Mysuru: The Railway Protection Force (RPF), which has been implementing various measures to enhance the security and safety of Railways and its passengers, conducted a two-day special drive ‘Operation Number Plate’ at Railway Stations coming under South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division as per the directions from Director General, RPF, New Delhi and Inspector General,…
Rail-Road Heritage Gallery for train travellers only
August 2, 2019Public have to buy platform tickets to view the Gallery on Platform No. 1 Mysuru: The eye-catching Rail-Road Heritage Gallery at Platform No. 1 of the City Railway Station has come in for public criticism as it is not open for general public but meant exclusively for train passengers. If anyone wants to see the…
City Railway Station gets Integrated ISO Certificate
June 25, 2019Mysore: Railway Board has identified 37 major Railway Stations across the country for developing as “Eco Smart” Stations and Mysuru Railway Station is one of them. The Environment and Housekeeping Management Wing under the leadership of Brij Mohan, Divisional Environment Officer, took this initiative and in a very short time necessary steps were taken for…
Linking tracks, lives: Mysuru Railway Yard Remodelling on war-footing
June 22, 2019In an endeavour to ferry more passengers and goods to cater to the demands of economic growth, the number of trains have seen an increase over the years. More number of trains means more number of operating platforms. And for this, Yards must be remodelled and automated. Yard remodelling works were taken up at City…
Passengers hit hard due to train cancellations
June 16, 2019Mysuru: Several regular train passengers from Mysuru had to bear the brunt of train cancellations that began this morning. South Western Railways (SWR) had announced that several trains will be cancelled, diverted or rescheduled from June 16 to June 23 as a result of maintenance work that is underway at the Mysuru Yard. Today being…
30 trains cancelled from June 15 to 23
June 13, 2019Mysore: A total of 30 trains will be cancelled, 15 trains partially cancelled and a few others diverted and rescheduled between June 15 and 23 as the South Western Railway (SWR) will be taking up Non-Interlocking Work (Signal and Engineering Works) from June 16 to 23 for remodelling of Mysuru Yard and connecting Road 5…
Railways clarify on ongoing civil works: Re-development works at City Railway Station temporarily stopped
May 30, 2019Mysuru: The Railways have decided to temporarily stop the re-development works at the annex site in the City Railway Station for a couple of days following the visit of the Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh and Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar to see if any violations of norms were indeed there, so that the Railways’ stand…
Man flees with cab after booking it from student’s phone
May 26, 2019Mysuru: Police have launched a hunt to nab a man, who has fled with a cab after booking it from a student’s tab. On May 23 night, the man booked a cab using the tab of a student who was standing near the City Railway Station. When the cab came to the spot, the man…
Mysuru Railway Station Redevelopment works: SWR clarifies
March 15, 2019Mysuru: Following publication of the news item titled “Tourism Minister wants City Railway Station development stopped after 60% works done !” in yesterday’s SOM, the authorities in South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, have reiterated that the redevelopment works at Mysuru Railway Station has been undertaken duly maintaining the integrity of heritage structures. “The…
Regulation for parking of vehicles in ‘No Parking’ Zone
February 23, 2019Mysuru: With a view to provide upgraded amenities to rail-users, several important civil engineering works are underway in the periphery of Mysuru Railway Station. Improvement to circulating area opposite the Main Station building, widening of the approach road, organised parking area are in full swing. Railway Administration assures that all works would be completed fast…
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