Project taken up at an estimated cost of Rs. 30.42 crore Mysore/Mysuru: The South Western Railway (SWR) has begun the yard remodelling of Ashokapuram Railway Station to create additional stabling lines so as to overcome the capacity constraints of Mysuru City Railway Station and to augment the berthing capacity. While Phase 1 of the yard…
Janjatiya Gaurav Divas: SWR Mysuru interacts with Bandipur School students
November 16, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) Mysuru Division observed Janjatiya Gaurav Divas on 15.11.2022 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, the iconic Freedom Fighter and Tribal leader of the country. The Government of India in 2021 had declared 15th November as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas dedicated to the memory of the brave tribal freedom…
Railway expansion projects fast-tracked
November 11, 2022Naganahalli Satellite Terminal Project shelved due to land acquisition hurdles: MP Mysore/Mysuru: A slew of development works in the Mysuru Division of South Western Railway were fast-tracked at the Gati Shakti Unit meeting chaired yesterday by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha in the presence of Divisional Railway Manager Rahul Agarwal and other officers. In all, the…
Exhibition on life and times of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Railway Stations till Oct. 31
October 29, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: To celebrate the life and contributions of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Mysuru Division of South Western Railway has organised an exhibition on the life and times of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel from Oct.28 to 31 in the Railway Station premises of Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Hassan, Shivamogga, Davangere, Chitradurga and Haveri during the week-long celebrations of National Unity…
Drenched in Tricolour
August 16, 2022The South Western Railway and Mysuru City Corporation buildings in city were illuminated with tricolour on the occasion of 75 years of Indian Independence being celebrated as Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Also, the buildings of CSRI-CFTRI and City Railway Station were among other buildings that were illuminated in tricolour on the occasion.
Shravanabelagola-Kushalnagar Railway line survey ordered
May 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Union Railway Ministry has directed the South Western Railway (SWR), headquartered in Hubballi, to conduct a survey of a new Railway line from Shravanabelagola in Hassan to Madikeri and Kushalnagar. The letter, dated May 12, 2022, signed by Pankaj Kumar, Director, Project Monitoring of the Railway Board, asks the SWR to commence the…
Cancellation, partial cancellation and diversion of trains
April 22, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) is carrying out critical civil engineering and signalling works at Belagavi Station of Hubballi Division and at Chikjajur and Hosadurga Stations over Mysuru Division. In view of this it has been decided for fully cancellation, partial cancellation and diversion of the following train services: Full cancellation 1. Train No.17326 Mysuru…
DRM launches Safety Drive
April 14, 2022Creates 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…
One Station, One Product initiative
April 11, 2022Temporary Stall opened at City Railway Station to promote sandalwood products Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, recently implemented the “One Station One Product” concept at City Railway Station for the promotion of sandalwood products. The concept is a novel initiative that was announced in the Union Budget 2022-23 with the objective of assisting…
SWR Mysuru Division posts record freight revenue of Rs. 688.18 crore in FY 2021-22
April 3, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Despite the many challenges posed by Covid-19, South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, recorded the highest ever freight revenue of Rs. 688.18 crore in 2021-22, an impressive growth of 54.58% in comparison to last year and 22.60% over the target fixed for the Division. The tonnage too, at 9.09 million tonnes, surged 32.24% over…
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