Stakeholders seek enhanced amenities, rail services at DRUCC meeting

New train services connecting Mysuru with the coastal region among demands

Stakeholders representing the rail users sought additional passenger amenities and increase in frequency of certain trains plying in the Mysuru Division of the South Western Railway.

At the meeting of the Mysuru Divisional Level Railway Users Consultative Committee (DRUCC) held here on Thursday, the members interacted with the senior railway officials and pressed for their demands in view of the surge in passenger traffic and the need for enhancing the amenities at various railway stations.

Rahul Agarwal, Divisional Railway Manager, highlighted the achievements of the Mysuru division during the financial years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 apart from listing out various initiatives were taken for infrastructure developments in various stations across the division.

He said the safety and security of passengers was of paramount importance and the Mysuru division was committed to the development and provision of better facilities for the rail users.

The DRUCC members discussed various issues including enhancement of passenger facilities at Davangere, Harihar and Haveri railway stations and wanted an increase in frequency of train services from Mysuru to Dadar, Ajmer and Nizamuddin from weekly and bi-weekly to four days a week.

In addition, they sought speeding up of all superfast trains running in Mysuru -Bengaluru section besides augmenting AC coaches in Malgudi Express running between Mysuru and Bengaluru.