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Mangaluru Railway Joins Mysuru Division: Decade-Long Dream Fulfilled, Effective Sept 30!
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News18•28-09-2026, 15:05
Mangaluru Railway Joins Mysuru Division: Decade-Long Dream Fulfilled, Effective Sept 30!
- •The long-standing demand to integrate the Mangaluru railway area into the Mysuru division will be fulfilled from midnight on September 30.
- •The Mangaluru railway area, previously under the Palakkad division of Southern Railway, will now fall under the jurisdiction of the Mysuru division of South Western Railway.
- •A high-ranking team led by Mysuru Additional Divisional Railway Manager Shammas Hameed will arrive in Mangaluru on September 30 to complete the administrative handover.
- •Mysuru division controllers began supervising operations on September 28, and from October 1, the total number of stations under Mysuru division will increase to 99.
- •The transfer boundary between South Western Railway and Southern Railway shifts from Padil to Ullal, promising smoother and faster train movements.
Key Questions Answered
The Mangaluru railway area officially transitions from the Palakkad division to the Mysuru division starting from midnight between September 30 and October 1, 2026.
By shifting the transfer boundary from Padil to Ullal, trains moving between Bengaluru and Karwar will no longer need advance coordination across multiple zones, reducing delays and enabling faster travel.
Thokur station will remain under the jurisdiction of the Konkan Railway Corporation Limited, acting as the interchange point between Konkan Railway and South Western Railway.
