undertaken work of repairs to  the pit line no.1 and 3 along with rail renewal. These pit lines were constructed…

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