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The South Western Railway is one of the 16 railway
Indian Railways

Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is the state-owned railway company of India, which owns and operates most of the country's rail transport....
 zones in India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
. It is headquartered at Hubli and comprises Bangalore and Mysore divisions of Southern Railway
Southern Railway (India)

Southern Railway is the first Railway Zone to be created in independent India. It was created on April 14, 1951 by merging three state railways namely Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway, and the Mysore State Railway....
, reorganized Hubli division of South Central Railway
South Central Railway

The South Central Railway is one of the 16 Indian Railways zones in India. It is headquartered at Secunderabad and has the following divisions: Reorganized Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India, Guntakal , Vijayawada, Guntur division and Nanded....
 including Hospet
Hospet

----Hosapete, formerly Hospet is a city in Bellary District in northern Karnataka, India. Hosapete is on the Tungabhadra River, 12 km from Hampi, the site of the ruins of the medieval city of Vijayanagara, former capital of the Vijayanagar Empire....
-Bellary
Bellary

Bellary is a historic city in Bellary District in Karnataka state, India....
. Important trains operated by this division are the Karnataka Express (Bangalore
Bangalore

Bangalore , officially Bengaluru , is the capital of the Indian States and territories of India of Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's List of most populous cities in India and List of most populous metropolitan areas in India....
 - New Delhi
New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. With a total area of 42.7 km2, New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi and serves as the seat of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi ....
), the Lalbagh Express (Bangalore - Chennai
Chennai

Chennai , formerly Indian renaming controversy , is the fourth largest metropolitan area of India and the capital city of the Indian states and territories of India of Tamil Nadu....
), the Udayan Express (Bangalore - Mumbai) and the Shatabdi Express (Bangalore - Chennai).

Overview
People of the State have been demanding creation of two divisions under SWR -- Mangalore
Mangalore

Mangalore is the chief port city of the India state of Karnataka. Bounded by the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats mountain ranges, Mangalore is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in southwestern Karnataka....
 and Gulbarga
Gulbarga

Gulbarga previously known as is a town in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Gulbarga District, and of Gulbarga Division....
.






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The South Western Railway is one of the 16 railway
Indian Railways

Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is the state-owned railway company of India, which owns and operates most of the country's rail transport....
 zones in India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
. It is headquartered at Hubli and comprises Bangalore and Mysore divisions of Southern Railway
Southern Railway (India)

Southern Railway is the first Railway Zone to be created in independent India. It was created on April 14, 1951 by merging three state railways namely Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway, and the Mysore State Railway....
, reorganized Hubli division of South Central Railway
South Central Railway

The South Central Railway is one of the 16 Indian Railways zones in India. It is headquartered at Secunderabad and has the following divisions: Reorganized Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India, Guntakal , Vijayawada, Guntur division and Nanded....
 including Hospet
Hospet

----Hosapete, formerly Hospet is a city in Bellary District in northern Karnataka, India. Hosapete is on the Tungabhadra River, 12 km from Hampi, the site of the ruins of the medieval city of Vijayanagara, former capital of the Vijayanagar Empire....
-Bellary
Bellary

Bellary is a historic city in Bellary District in Karnataka state, India....
. Important trains operated by this division are the Karnataka Express (Bangalore
Bangalore

Bangalore , officially Bengaluru , is the capital of the Indian States and territories of India of Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's List of most populous cities in India and List of most populous metropolitan areas in India....
 - New Delhi
New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. With a total area of 42.7 km2, New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi and serves as the seat of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi ....
), the Lalbagh Express (Bangalore - Chennai
Chennai

Chennai , formerly Indian renaming controversy , is the fourth largest metropolitan area of India and the capital city of the Indian states and territories of India of Tamil Nadu....
), the Udayan Express (Bangalore - Mumbai) and the Shatabdi Express (Bangalore - Chennai).

Overview


People of the State have been demanding creation of two divisions under SWR -- Mangalore
Mangalore

Mangalore is the chief port city of the India state of Karnataka. Bounded by the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats mountain ranges, Mangalore is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in southwestern Karnataka....
 and Gulbarga
Gulbarga

Gulbarga previously known as is a town in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Gulbarga District, and of Gulbarga Division....
. Mangalore and the nearby Kankanadi stations are with the Palghat division of Southern Railway at present and hence they are demands that the two stations be brought under South Western Railway (SWR) and the regions surrounding Mangalore be brought under one division with Mangalore as its headquarters. With the Hassan-Mangalore section of SWR on the verge of being commissioned, it is felt that creation of this division will go a long way in strengthening the railway network of Karnataka and provide better facilities for the region.

When the proposed Hubli-Ankola
Ankola

Ankola which is a Taluk is in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state, India. A small town by any standard surrounded by numerous temples. The main language spoken here is Kannada, and a dialect of Konkani that is unique to Uttara Kannada....
 line gets ready, railway network of the State would get a further boost and propel greater economic activity. This line will also provide connectivity to the Konkan Railway
Konkan Railway

The Konkan Railway is a railway line which runs along along the Konkan of India. It was constructed and is operated by a Konkan Railway Corporation....
 section between Mangalore and Roha at three points — Mangalore, Ankola and Madgaon. The completion of the proposed Hubli-Ankola
Ankola

Ankola which is a Taluk is in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state, India. A small town by any standard surrounded by numerous temples. The main language spoken here is Kannada, and a dialect of Konkani that is unique to Uttara Kannada....
 line would make transport of manganese and iron ore from Bellary to coastal region for further movement in ships easy.

Project Unigauge


Since 2007, the SWR is entirely Broad gauge
Broad gauge

Broad gauge railways use a rail gauge greater than the standard gauge of ....
.

See also

  • Trains of SWR
    Trains of SWR

    South Western Railway , one of 17 new railway zones on Indian Railways, was created by carving Hubli division of South Central Railway and Bangalore and Mysore divisions of the Southern Railway at the beginning of 2004 with its headquarters at Hubli, with Bangalore, Mysore and Hubli operational divisions....


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