By R. Chandra Prakash, Mysore Grahakara Parishat
City Railway Station was built nearly a century ago when Mysore was way different from what it is today. City’s demography and geographical boundaries were limited and the concept of distances was restricted. The number of trains too was highly limited so also passengers. The concept of Central Business District (CBD) then was limited to Makkaji Chowk. Since mobility was either by walk or by Tongas, roads were not congested. However, today the Railways run an average of 30 pairs of trains per day and on an average, 60,000 passengers converge daily at the railway station and a majority of them use the traditional ‘front’ entrance (Jagjivan Ram Circle side). Reason being the availability of transport and parking facility on this side. This is also the reason for heavy traffic on Irwin Road and surrounding areas like Jhansirani Lakshmi Bai Road, Sayyaji Rao Road, Sheshadri Iyer Road and Dhanvanthri Road.
