Mysuru-Bengaluru Double track: SWR begins trial runs

Mysuru: The railway double track between Mysuru and Bengaluru will be fully operational from the last week of November or the first week of December, according to South Western Railway (SWR) Sources. Sources said that minor works between Paschimavaahini and River Cauvery Railway Bridge and a few electrification works were being carried out and once completed, the double track will be operational. For now, the SWR has been running trial runs with a few trains running on the newly-laid track. The formal inauguration of the track is expected to be held during the first week of December. It may be recalled here that SWR had recently completed the works on translocation of Tipu Armoury to make way for the completion of double track between Mysuru and Bengaluru. The works on shifting of 228-year-old armoury was given to American company PSL-Wolfe Private Ltd. and New Delhi-based PSL Engineering at a cost of Rs. 13.5 crore. The Commissioner for Railway Safety recently conducted an inspection of the newly-laid 1.7 km track near Srirangapatna and gave his consent for operating trains.