The Latest Breaking News from South Western Railway

SWR has cancelled/short-terminated/diverted some trains due to various reasons.SWR has cancelled/short-terminated/diverted trains due to various reasons, incl. extension of suspension of Road No 4, 5 & 6 at Bengaluru Cantonment Yard, widening of platform 2 & 3, construction of foot overbridge no 3, mega line blocks for additional platforms at…

Exclusive: Rail engineering projects over the festive season are set to trigger widespread disruption for train travellers, from southern England to Northern Ireland

SWR launched fire safety awareness drive w/ initiatives to educate stakeholders, incl. rail users & staff. Severe checks & inspections conducted, training given to operate fire extinguishers & emergency windows. Announc. made to avoid inflammable articles & crackers. 200 trains covered, 8K passengers counselled. Firecrackers worth ₹22K seized. SWR appeals…

Latest wave of strikes will target different regions a day at a time

South Western Railway bags 1st place in Swachhata Pakhwada 2023, North Eastern & South Central Railway follow. 915 cleanliness activities taken up, 23,744 volunteers took Swachhata Pledge. 252 saplings planted, 17 tonnes plastic waste removed, 1,053 km railway track cleared.

SWR to run special express trains & attach extra coaches to meet Deepavali rush. 06507 Yesvantpur-Bidar Special Express & 06508 Bidar-Yesvantpur Special Express to run Nov 13-15. 16 trains to have extra coaches till Nov 14-17. 12079/12080 KSR Bengaluru-SSS Hubballi Janshatabdi Express to have 2 extra non-AC chair cars till…

Justice A.V. Chandrashekara, retired judge of the Karnataka High Court, addressed senior officers of South Western Railway on vigilance awareness in Hubballi on Sunday.

FOUR Scottish castles have been named as being among the top 10 in the UK in a list compiled by South Western Railway (SWR).

SWR to run new train b/w Bidar-Yesvantpur via Kalaburagi. Train No. 16577/16578 Yesvantpur-Bidar Weekly Express starts Nov 4. Train No. 16577 leaves Yesvantpur 11.15 pm, stops en route, reaches Bidar 1.30 pm. Train No. 16578 leaves Bidar 2.40 pm, stops en route, reaches Yesvantpur 4 am. Composition: 1 AC 2-tier,…

Union Cabinet approves PLB of 78 days wages for 2022-23 to 11.07 lakh non-gazetted railway employees. Total payout of ₹1,968.87 crore. SWR signs agreement with JSW Minerals Rail Logistics for operation of 07 BOBSNS wagons for iron ore transportation. Agreement to ease unloading difficulty & enable higher quantum of iron…

A social activist has urged South Western Railway to convert the special train between Vijayapura and Mangaluru (Train No 07377) into a regular service. This would make fares more reasonable and increase patronage, as it is the only train running between the two cities via Hubballi.