Mysore–Bangalore railway line

Mysore–Bangalore railway line

Mysore Junction
Overview
Status Operational
Locale Karnataka
Termini Mysore Junction (MYS)
Bangalore City (SBC)
Stations 24
Services 1
Website www.swr.indianrailways.gov.in
Operation
Opened February 25, 1882 (1882-02-25)
Owner Indian Railway
Operator(s) South Western Railway zone
Depot(s) Krishnarajapuram
Rolling stock WDM-2
WDM-3A
WDP-4D
WDP-4
WDG-3A
WDG-4
Technical
Line length 138.25 kilometres (85.90 mi)
Number of tracks 1
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Old gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Loading gauge 4,725 mm × 3,660 mm (15 ft 6.0 in × 12 ft 0.1 in) (BG)[1]
Operating speed 37 km/h (23 mph)
Route number 74[2]
Route map
Legend
 km
Up arrowto Chamarajanagar
0.0 Mysore Junction Bus interchangeParking
Right arrowto Hassan Junction
 3.9 Mysore New Goods Terminal
Right arrowto Hassan Junction
 8.6 Naganahalli
 12.2 Palahalli Halt
MYS limits Up arrow
SBC limits Down arrow
 14.1 Paschima Vahini Point
 14.9 Shrirangapattana
 15.5 Cauvery North Point
 19.5 Pandavapura
 23.5 Chandagirikopal
 28.6 Byadarahalli
 37.4 Yeliyur
 45.2 Mandya
 55.3 Hanakere
 64.4 Maddur
 69.6 Nidaghatta
 75.7 Settihally
 82.6 Channapattana
 93.7 Ramanagaram
 100.9 Ketohalli
 108.4 Bidadi
 114.9 Hejjala
 125.8 Kengeri
 129.3 Jnanabharathi Halt
 130.7 Nyandahalli
 133.4 Krishnadevaraya Halt
 137.9 Bangalore CityBus interchangeParking
Right arrowto Yesvantpur Junction
 Down arrowto Bangalore Cantonment

Mysore–Bangalore railway line is a railway line from Mysore Junction to Bangalore City.

Background

The line extends from Mysore Junction to Bangalore City falling mostly under Bangalore railway division and a few stretches under Mysore railway division within the limits of South Western Railway zone headquartered at Bangalore City railway station.[3][4]

Construction

Since the rail network in British India was entirely private affairs. The erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore established Mysore State Railway for improving rail connectivity, right after the commissioning of Madras Royapuram–Bangalore City railway line in 1879.[5] Though managing Mysore State Railway was an expensive affair, Chamarajendra Wadiyar X decided to lay a new rail from Bangalore to Mysore in 1870, and shelved the project soon.[6] Again he dusted the project and initiated the construction in 1877–1878. The 56 kilometres (35 mi) stretch between Bangalore–Channapatna was completed in 1 February 1881, the 37 kilometres (23 mi) Channapatna–Mandya stretch in 20 March 1881 and the final 45 kilometres (28 mi) Mandya–Mysore stretch was completed and the entire stretch thrown open to traffic on 25 February 1882.[7][8]

Development

Sanctioned in 2009–2010, the railways took up the state's demand for doubling as well electrification at an estimated cost of ₹505 crore (US$75 million) which was later revised to ₹526.31 crore (US$78 million) and finally escalated to ₹874.75 crore (US$130 million). As only the 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) Bangalore City–Kengeri stretch been completed, the work for the rest of line is in progress. Land acquisition of about 160 acres (65 ha), especially 25 acres (10 ha) near Mandya alone have been done as part of double line and improving stations between Ramanagaram and Mysore Junction.[9]

Stations en route

Image gallery

References

  1. ↑ J S Mundrey (2010). Railway Track Engineering (Fourth ed.). New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-07-068012-8. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Public Time Table" (PDF). South Western Railway zone. Indian Railways. 246. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "South Western Railway zone". Railway Board. South Western Railway zone. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Saritha, S R (6 November 2013) [Completed 2012]. "2" (PDF). Colonialism and modernisation;history and development of southern railway a case study (Ph.D.,). University of Kerala. pp. 64–65. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "A rail link to Mysore's history". The Times of India. Mysore. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda Patil, S. H. Patil ; foreword by M .M. Kalburgi (2002). Community dominance and political modernisation. New Delhi: Mittal Publications. p. 61. ISBN 9788170998679. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. ↑ R. Krishna, Kumar (27 April 2013). "History unfolds". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Asha, Krishnaswamy (15 June 2015). "Railway double line to Mysuru almost ready". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 5 October 2016.

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