Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line

Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line
broad gauge
Old gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Metre gauge
Electrification	Yes
Route map Legend km 0 Mangalore Central Bunder Goods Shed To Shoranur–Mangalore section 6 Mangalore Junction To Konkan Railway 8 Padil 15 Faringapete Halt 25 Bantawala Netravathi River 32 Kalladaka 39 Neralakatte Halt 49 Kabakaputur 59 Narimogaru 68 Kaniuru Halt 78 Yedamangala Kumaradhara River 82 Kodimbala Halt 85 Bajakere Halt 91 Subrahmanya Road 103 Shiribagilu 113 Harebetta 121 Yedakumari 129 Kadagaravalli 139 Donigal 147 Sakleshpur Hemavathi River To Bangalore–Arsikere–Hubli line 161 Ballupete 175 Alur Halt 189 Hassan Junction To Bangalore–Arsikere–Hubli line To Hassan–Bangalore section 210 Mavinkere Hemavathi River 221 Hole Narsipur 230 Annechakanahali 234 Sravanur 240 Mandagere 248 Birahalli 253 Akkihebbalu 259 Hosa Agrahara 264 Arjunahalli 270 Hampapura Kaveri River 275 Krishnarajanagara 280 Dornahalli Kaveri River 285 Sagarkatte 289 Kallur Yadahalli 296 Krishnarajasagar 305 MNGT New Bypass To Mysore–Bangalore line 309 Mysore Junction To Mysore–Chamarajanagar branch line Source: Google Maps, Kannur - KSR Bengaluru Express (via Mysuru)

Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line is a railway route of both Southern and South Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. This route plays an important role in rail transportation of Mysore division of Karnataka state.

The corridor passes through the

It is divided into two sections: Mangalore Central — Hassan Junction and Hassan Junction — Mysore Junction.

History

The main railway line from Hassan to Mangalore section was originally built as a

The gauge conversion took a very long time and is marked in red-letters in the Indian Railways' history. Although the first section after the conversion was opened in January 1998, the rest of the works were done at very slow pace. The first sub-section to be opened was Hassan Junction – Sakleshpur, a distance of about 42 km. The next stretch to be inaugurated was between Mangalore Central and Kabaka Puttur, a distance of about 44 km, opened in December 2003. Another section of the line from Kabaka Puttur to Subrahmanya Road, 42 km, was opened in July 2005. The remaining final stretch (Sakleshpur–Subrahmanya), a ghat section with 1 in 55 grades all along, was opened in May 2006 for freight services and in December 2007 for passenger operations.Since 2020, the number of passenger train movement capacity in this route has been enhanced by HMRDC.^[3]

As per the Railway Budget 1995–96, the Hassan–Mysore section was also proposed to gauge conversion to 5ft 6in

There is a proposal for doubling the Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line with electrification for reduction of time travelling between the coastal and plateau regions of Karnataka which will be a boon for the economy on this route.[6]^[7]

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