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South Western Railway zone

May 08, 2023

The South Western Railway (SWR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India, headquartered at Hubballi in Karnataka State. SWR was created from carving out the routes from Southern Railways, South Central Railways and Central Railways in 2003.

South Western Railway
10-South Western Railway
Overview
HeadquartersRail Soudha, Gadag Road Hubballi Karnataka
LocaleKarnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, and Tamil Nadu
Dates of operation2003; 20 years ago (2003)–
PredecessorSouthern Railway zone
South Central Railway zone
Central Railway zone
Technical
Track gaugeBroad gauge (1676mm, 5'6")
Previous gaugeMeter gauge
Electrification1,233 kilometres (766 mi)
Length3,566 kilometres (2,216 mi)
Other
Websitewww.swr.indianrailways.gov.in SWR Official Website

History

The South Western Railway zone came into existence on 1 April 2003 by bifurcating Mysuru and Bengaluru divisions from Southern Railway along with Hubballi division from South Central Railway. It is headquartered at Hubballi and comprises three divisions namely Hubballi, Mysuru, and Bengaluru. The fourth division at Kalaburagi was slated to be the fourth division which was supposed to be carved out from Hubli, Secunderabad, Guntakal and Solapur divisions. Currently the divisional office at Kalaburagi is on hold due to operational constraints.[1]

Jurisdiction

 
Map of South Western Railway zone (in Cyan)

South Western Railway covers most of the railway lines in the state of Karnataka and Goa except the Konkan Railway line, parts of Sri Sathya Sai district and Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh, Krishnagiri district, parts of Dharmapuri district and Tirupathur district of Tamil Nadu.

Divisions

Development

 
Rail Soudha, headquarters of the South Western Railway zone located at Hubballi, Karnataka.

As of 10 November 2021, Out of 3,566 kilometres (2,216 mi) of broad gauge route, a total of 1,233 kilometres (766 mi) is electrified in the zone. [2]

The section between Bengaluru – Mysuru (136 kilometres (85 mi) is doubled and electrified. The bengaluru – Hubballi line is being doubled till saunshi in Dharawada district of karnataka and electrified till Harihara of Davanagere district. While Bengaluru – Tumakuru was doubled and opened to traffic in 2007, and as of feb 2023, the section is more than 90% doubled. The doubling of the Birur – Chikjajur section of the same line was completed in 2015 while the doubling and electrification of Hubballi – Haveri section is in progress. The doubling of Yelahanka – Penukonda section has been completed till Hindupur and the remaining section is still in progress. The Ballari – Hubballi line is completely doubled and electrified. Gadag – Hotgi and Hubballi – Pune line (via Belagavi) doubling is in progress with electrification. In the 2016 Railway Budget, the electrification of Bengaluru – Salem line via Hosur and Dharmapuri was announced which was completed in July 2021. doubling between Baiyappanahalli and Hosur is in progress.[3] In February 2017, the Bengaluru – Hassan railway line via Shravanabelagola was completed.[4] Construction of new railway lines such as Tumakuru – Chitradurga, Chitradurga – Davanagere, Tumakuru – Kadiridevarapalli, Hubballi – Belagavi via Kittur, Yalvigi – Gadag, Gadag – Wadi, Ginigera – Raichur, Hubbali – Ankola, Miraj – Bagalkote, Hassan – Chikkamagaluru are either proposed, planned, under construction or partially open for service in phases.

Modernisation

The Mysuru Division of South Western Railways will be designated as "Digital Division" after fully adopting its current technology harnessing programme. The government of India had asked Railways divisions to cut red tape and reduce paperwork in offices. All the officials will adopt technologies like WhatsApp and Google Drive to share reports and other documents. This will save a lot of papers being used for circulating reports as done currently. Two web-based helplines have been launched so that digitised information can be shared among different officials. The inspection reports regarding maintenance, passenger amenities, cleanliness, electronics, and communication, etc. will be managed by a new software which is under construction now. These measures will cut down redundant works, reduce number of registers and reports maintained by officials, reduce paper consumption and improve the efficiency and celerity of operations.[5]

Project Unigauge

Since 2007, the SWR is entirely Indian gauge. SWR has many WDG4, 23 WAP-7, WAG-9HC and WDP-4 locomotives in use.

Routes

Express routes

Loco sheds

See also

References

  1. ^ "New railway division in Kalaburagi to be under SWR but they are not setting up as it is formed in Congress time". The Hindu. 6 March 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ^ "South Western Railway completes electrification of 598 kilometres in 16 months". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. ^ "பெங்களூரு-தருமபுரி இடையே மின்சார ரயில் சேவை தொடக்கம்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Bangalore - Hassan Railway line set for commissioning". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  5. ^ "On course to becoming a 'digital division' - Today's Paper". The Hindu. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

External links

  • South Western Railway
  • Indian Railways reservations

May 08, 2023
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The South Western Railway SWR is one of the 19 railway zones in India headquartered at Hubballi in Karnataka State SWR was created from carving out the routes from Southern Railways South Central Railways and Central Railways in 2003 South Western Railway10 South Western RailwayOverviewHeadquartersRail Soudha Gadag Road Hubballi KarnatakaLocaleKarnataka Andhra Pradesh Goa and Tamil NaduDates of operation2003 20 years ago 2003 PredecessorSouthern Railway zoneSouth Central Railway zoneCentral Railway zoneTechnicalTrack gaugeBroad gauge 1676mm 5 6 Previous gaugeMeter gaugeElectrification1 233 kilometres 766 mi Length3 566 kilometres 2 216 mi OtherWebsitewww wbr swr wbr indianrailways wbr gov wbr in SWR Official Website Contents 1 History 2 Jurisdiction 3 Divisions 4 Development 5 Modernisation 6 Project Unigauge 7 Routes 7 1 Express routes 8 Loco sheds 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditThe South Western Railway zone came into existence on 1 April 2003 by bifurcating Mysuru and Bengaluru divisions from Southern Railway along with Hubballi division from South Central Railway It is headquartered at Hubballi and comprises three divisions namely Hubballi Mysuru and Bengaluru The fourth division at Kalaburagi was slated to be the fourth division which was supposed to be carved out from Hubli Secunderabad Guntakal and Solapur divisions Currently the divisional office at Kalaburagi is on hold due to operational constraints 1 Jurisdiction Edit Map of South Western Railway zone in Cyan South Western Railway covers most of the railway lines in the state of Karnataka and Goa except the Konkan Railway line parts of Sri Sathya Sai district and Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh Krishnagiri district parts of Dharmapuri district and Tirupathur district of Tamil Nadu Divisions EditBengaluru railway division Mysuru railway division Hubballi railway division Kalaburagi railway division Proposed and on hold Development Edit Rail Soudha headquarters of the South Western Railway zone located at Hubballi Karnataka As of 10 November 2021 Out of 3 566 kilometres 2 216 mi of broad gauge route a total of 1 233 kilometres 766 mi is electrified in the zone 2 The section between Bengaluru Mysuru 136 kilometres 85 mi is doubled and electrified The bengaluru Hubballi line is being doubled till saunshi in Dharawada district of karnataka and electrified till Harihara of Davanagere district While Bengaluru Tumakuru was doubled and opened to traffic in 2007 and as of feb 2023 the section is more than 90 doubled The doubling of the Birur Chikjajur section of the same line was completed in 2015 while the doubling and electrification of Hubballi Haveri section is in progress The doubling of Yelahanka Penukonda section has been completed till Hindupur and the remaining section is still in progress The Ballari Hubballi line is completely doubled and electrified Gadag Hotgi and Hubballi Pune line via Belagavi doubling is in progress with electrification In the 2016 Railway Budget the electrification of Bengaluru Salem line via Hosur and Dharmapuri was announced which was completed in July 2021 doubling between Baiyappanahalli and Hosur is in progress 3 In February 2017 the Bengaluru Hassan railway line via Shravanabelagola was completed 4 Construction of new railway lines such as Tumakuru Chitradurga Chitradurga Davanagere Tumakuru Kadiridevarapalli Hubballi Belagavi via Kittur Yalvigi Gadag Gadag Wadi Ginigera Raichur Hubbali Ankola Miraj Bagalkote Hassan Chikkamagaluru are either proposed planned under construction or partially open for service in phases Modernisation EditThe Mysuru Division of South Western Railways will be designated as Digital Division after fully adopting its current technology harnessing programme The government of India had asked Railways divisions to cut red tape and reduce paperwork in offices All the officials will adopt technologies like WhatsApp and Google Drive to share reports and other documents This will save a lot of papers being used for circulating reports as done currently Two web based helplines have been launched so that digitised information can be shared among different officials The inspection reports regarding maintenance passenger amenities cleanliness electronics and communication etc will be managed by a new software which is under construction now These measures will cut down redundant works reduce number of registers and reports maintained by officials reduce paper consumption and improve the efficiency and celerity of operations 5 Project Unigauge EditSince 2007 the SWR is entirely Indian gauge SWR has many WDG4 23 WAP 7 WAG 9HC and WDP 4 locomotives in use Routes EditExpress routes Edit No 22691 22692 Bangalore Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express between Bangalore City railway Station and Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway station via GTL SC No 12649 50 Yesvantpur Hazrat Nizamuddin Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express between Yesvantpur Junction and Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway station via UBL BAY GTL KCG No 12627 28 KSR Bengaluru City New Delhi Karnataka Express between Bangalore City railway station and New Delhi railway station Via DMM GTL RC SUR No 12779 80 Vasco Da Gama Hazrat Nizamuddin Goa Express between Vasco Da Gama and Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway station No 12027 28 KSR Bengaluru City Chennai Central Shatabdi Express between Bengaluru City railway station and Chennai Central railway station No 12607 08 KSR Bengaluru City Dr PT MGR Chennai Central Lalbagh Express between Bengaluru City railway station and Chennai Central railway station 20607 08 MYS MAS Vande bharat express via SBC Yesvantpur Kacheguda Express between Yesvantpur Junction and Kacheguda Yesvantpur Latur Express between Yesvantpur Junction and Latur Rani Chennamma Express between Bangalore City railway station and Miraj Yesvantpur Shivamogga Town Express between Yesvantpur Junction and Shivamogga Town Yesvantpur Pandharpur Express between Yesvantpur Junction and Pandharpur railway stationLoco sheds EditDiesel amp Electric Loco Shed Krishnarajapuram Diesel Loco Shed HubliSee also EditZones and divisions of Indian Railways All India Station Masters Association AISMA References Edit New railway division in Kalaburagi to be under SWR but they are not setting up as it is formed in Congress time The Hindu 6 March 2014 ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 25 December 2015 South Western Railway completes electrification of 598 kilometres in 16 months The Hindu Retrieved 30 December 2021 ப ங கள ர தர மப ர இட ய ம ன ச ர ரய ல ச வ த டக கம Hindu Tamil Thisai in Tamil Retrieved 23 September 2022 Bangalore Hassan Railway line set for commissioning The Hindu Retrieved 22 February 2017 On course to becoming a digital division Today s Paper The Hindu 18 September 2014 Retrieved 1 July 2016 External links EditSouth Western Railway Indian Railways reservations Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Western Railway zone amp oldid 1138048807, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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