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What will it take to accelerate the suburban rail project in Bengaluru?

The grand, four-corridor, suburban rail network for Bengaluru, a potential game-changer to solve the city’s perennial mobility issues, is at the crossroads.

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Railway coach-turned-restaurant to be set up in Bengaluru

There will be separate kitchens for preparing vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies. The restaurants will serve both north Indian and south Indian delicacies

The Hindu

SWR to hire 904 apprentices from Karnataka, and districts of adjoining States

The selected candidates will be paid a stipend of ₹7,000 a month during the training period without there being any boarding or lodging facilities

The Hindu

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Window pane of Dharwad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express train damaged in stone pelting

The window pane of the newly launched Dharwad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express has been damaged by miscreants near Davanagere on Saturday, according to South Western Railway (SWR) officials.

The Hindu

Internal note on signalling flaws: Frontline staff of SWR counselled for a month, says senior official

The internal note of a senior official of South Western Railway (SWR) pointing to violation of established norms and flaws in the signalling system and maintenance, led to month-long counselling for nearly 2,200 frontline signalling staff.

The Hindu

Odisha train accident | Thousands of passengers stranded at Bengaluru railway station as trains get cancelled

Thousands of passengers were stranded at the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal in Baiyappanahalli after the Railways cancelled several trains owing to the rail accident in Odisha.

The Hindu

Odisha train accident | Karnataka survivors recount horror; ‘Saw limbless bodies, people screaming for help’

Following the horrific train accident in Odisha leaving more than 260 dead, survivors from Karnataka recounted their horror

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Trains cancelled, rescheduled to facilitate work

Due to engineering work for commissioning of Ugar Khurd-Vijayanagar section doubling, the following trains will be cancelled, partially cancelled, rescheduled/regulated as per the following details, SWR has said in a release.

The Hindu

South Western Railway records highest gross revenue in FY 2022-23

The South Western Railway (SWR) has recorded the highest gross revenue of ₹8,071 crore and freight-loading performance in 2022-23 since its formation in 2003. It also carried over 150 million passengers, which is a record.

The Hindu

South Western Railway to ban e-scooters from its trains and stations

SWR is the latest train operator to join the widening ban following reports of lithium batteries catching fire on trains

Evening Standard

Air Force authorities transfer land for suburban rail project at Jalahalli

On Friday, Air Force authorities and Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Ltd. (K-RIDE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for transfer of the latter’s land at Jalahalli for the Bengaluru suburban rail project. The land is required for execution of corridor-2 (Mallige line) of the project from Benniganahalli to Chikkabanavara.

The Hindu

SWR starts work on restoring Nandi Halt station

South Western Railway (SWR) has started the restoration of Nandi Halt station. The Bengaluru Division has roped in Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage (INTACH ) for the work.

The Hindu

RMT joins train drivers’ union in announcing further rail strikes

Eurovision and FA Cup final to be hit by strikes which are likely to stop all trains running at affected companies

The Guardian - UK

South Western Railway pulls trains after ‘biofuel clogs engines’

South Western Railway has been forced to run a reduced service after some trains reported fuel issues.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Train operator slashes timetable due to ‘fuel problem’

South Western Railway is to run a reduced timetable between Basingstoke, Salisbury and Exeter St Davids ‘until further notice’.

Evening Standard

London Waterloo: Signal failure at station resolved after day of disruption

Trains are now operating a good service from Waterloo after a day of disruption due to signalling problems.

Evening Standard

Passengers warned to avoid London Waterloo as signal failure disruption expected until end of day

Network Rail has fixed the fault, but says disruption is still expected until the end of the day

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Evening Standard

Clapham Junction ‘signalling problem’ causes disruption to London rush-hour trains

Train services running through Clapham Junction were seriously disrupted on Thursday morning after a signalling problem was detected.

Evening Standard

South Western warns passengers of early shutdown on Christmas Eve

Services will stop running at 3pm on December 24 and will begin again at 12pm on December 27

Evening Standard

Fury as no trains from more than 40 stations in and outside London despite no strikes

Network Rail is warning that passengers should only travel ‘if absolutely necessary’ on Christmas Eve given planned strike action

Evening Standard

Rail operator announces: ‘Your train is cancelled...and so is your replacement bus’

SWR apologised for ‘any inconvenience’ with depleted bus fleet

The Hindu

Vande Bharat Express trains from Bengaluru to Hubballi by March 2023

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‘SwachhtaPakhwada’ launched in Hubballi Railway Station

It is a fortnight-long cleanliness drive

The Hindu

Karnataka BJP chief opposes extension of Bengaluru-Mangaluru express via Mysuru to Karwar

Nalin Kumar Kateel, the MP of Dakshina Kannada, says the extension will affect residents of his constituency

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