Mysore/Mysuru, Aug. 18 -- Mysuru Division to get Rs. 89.87 crore; tenders floated; project to be completed in 30 months

Mysuru is set to witness a major leap in railway infrastructure with the introduction of an automatic block signalling system on the busy KSR Bengaluru City Junction - Mysuru Junction section.

The South Western Railway (SWR) has taken up this project as part of a larger push to modernise signalling and boost line capacity.

Responding to the sustained surge in demand for both commuter and goods trains in the Bengaluru and Mysuru Divisions, SWR has drawn up six major signalling projects aimed at increasing efficiency and safety.

The Railway Board has sanctioned these works, which together span 639.05 kilometres at a to...