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…
QR code ticket facility at City Railway Station
November 4, 2022Now passengers can avoid standing in long queues Mysore/Mysuru: To cater to the large number of passengers purchasing unreserved tickets on a daily basis for travel by various trains, the South Western Railway (SWR) has introduced QR Code ticketing and has supplied samples for display at the Mysuru City Railway Station and a few other…
South’s first Vande Bharat Express slowest in India
November 3, 2022Speed restrictions because of the many gradients and curves, clarify officers Gap between Shatabdi Express and Vande Bharat Express too short, say commuters Mysore/Mysuru: The Vande Bharat Express that has a maximum speed of 160-180 kilometres per hour will only run at a speed of 75.60 to 77.53 km per hour on the Mysuru-Chennai route…
Running of Mysuru-Mayiladuthurai Special Express for 4 trips in each direction
October 29, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) has decided to run Train No. 06251/06252 Mysuru – Mayiladuturai – Mysuru Weekly Special Express for 4 trips in each direction. Accordingly, Train No. 06251 Mysuru – Mayiladuthurai Weekly Special Express will leave Mysuru at 11.45 pm on every Friday with effect from Oct.28 to Nov.18, 2022 (4 trips only)…
Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway Line: Survey completed from Mysuru to Periyapatna
October 19, 2022Final report to be submitted to South Western Railway by November end Kushalnagar: The survey work for the 87.2-km Mysuru-Belagola-Kushalnagar Railway line began a month ago and as per the field officers, half the survey has been completed. Survey teams have reached Kampalapura near Periyapatna and there is still halfway to go for the task…
Tipu Express is now Wodeyar Express
October 8, 2022Talguppa – Mysuru Daily Express named as Kuvempu Express Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant decision, the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on Friday renamed Tipu Express, a premier Superfast Daily Express between Mysuru and Bengaluru, as Wodeyar Express. Also, the Talguppa – Mysuru Daily Express has been named as Kuvempu Express, after poet laureate Kuvempu (K.V….
Countdown for Jumboo Savari: SWR gears up for hassle-free movement of passengers
October 3, 2022DRM Rahul Agarwal and senior officials inspect Mysuru City Railway Station Mysore/Mysuru: With movement of passengers using rail services to get in and out of Mysuru peaking with the countdown for the Jumboo Savari on Oct.5, South Western Railway (SWR) Mysuru Division, has put in place multiple measures for the safe and hassle-free movement of…
SWR introduces Hand Held Terminals service in trains
October 2, 2022To ensure real time seat availability, enhance utilisation of vacant berths and benefit wait-listed passengers Mysore/Mysuru: To promote Digital India Initiative, South Western Railway (SWR) has introduced Hand Held Terminals service in all the three Divisions for the benefit of passengers in trains. Bengaluru Division has 5 pairs of premium trains (Shatabdi Express, Sir M….
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