The railway authorities have taken up the survey for quadrupling (four lines) of multiple routes under South Western Railway and this includes the section between Mysuru and Bengaluru.
The railway board has sanctioned ₹5.48 crore for the Final Location Survey for quadrupling the Mysuru-Bengaluru section which is among the high-density routes. The other routes where the surveys have been ordered are Bengaluru-Tumakuru, Bangarpete-Jolarpettai, and Hubbali-Hospete. In addition, surveys have also been ordered for doubling the Mysuru-Chamarajanagar section and Hassan-Kunigal-Chikkabanavara.
