Mysore/Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate or lay foundation stones for over 6,000 railway projects worth over Rs. 85,000 crore via video-conferencing tomorrow, Tuesday, Mar. 12 at 9 am. These include 80 projects worth Rs. 5,241.41 crore of South Western Railway (SWR). He will be inaugurating and dedicating various Railway projects, including new line,…
All-women crew steers Rajya Rani Express
March 9, 2024Marking International Women’s Day in SWR, Mysuru Division Mysore/Mysuru: On International Women’s Day yesterday, the Mysuru Division of South Western Railway hosted a unique event commemorating women’s achievement, wherein the Rajya Rani Express was expertly operated by an all-women crew on the route between Mysuru and Bengaluru. This initiative stands as a tribute to the…
Vande Bharat Express Weekly special between Chennai-Mysuru-Chennai
November 29, 2023On Wednesdays between Nov.29 and Dec. 27 Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) has decided to run Vande Bharat Express special between Chennai-Mysuru-Chennai on every Wednesday between Nov.29 and Dec. 27, 2023 (5 trips) to clear extra rush of passengers as detailed below: 1. Train No.06037 Chennai to Mysuru will depart Chennai at 05.50 hrs and…
Railway Engineer ends life by coming under moving train
November 23, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A Senior Engineer of South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, committed suicide by coming under a moving train at City Railway Station yesterday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Prabhu (45), a native of Chikkajajur village in Chitradurga district, who was serving as a Senior Section Engineer, Mechanical Department, SWR, Mysuru Division and…
Railway tout booked; tickets worth Rs. 4.80 lakh seized
November 22, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the South Western Railway Mysuru Division have apprehended a tout and seized tickets and computer systems worth over 4.80 lakh. The house of Omprakash Patil in Hebbal was raided by the RPF and live (current) tickets worth Rs.4,349 and past journey tickets worth Rs. 3,87,770 and computer systems…
Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway Line | Survey report to be submitted to Railways next month: DRM
November 20, 2023Kushalnagar: The survey work for the 84.50-km Mysuru-Belagola-Kushalnagar Railway line, initiated in September 2022, is nearing completion and the land survey report is expected to be submitted to the Mysuru Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) next month. Confirming this to Star of Mysore, DRM Shilpi Agarwal mentioned that they are anticipating the report of the land…
Ticketless travel: Rs. 81 lakh collected in October
November 18, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In October this year, the Mysuru Division collected a substantial penalty amount of Rs. 81 lakh from ticketless travellers and during the festival days, an impressive Rs. 5 lakh penalty was levied. The drive was conducted by 21 Station ticket-checking staff, 30 ticket-checking squad staff and 133 sleeper coaches manned by TTEs. In addition,…
K.G. Koppal underbridge to be widened by 100 feet
September 6, 2023MP asks Railways to do a survey; widening to ease traffic congestion, improve connectivity Mysore/Mysuru: The K.G. Koppal underbridge is set to undergo a significant expansion, spanning an additional 100 feet. This expansion aims to address the perennial traffic congestion issues while simultaneously enhancing connectivity to various localities through the underbridge. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha…
PM to lay foundation for upgradation of two Rly. Stations in Mysuru Division on Aug. 6: DRM
August 4, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, Shilpi Agarwal has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be laying the foundation stone for the upgradation/ redevelopment of 508 Railway Stations including two Railway Stations coming under Mysuru Division — Arsikere and Harihara — under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, through video…
Shilpi Agarwal takes charge as Divisional Railway Manager
March 11, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Shilpi Agarwal took charge as the new Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, from outgoing DRM Rahul Agarwal on Mar. 10. Prior to this, Shilpi Agarwal was Group General Manager (Finance) in the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), the construction arm of the Ministry of Railways, for project implementation…
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