Hassan–Bangalore section

Railway line in India

Hassan Junction (HAS)
KSR Bengaluru City (SBC)

ServiceOperator(s)South Western RailwayDepot(s)Krishnarajapuram (KJM)HistoryOpened2017TechnicalTrack length179 km (111 mi)Number of tracks1Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gaugeElectrificationYes

Route map

Legend

to Mangalore Junction

0.0

Hassan Junction

to Arsikere Junction

3.9

to Mysore Junction

8.6

Channarayapatna

12.2

Shravanabelagola

MYSTooltip Mysore railway division limits

SBCTooltip Bangalore railway division limits

14.1

B.G.Nagar

14.9

Adichunchanagiri

15.5

Yediyuru

19.5

Kunigal

23.5

Solapur

28.6

Nalamangala

37.4

Chikbanavara

to Yesvantpur Junction

to Bangalore Cantonment

The KSR Bengaluru-Hassan section, part of the Bengaluru division of South Western Railway Zone, connects the cities of Bengaluru and Hassan. This line was the dream project of Former Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda, open to the general public in March 2017. The inaugural train was the 22679 Yeshwantpur-Hassan Intercity Express.^[1] This direct line connects the two cities, forming a straight rail link from Bengaluru to Mangaluru with no reversals. Previously, there were two routes to Mangaluru via Hassan - one via Ramanagara-Mysuru-Holenarasipura, taking 12 hours with two reversals (at Mysuru and Hassan) and another via Tumakuru-Arsikere, taking 10.5-11 hours with one reversal (at Arsikere). This direct route via Yediyur, with no reversals, is significantly shorter and saves time, taking only 9 hours between the two cities.

History

The rail line from Hassan to Bangalore via Shravanabelagola, Kunigal, Nelamangala was announced in the Railway Budget 1996. The work began in 1998.^[2] The line is divided into two sections: the first is from Hassan to Shravanabelagola, and the second from Shravanabelagola to Nelamangala and Bengaluru.^[3]

Inaugural

A goods trial run was successfully completed by 7 January 2006.^[4] The line was officially opened to traffic on 31 January 2006.^[2] Special trains were introduced on this line during the Mahamastakabhisheka festival in 2006, catering to the increased passenger demand.^[5]

Stations on this Line

Channarayapatna
Hirisave
Shravanabelagola
Kunigal
Bellur Cross
Adichunchanagiri

References

^ https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-yesvantpur-hassan-intercity-sf-express-22679/59321/997/1709
^ ^a ^b "Train service may start ahead of Mastakabhisheka". The Hindu. 27 January 2006. Archived from the original on 7 March 2006.
^ "Bengaluru–Hassan broad gauge line may open next month". The Times of India. 24 February 2017.
^ "Trial run on rail line between Hassan and Shravanabelagola". The Hindu. 7 January 2006.
^ "Special trains to Shravanabelagola from Tuesday". The Hindu. 5 February 2006. Archived from the original on 21 May 2006.

Railways in Southern India

Authority

Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

Zones and divisions

South Central	Hyderabad Secunderabad
South Coast	Guntakal Guntur Vijayawada Waltair
Southern	Chennai Madurai Palakkad Salem Thiruvananthapuram Tiruchirappalli
South Western	Bangalore Hubli Mysore

Suburban and metro

Operational

Suburban	Chennai Suburban Chennai MRTS Hyderabad MMTS
Metro	Chennai Metro Kochi Metro Hyderabad Metro Namma Metro

Proposed

Workshops

Depots

Electric Loco	Arakkonam Erode Guntakal Kazipet Lallaguda Royapuram Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Diesel Loco	Coonoor Erode Ernakulam Golden Rock Gooty Guntakal Hubli Kazipet Tondiarpet Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Steam Loco	Coonoor
Multiple Unit	Avadi Bangalore Kollam Palakkad Tambaram Velachery Vijayawada

Lines

Main	Chennai–Bangalore Chennai–Howrah Chennai–New Delhi Chennai–Mumbai
Broad Gauge	Bangalore–Hubli Bhimavaram–Narasapur Chennai–Thanjavur Ernakulam–Kayamkulam Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam Erode–Tiruchirappalli Gudivada–Machilipatnam Jolarpettai–Shoranur Kollam–Sengottai Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram Kothapalli–Manoharabad Kothavalasa–Kirandul Madurai–Tirunelveli Manamadurai–Rameswaram Manamadurai–Virudhunagar Mangalore–Mysore Mysore–Bangalore Mysore–Chamarajanagar Nagercoil–Tirunelveli Nilambur–Shoranur Palakkad–Pollachi Peddapalli–Nizamabad Pune–Londa Samalkot–Kakinada Secunderabad–Manmad Tenali–Repalle Thiruvananthapuram–Kanyakumari Vijayawada–Nidadavolu Viluppuram–Tiruchirappalli
Mountain	Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Sections	Duvvada–Vijayawada Gudur–Renigunta Guntakal–Nandyal Guntakal–Renigunta Guntakal–Vasco da Gama Guntur–Tenali Hassan–Bangalore Kazipet–Vijayawada Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam Motumarri–Vishnupuram Nagpur–Secunderabad Nallapadu–Nandyal Nandyal–Yerraguntla Pagidipalli–Nallapadu Secunderabad–Dhone Shoranur–Cochin Harbour Shoranur–Mangalore Solapur–Guntakal Vijayawada–Gudur Vijayawada–Guntur
Inactive	Cochin State Forest Tramway Kundala Valley Railway Nilambur–Nanjangud line Sabarimala Railway

Passenger trains

Stations

Major	Arakkonam Jn. Chengalpattu Jn. Bengaluru KSR Bengaluru Yesvantpur Jn. Chennai Avadi Chennai Central Chennai Egmore Tambaram Coimbatore Jn. Ernakulam Jn. Hyderabad Hyderabad Deccan Kacheguda Secunderabad Jn. Katpadi Jn. Kollam Jn. Kozhikode Madurai Jn. Mysuru Jn. Thiruvananthapuram Central Thrissur Tirupati Tiruvallur Vijayawada Jn. Visakhapatnam Jn.

Railway companies

Active	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) Konkan Railway Corporation (KRCL) Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation (KRTCL) Kerala Rail Development Corporation (KRDC)
Defunct	East Coast State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras Railway Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway