Overview
- Union ministers H. D. Kumaraswamy and V. Somanna conducted a window‑trailing check of the corridor on Thursday, stopping at stations to review works and hear petitions from residents.
- Somanna said trains on the route are now cleared to run at a top speed of 135 kmph, which can cut the trip to about an hour between Bengaluru and Mysuru.
- The Railway Board has approved a new halt for the Wadiyar Express at Ramanagara, with service to begin soon.
- Officials ordered surveys for a second station at Maddur and upgrades to the century‑old existing site, with the facelift targeted in roughly six months, while plans to modernize Mandya station are being advanced.
- The push sits within record 2026–27 rail funding for Karnataka, extensive electrification and Kavach safety rollout, plus new bridges and underpasses to remove level crossings that delay farm vehicles and school traffic.