Mysuru: With the electrification of the Railway line between Mysuru and Bengaluru officially thrown open on Mar.19, the South Western Railway (SWR) will now run 12 trains on AC traction between the two cities. This means that these 12 trains will run on electrical locomotives instead of diesel. It may be recalled that Prime Minister…
South Western Railway Mysuru Division ranked fourth in punctuality
March 17, 2018Mysuru: By maintaining the punctuality performance percentage of 97.36%, South Western Railway (SWR) Mysuru Division has ranked fourth among Indian Railways and first in South Western Railway. This outstanding performance is achieved in spite of sharp increase in maintenance of blocks of various safety activities in double fold. On an average 126 trains are being…
SWR employees in Team India
March 12, 2018P.U. Navaneetha and H.M. Bhandavya, employees of South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, are among the 12-member Indian Women’s National Basketball Team that left for Gold Cost, Australia, today to take part in CWG-2018. Basketball events are scheduled from Apr. 5 to Apr.15. Eight teams are participating in the Basketball event in CWG and India…
SWR to conduct Core Business Drive from Mar.12 to 25
March 11, 2018To reach out to every business organisation and encourage them to use Railways Mysuru: The Mysuru Division of South Western Railway (SWR) will be conducting a Core Business Drive from Mar.12 to Mar. 25. The objective of the drive is to reach out for every business organisation and institution to encourage them to use Railways…
Reclassification of Railway Stations over Mysuru Division of SWR
March 7, 2018Mysuru: Ministry of Railways has decided to change the criteria of classification of Railway Stations. Until now this was based solely on ticket sales. It has now been modified to include both annual earnings as well as passengers handled. In Mysuru Division of South Western Railway (SWR) the classification will move from A1,A,B,D etc. and…
Railways to harness solar energy, install solar panels on Station platform
March 7, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru Division of South Western Railway (SWR) has installed a 110-KW solar panels on Railway Station platform rooftop and a 100-KW Solar panel on the rooftop of Divisional Railway Manager office building at a cost of Rs.1.68 crore, which will be commissioned shortly. The Railways is promoting renewable energy under the initiative of…
Special drive to sensitise passengers on Rail services
February 2, 2018Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) yesterday launched a three-day special drive for improving integrity in delivery of services to passengers and customers besides boosting motivation of the staff. All the three Divisions of South Western Railway — Hubballi, Mysuru and Bengaluru — have started the drive in right earnest. Special focus is being given to…
Railway line via Kodagu: Massive protest in Mysuru on Feb.18
January 29, 2018Gonikoppa (Kodagu): Strongly condemning the Mysuru-Thalassery railway line passing through Kodagu, the Railu Marga Virodhi Samiti will stage a massive demonstration in front of the office of the South Western Railway in Mysuru on Feb.18. Addressing a meeting at Ponnampet Kodava Samaja building on Saturday, Samiti Convenor Col. Muthanna said that the implementation of the…
Experimental stoppage of trains at Palahalli Halt
January 28, 2018Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) will continue to provide experimental stoppage for Train No. 56237/56238, Mysuru- KSR Bengaluru – Mysuru Passenger at Palahalli Halt for a period of six months from Jan.10 to July 9.
SWR GM inaugurates ‘Project Saksham’
January 10, 2018To upgrade skill sets of Railway workforce Mysuru: A.K. Gupta, General Manager of South Western Railway (SWR), launched Project “Saksham” at Hubballi recently. Project “Saksham” is a concentrated capsule of training for all Railway employees in a short period of time to boost their productivity and efficiency. SWR is thus one of the first Railways…
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