Four Vande Bharat trains pelted with stones by miscreantsFour Vande Bharat trains were targeted by stone-pelting incidents in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, causing damage to window panes but no in...
05 Mar, 2024, 04.44 PM IST
Railways planning a nearly 300-km circular rail line in Bengaluru for local trainsSouth Western Railway (SWR) has proposed the development of a 287-km-long circular rail network on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The project ...
09 Nov, 2023, 12.46 PM IST
South Western Railway gears up to minimise Cyclone Tauktae's impactThe Disaster Control Cell at SWR Headquarters has been activated and an interdisciplinary team of Officers from various departments is mann...
16 May, 2021, 06.00 PM IST
Heritage railway station buildings in Bengaluru to get make-overFour old station buildings on KSR Bengaluru- Chikkaballapur-Kolar railway line, Devanahalli, Doddajala, Avathihalli and Nandi Halt would be...
27 Feb, 2021, 04.02 PM IST
Bring Mangaluru Railway network under SWR: KCCIIn a letter to the Union Minister, KCCI president Issac Vas said the overall potential of coastal districts can be fully exploited only if ...
11 Dec, 2020, 01.32 PM IST
South Western Railways to run 40 pairs of special train services from September 12These trains will be restricted stoppages in view of the suggestions of the state government, the railways said.
06 Sep, 2020, 06.39 PM IST
Airfares "cheaper" than AC1, AC2 train fares, says railway zone, allows officials to fly insteadThe General Manager, South Western Railway has approved the proposal which states that it would "increase productivity" as the travel time ...
04 Aug, 2019, 12.58 PM IST
Yeshwanthpur, Cantt may get more platformsThe plan for Yeshwanthpur was drafted recently and is yet to get approval.
26 Jun, 2019, 12.26 PM IST
Red tape stalls doubling of 2 railway linesUnlike the construction of Namma Metro that takes at least 4-5 years, doubling may take only about two years.
06 May, 2019, 06.03 PM IST
Bengaluru's suburban rail network to soon get a feature-packed, three-phase MEMU trainThe three-phase MEMU train consists of eight coaches with a total carrying capacity of about 2,400 passengers. The maximum speed of the new...
29 Apr, 2019, 11.14 AM IST
Suburban rail project likely to get delayedThe draft feasibility report for the proposed scheme may need reworking as the state wants at least 19 changes.
23 Jan, 2019, 11.43 AM IST
Land hurdle may end up derailing suburban rail planThe official said the Rs 23,100-crore project could be a reality only if the Railway Board agrees to the lease proposal.
15 Jan, 2019, 01.10 PM IST
- Baiyappanahalli Coaching Terminal delayed again
Located about two kilometres away from Baiyappanahalli railway station, the first phase of the city’s third coaching terminal includes cons...
20 Nov, 2018, 01.03 PM IST
Rail Budget 2016: Suresh Prabhu allocates just Rs 3 crore for Rs 116 crore Byappanahalli terminal proposalSiddaramaiah described the budget as disappointing and said none of Karnataka's projects had been considered except a suburban rail system ...
26 Feb, 2016, 09.53 AM IST
Bengaluru to see first-of-its-kind shelter for retired Railway Police Force dogsThe South-Western Railways (SWR), Bengaluru Division, will drive the retirement programme and the shelter will come up at KR Puram.
22 May, 2015, 12.16 PM IST
South Western Railway hindering Anekal accident probe: Railway Safety CommissionerSWR officials are delaying giving data about when the track was last checked, who used to monitor the railway tracks in the Anekal area, SK...
26 Feb, 2015, 10.16 AM IST
10.31% increase in originating passenger earnings for SWRSouth Western Railway said originating passenger earnings till January 2013 have approximately increased by 10.31% from Rs 947.42 crore to ...
03 Mar, 2013, 03.03 PM IST