Archive · 20 Jan 2026
South Western Railway scraps Mysuru–Kushalnagar line
The South Western Railway has decided not to build a new train route between Mysuru and Kushalnagar.
They started planning this 87-kilometer line in 2018, but after studying it, they found that not enough people would use it.
Building the line would cost a lot of money, and they wouldn't make that money back from ticket sales or transporting goods.
So, they decided to cancel the project to save money.
They had already started the process of finding the best path for the train tracks and would have needed to buy a lot of land, but now they won't need to do that.
South Western Railway (SWR) has abandoned the proposed 87-km Mysuru–Kushalnagar railway line.
The project was cancelled due to inadequate expected passenger and freight traffic, leading to poor financial viability.
The line was sanctioned in 2018-19, with the final location survey (FLS) tender awarded in June 2022.
The project required the acquisition of nearly 1,379 acres of land and had an initial estimated cost of Rs 1,800 crore.
Financial evaluations revealed that both proposed lines showed negative returns on investment.
- Who
- South Western Railway (SWR) officials
- What
- Scrapped the proposed Mysuru–Kushalnagar railway line
- When
- Announced on Tuesday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Mysuru to Kushalnagar route, India
- Why
- Due to inadequate expected passenger and freight traffic, leading to poor financial viability
- Route Length
- 87 km
- Sanction Year
- 2018-19
- FLS Tender Awarded
- June 2022
- Land Acquisition Required
- 1,379 acres
- Initial Estimated Cost
- Rs 1,800 crore
- Reason for Cancellation
- Inadequate passenger and freight traffic