Mysore/Mysuru: Very soon, you can travel in a private train from Mysuru to Bhubaneswar or take a private train from Bengaluru to Guwahati, New Delhi, Howrah, Jaipur or even Gorakhpur as the Indian Railways that comes under Ministry of Railways has invited Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for private participation for operation of pairs of passenger train services from over 109 cities.
From Karnataka, the Railways have identified the Mysuru-Bhubaneswar-Mysuru daily route along with 11 other routes. The Railways expects private train operators to start running passenger trains by April 2023, breaking a State-controlled monopoly in this segment. Private trains will also operate from Kalaburagi-Mumbai and Mangaluru-Chennai route.
