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6 arrested for stabbing Cop in a moving train
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6 arrested for stabbing Cop in a moving train

February 29, 2024

Despite being injured, Railway Constable pins down 2 of the accused in Maddur Mysore/Mysuru: The Government Railway Police (GRP) sleuths have arrested a six-member gang, all in their twenties, for stabbing a Constable aboard a moving train between Mysuru and Bengaluru. Remarkably, despite being injured and bleeding, the Constable pursued and caught hold of the…

Steam-era water column comes to life in Mysuru Rail Museum
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Steam-era water column comes to life in Mysuru Rail Museum

January 25, 2022

Mysore/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…

40 trains run on silent mode
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40 trains run on silent mode

January 17, 2022

Railways 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…

COVID isolation train coaches to be modified to haul freight traffic
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COVID isolation train coaches to be modified to haul freight traffic

January 21, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Over 128 isolation coaches which the South Western Railway (SWR) readied to treat COVID-19 patients soon after the contagion struck would be modified as New Modified Goods (NMG) rakes to transport freight. The coaches were lying idle till now at eight stations across the Mysuru Division — Mysuru, Shivamogga, Hassan, Arasikere, Nanjangud, Birur, and…

Two-wheelers ride on rails
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Two-wheelers ride on rails

October 13, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Giving further push to automobile transportation, South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, loads TVS two-wheelers in New Modified Goods (NMG) rake from Kadakola to Changsari near Guwahati, Assam, covering a distance of nearly 3,000 kms. This traffic has come to Railways due to sustained efforts of Business Development Unit set up on the Division….

Short-termination and regulation  of trains for 29 days
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Short-termination and regulation of trains for 29 days

February 10, 2019

Mysuru: The following trains will be short-terminated, originate and regulated due to Line Block for repair works of damaged washable apron at Mysuru Railway Station yard for a period of 29 days from today (Feb. 10) to March 10, 2019: 1. Train No.56269 Shivamogga Town – Mysuru passenger journey commencing from 10.2.2019 to 10.3.2019 will…

Permanent augmentation of trains with a 3-Tier AC coach
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Permanent augmentation of trains with a 3-Tier AC coach

January 5, 2019

Mysuru: The following trains will be augmented permanently with one three tier AC coach: 1. Train No. 17301/17302 Mysuru-Dharwad-Mysuru Daily Express will be augmented with  a three tier AC coach with effect from 5.1.2019 ex Dharwad and from 8.1.2019 ex Mysuru on permanent basis. 2. Train No. 17307/17308 Mysuru-Bagalkot-Mysuru      Basava Daily Express will be augmented…

Two youths run over by train
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Two youths run over by train

December 11, 2018

Mysuru:  In separate incidents, two youths have been run over by trains. In the first incident, an unidentified youth, aged about 35 years, was run over by Bengaluru-Chamarajanagar Train near Mandya Railway Station on Monday. The deceased youth is round faced, 5.6 ft. tall, oily red complexioned, well-built, sports mustache and beard, has tattooed the…

Train of Knowledge
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Train of Knowledge

July 14, 2018

While there are many who board trains to reach their schools, there are only a few who are actually studying sitting inside one. This Weekend Star Supplement narrates the story of a Government school in the nearby Nanjangud Taluk that has been painted to look like a Railway Station — complete with train, platform and…

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