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New Train Service between Mysore-Mangalore Likely

  •   Fri, Sep 12 2008 04:19:29 PM

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SP)

Mangalore, Sep 12: In all likelihood, a new train service between Mangalore and Mysore will get a nod in the next railway budget.

General manager of South-western Railway Pravin Kumar conducted preliminary survey of this route on Thursday September 11. The senior railway officials, who accompanied Kumar, surveyed the railway line between Hassan and Subrahmanya. They have indicated that the train will during early stages, be run between Mysore and Subrahmanya. Thereafter, depending upon the passenger preference, the train may be extended to Mangalore, they said.

At the same time, there are chances of the present Mangalore-Bangalore train that moves via Mysore, being re-routed via Hassan-Arasikere and Tukmur to Bangalore. Once the train starts to run on this route, the trains can cover the distance between Mangalore and Bangalore within six hours instead of the present 12 hours, they say.

Divisional railway manager Vijayaraghava accompanied Pravin Kumar during the survey.
  

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  • C.J.Dantis, Kadri-Mangalore-Kuwait

    Sat, Sep 13 2008

    Welcome for Opening of new routs of railways . This will generate income ,employment and save lot of petrol/Disel from land transport like Bus/car/taxi and goods carriers. Only need right people to plan and impliment . How about having a local train from Mangalore to Kumta daily 4 times that, problem of N.H.17 traffic will solve automatically . C.J.Dantis

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  • Rose Marie, Bajpe / Mangalore

    Sat, Sep 13 2008

    Often the survey taken though found positive takes longer than anyone can ever expect. Will the present government with the railways, please expedite the Mangalore/Bangalore route thro' Arsikere and a separate train to Mysore? No timeframe is indicated yet. We hope for the best from the new Government.

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  • Leena D'souza, Karkala

    Sat, Sep 13 2008

    We all should appreciate this positive move from the Government, Dept. of Railways, but the dates of begining of the said service should be preponed,as this route is the need of the hour in he regional belt of South Kanara, to connect rest of the state as it has depend on the road transport to a large extent.

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  • Soorya, Permude

    Sat, Sep 13 2008

    Let us see whos gonna win, the Bus Mafia or Railway Ministry ?!!

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  • Roland,

    Sat, Sep 13 2008

    Is there a railway line between Mercara & Sullia?

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  • joe Gonsalves, Mangalore/U.S.A.

    Sat, Sep 13 2008

    It is good to hear about the introduction of trains from Mangalore to Bangalore via Hassan. It would be a boon for passengers on this route. However as in the past the concepts and assurances remain only on paper. However let us hope that Pravin Kumar takes this project seriously and and prepares a time table for the same. Joe Gonsalves

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  • Simon Lasrado, Sullia/Bengaluru

    Sat, Sep 13 2008

    Better to have this train via mercara,sullia,puttur then mangalore,thus we need not depend upon Buses from B'lore to M'lore via mercara.

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