Mysore/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…
SWR Mysuru & Hubballi Divisions share ‘Overall Efficiency Shield’
May 22, 2022Mysuru; South Western Railway (SWR) – Mysuru Division, which created history with the highest ever revenue of Rs. 902 crore in the Financial Year 2021-22, is the joint winner of the Overall Efficiency Shield for 2021-22.Several Departments of the Mysuru Division have also won the Efficiency Shields. Sanjeev Kishore, General Manager, SWR, Hubballi, handed over…
Running of special trains to facilitate movement of RRB exam candidates
May 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The South Western Railway (SWR) has decided to run single trip special trains for the convenience of the aspirants appearing for their RRB examinations on May 9 and 10 as detailed below: 1. Train No.06293/06294 Mysuru to Ernakulam and back: Train.No.06293 will depart Mysuru on 8.5.2022 (Sunday) at 12:30 hrs and arrives at Ernakulam…
South Western Railway, NDRF conduct mock train derailment-induced rescue and relief operations
May 6, 2022Mysuru: In a bid to test the efficacy of the Disaster Management Plan that includes a range of activities enabling the personnel from various departments of the Railways to practice the safety-related measures during emergency, the South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, in association with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other agencies of…
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…
SWR General Manager inspects Central Workshop in Ashokapuram
April 18, 2022Inaugurates automatic coach washing plant in Mysuru Station yard Mysuru: Sanjeev Kishore, General Manager, South Western Railway (SWR), Hubballi, accompanied by Principal Heads of the Department and Divisional Railway Manager, Mysuru Division, inspected the Central Workshop, Ashokapuram, on Saturday as part of the statutory annual inspection. With the fleet of Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches…
Running of single trip festival special between Mysuru-Thiruvananthapuram Central
April 12, 2022Mysuru, Apr.13- In view of the upcoming festive season and long weekend holidays, the South Western Railway has decided to run a single trip festival special train between Mysuru and Thiruvananthapuram Central and back as detailed below: Train No. 06249 will departure Mysuru on 13.4.2022 (Wednesday) at 14:15 hrs and arrives at Thiruvananthapuram Central at…
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…
Decongesting City Railway Station: Rs. 20 cr. project underway at Belagola
March 18, 2022Five stabling lines, one platform to come up; more trains to be operated from here By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: With the Naganahalli Satellite Railway Terminal project — at an estimated capital expenditure of Rs. 789 crore — stuck due to delay in the land acquisition process, the South Western Railway (SWR) has taken up the…
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