MEMU Shed

Hubballi to get DEMU/MEMU Shed

With the completion of the electrification of railway lines in the Hubballi area,  The Hubballi Division of Southwestern railway is constructing a Diesel Multiple Unit (DEMU) / Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) Shed at Hubballi to support short distance/shuttle trips in and around the Hubballi area. The Gati Shakthi Unit of Hubballi Division has invited bids […]

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Gadag Wadi Railway Line

Railways to construct a new railway line between Kushtagi and Jumlapur Road

Indian Railways has initiated the process of Construction of the New Broad Gauge Line Between Kushtagi (Excl.) and Jumlapur Road (Incl.) Including Signalling, Telecommunication & Electrical Works on EPC Mode. This new line is a part of the 257 KM Gadag – Wadi New Railway line Project. The request for proposal includes the construction of […]

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Railway line

Railways to construct a new railway line between Kyarakoppa and Mummigatti part of Dharwad Belagavi New railway Line

Indian Railways has initiated the process to construct a new broad gauge (BG) line between Kyarakoppa (Excl.) and Mummigatti (Incl.) by inviting bids. Total length of the line is 11.700 KM running from Chainage 6100 to Chainage 17800. The project shall be undertaken in Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) mode. This new line is a […]

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Mysuru OKHA train

Introduce a biweekly train between Mysuru and OKHA

Train in need A new biweekly train to Okha/Rajkot from Mysuru (MYS) via Bengaluru (SBC), Hubballi (UBL), Belagavi (BGM), Pune, Kalyan (KYN)/Vasai road (BSR), Vadodara (BRC), Ahmedabad (ADI), Rajkot (RJT) and Jamnagar (JAM). The train provides connectivity to Saurashtra regions To date, there is no single dedicated train to the Saurashtra region of Gujarat from […]

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Mysuru Hassan Railway Line

Mysuru Hassan Railway Electrification to be completed by August 2023

RITES Ltd. has issued the work order to M/s KEC International Limited for the electrification works of the Mysuru – Hassan section of the Mysuru Railway Division of the South Western Railway. The electrification works are to be completed by August 2023.  The work involves  Railway Electrification of 25 kV OHE Works, Signaling and Telecommunication […]

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Swamihalli Rayadurga railway line

Final Location Survey called for Swamihalli Rayadurg Railway Line

The South Western Railway has called tender to conduct the final location survey for the new railway line between Swamihalli and Rayadurga stations. The proposed alignment takes off at New Swamihalli Station, a proposed junction on the Hosapete (HPT) – Yeswanthnagar (YTG) section. The proposed junction is expected to be around 4.5 kilometers from Swamihalli […]

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Mysuru Kushalnagar railway line tentative alignment

DPR for the Mysuru Kushalnagar new railway line by March 2023

Indian Railways is working towards establishing railway connectivity to Kodagu district. In this regard, the proposed 87 kilometres new railway line between Mysuru (Belagula) and Kushalnagar was sanctioned in 2018-19 with an abstract cost of Rs. 1854.62 Crore. To take things forward, Indian Railways has initiated the preparation of a Detailed Project Report. Detailed Project […]

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Ashokapuram Railway Station

Ashokapuram Railway Station Remodeling to decongest Mysuru Junction

In order to augment the berthing capacity at the Mysuru, South Western Railways has taken up the yard remodeling of Ashokapuram Railway Station. The work is planned to be executed in two phases.  The phase-1 yard remodeling works will cost Rs.15.7 crore with a tentative completion date of February 2023. And, the phase -2 work […]

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Final Location Survey for Yelahanka-Devanahalli Doubling and  Baiyyapanahalli-Hosuru Section Quadrupling initiated

South Western Railway has called tender to conduct the final location survey for the doubling of 23.01 kilometres Yelahanka-Devanahalli Rail line and the Quadrupling of  48.5 kilometres on Baiyyapanahalli-Hosuru Section. Final Location Survey (FLS) A final location survey is the first important step that is carried out during detailing of any railway project. It is […]

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Lokpur Yadwad railway line

Railways to construct a new railway line between Lokapur and Yadwad

Railways have invited bids for the construction of a new BG line between Lokapur(Excl) Yadwad(incl) from KM 39/000 to 60/000(21 KM) in the Bagalkot -Kudachi new rail line project on EPC Mode. The works shall also include Signalling & Telecommunication works and General Electrical services. Estimated Project Cost – 357.46 cr Length – 21 KM […]

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Chikkmagaluru Railway line

Railways to construct a new line between Chikkamagalur and Hadihalli

Indian Railways has initiated the process to construct the New Broad Gauge (BG) Railway Line between Chikkamagalur and Hadihalli  by inviting bids. Total length of the line is 9.105 KM running from Chainage 45.775M to Chainage 54.880M. In addition to the civil works, the scope of work includes Railway Electrification, Signal & Telecommunication works and […]

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OHE Foundation works | Pic Courtesy: Nischay Shetty

Electrification works started on Mysuru Hassan Railway line

The RITES Ltd. appointed agency has kick-started the electrification works on the 119.20 Running KM (142 Total KM) of Mysuru – Hassan railway section of Mysuru Division, South Western Railway with an estimated cost of Rs.91.27 crores, excluding GST. The completion period of this work is 18 (Eighteen) months from the date of commencement. The […]

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Belagula railway station

SWR to take up Ashokapuram railway station yard remodeling

A slew of infrastructure upgrades are proposed by the South Western Railways in Mysuru to improve the region’s connectivity and cater to the future traffic. In this regard, SWR is focussing on remodeling of Railway yards at Mysuru, Ashokapuram, Naganahalli and Belagula stations along with creation of allied facilities meant for maintenance and comfortable circulation […]

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Mysuru will see an infusion of Rs. 487 Crores to expand the Railway Infrastructure

Mysuru Railway Junction & Naganahalli Railway Yard The emerging mini metro city will soon be upgrading its railway infrastructure in the form of remodeling of Mysuru railway junction (MYS) and Naganahalli railway yard. The total cost of the proposed infrastructure works is 487.8 crore INR. Of which, 396.73 crore INR is estimated for the Mysuru […]

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Railway line

Railways sanctions PET Survey of New Railway lines in Karnataka

The ministry of railways has accorded sanction for conducting survey for the following sections in Karnataka-  Shravanabelagola to Madikeri via Holenarsipiura- Arkalgud-Konanur -Kushalnagar for a length of 117 KM. Gangavathi to Daroji for a length of 36 KM. The railway board has sanctioned the amount to carry out the survey for preliminary engineering & traffic.(PETS) […]

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Railway line

Bids invited for Electrification of Mysuru-Hassan railway line

RITES Ltd. has invited tender work involving- “Railway Electrification of 25 kV OHE Works, Signalling & Telecommunication Works, General Electrification works and Civil Engineering Works on existing track of single line section of Mysuru-Hassan in Mysuru Division, South western Railway. Traction substation (TSS) is proposed to come up at Mandagere, and other TSS at Kadakola […]

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EIA tender called for Chennai – Mysuru High Speed Rail Corridor

National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has called tender for carrying out Environmental Impact Assessment Study / Field Work and Preparation of Environment Impact Assessment Report and Environment Management Plan for Chennai – Mysuru High Speed Rail Corridor (About 45 klm long) Activities to be Performed for Carrying out EIA Study Identification of Study […]

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Electrification work | Mysuru Chamarajanagar Railway Line

Commencement of Electrification works on Mysuru – Chamarajanagar railway line

The Railways has kick-started the Electrification works on the Mysuru – Chamarajanagar railway line The electrification works include installation of Overhead cable support poles, catenary system among other allied activities. Currently, the foundation works for Overhead cable supporting poles have commenced from the Mysuru end.  M/s Powerguru Infratech Private Limited to execute the works The […]

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Tender Awarded for Electrification of Mysuru – Chamarajanagar Railway Line

Mysuru – Chamarajanagar Railway Line: Central Organisation for Railway Electrification – CORE (CAO/RE ), GOI, had called tender for “Design, Supply, Erection, Testing & Commissioning of 25kV, 50 Hz, Single Phase, AC Electrification Works including OHE & TSS as Composite Electrical Work” in Mysuru (Excl)-Chamarajanagar(Incl) section Gr. 297 of Mysuru division of SWR. The work […]

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System Map of Mysuru Mangaluru Railway line via Hassan including Arsikere

Tender: Electrification of Mysuru Mangaluru Railway Line

The Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE) has invited bids for the Electrification of Mysuru Mangaluru Railway Line via Hassan including Arsikere line. The tender work involves “Design, Supply, Erection, Testing and Commissioning of 25kV, 50 Hz, Single Phase, AC Electrification Works including OHE & TSS as Composite Electrical Work” in Mysuru(Excl)- Hassan(Incl)- Mangaluru(Excl)/ Arsikere(Excl) […]

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