Five 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…
Mandya MP Sumalatha meets top Railway officials in city
March 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking redressal of long pending Railway issues concerning her Lok Sabha Constituency, Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish met South Western Railway (SWR) Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Rahul Agarwal at his office near City Railway Station this morning and submitted a memorandum that listed Railway issues that needs immediate attention of the Department. Railway officials Manjunath…
Cancellation, diversion, regulation & rescheduling of trains
February 15, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) has Cancelled/ Partially Cancelled/ Diverted/ Regulated/ Rescheduled the following trains due to Pre Non-Interlocking/ Non-Interlocking work from 16.2.2022 to 25.2.2022 at Ammasandra, Sampige Road, Nittur and Banasandra under doubling of Tumakuru-Arsikere section over Bengaluru and Mysuru Division, as follows: CANCELLATION Train No. 07369 – Chikkamagaluru-Yesvantpur Daily Passenger Special, Train No….
Meagre Budget grant delays Railway projects
February 4, 2022Rs. 5 crore for Naganahalli terminal; Rs. 1,000 for Mysuru-Kushalnagar line! Mysore/Mysuru: Though the total budgetary allocation to South Western Railway (SWR) for capital expenditure is Rs. 6,900 crore, claimed to be the highest ever grant, the new Satellite Railway Terminal at Naganahalli near Mysuru — that will greatly help in decongesting the Mysuru Railway…
SWR electrifying trains at fast pace
January 29, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) is running Train No. 11312/11311 Hassan-Solapur-Hassan Daily Express with electric locomotive between Solapur-Yesvantpur- Solapur with effect from Jan. 28 for train journey commencing from Hassan and with effect from 29th for train journey commencing from Solapur. Earlier, this train was running with Diesel Locomotive from end to end, between Hassan…
Steam-era water column comes to life in Mysuru Rail Museum
January 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With a view to add value to the Rail Museum, the South Western Railway (SWR) has restored a steam-era water column to its full functional order. Many Railway Stations during the steam-era had a water column for filling water into the water tank in the tender trailing the steam locomotive, which also had an…
SWR earmarks unreserved coaches in Inter-State trains
January 22, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: For the convenience of passengers, the South Western Railway (SWR) has decided to de-reserve some Second Class Seating coaches and have earmarked them as unreserved coaches to permit unreserved commuter travel in nominated Inter-State trains. The details of these Inter-State trains along with the number of coaches to be run as unreserved with effect…
40 trains run on silent mode
January 17, 2022Railways can save high speed diesel up to Rs. 70.12 crore per year Mysore/Mysuru: Often, many people, especially those who stay near the Railway tracks, complain of constant noise whenever a train moves. Now, over 40 trains in the South Western Railway (SWR) are running on silent mode, thanks to technology and there is a…
Diversion, regulation of train services
December 29, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Due to Line block for Arsikere-Tumakuru doubling work in Nittur-Sampige Road Section on 3.1.2022, 8.1.2022, 11.1.2022, 17.1.2022 and 22.1.2022, South Western Railway (SWR) has made the following changes in the pattern of train services: Diversion 1. Train No. 16217 Mysuru-Sainagar Shirdi Express journey commencing from Mysuru on 3.1.2022 and 17.1.2022 will be diverted to…
Better amenities for pilgrims at Subramanya Road Railway Station
December 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The South Western Railway (SWR) has commissioned a Yatri Nivas at Subramanya Road Railway Station. The building will house separate blocks for men, women and people with mobility issues. Bona fide railway passengers can use the toilets and bathing facilities in the Yatri Nivas free of cost before leaving for the temple, said Dr….
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