Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Mangaluru Railway Area Shifted to South Western Railway
Mangaluru’s railway tracks are currently managed by three different railway organizations.
These are Southern Railway, South Western Railway and Konkan Railway Corporation Limited.
The Railway Ministry says this setup makes it harder to manage trains.
Trains may have to cross several railway boundaries and interchange points.
This can cause delays, congestion and coordination problems.
The ministry plans to place the entire Mangaluru area under South Western Railway.
The area would be managed through the Mysore Division of South Western Railway.
Some Kerala MPs objected because the area generates important freight revenue, but the ministry says the change is mainly about improving train operations.
The Railway Ministry plans to place the entire Mangaluru railway area under South Western Railway.
Mangaluru is currently served by Southern Railway, South Western Railway and Konkan Railway Corporation Limited.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the existing division was causing serious operational difficulties.
Multiple railway boundaries and interchange points reportedly caused delays, congestion and coordination problems.
Kerala MPs opposed the transfer, citing concerns including freight revenue, while the ministry cited operational efficiency.
- Who
- Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Railway Ministry and MPs from Kerala are involved.
- What
- The entire Mangaluru railway area is planned to come under South Western Railway, specifically its Mysore Division.
- When
- The proposal was discussed during a meeting with Kerala MPs on Monday; no implementation date was provided.
- Where
- The change concerns the Mangaluru railway area, which is currently divided among three railway jurisdictions.
- Why
- The Railway Ministry says a single railway zone would reduce interchange conflicts, delays and congestion and improve operational efficiency.
Railway Ministry
Opposing Kerala MPs
Reason for the restructuring
Railway Ministry
The ministry says placing Mangaluru under one zone will simplify train management, remove interchange conflicts and improve operational efficiency.
Opposing Kerala MPs
Several Kerala MPs have objected to transferring the area from Southern Railway, although the articles do not provide a detailed alternative operational plan.
Freight revenue
Railway Ministry
The ministry has emphasized operational efficiency as the basis for the change.
Opposing Kerala MPs
MPs have raised concerns that Mangaluru generates significant freight revenue and that transferring it would be an important administrative change.
- Proposed railway zone
- South Western Railway
- Proposed division
- Mysore Division
- Current jurisdictions
- Southern Railway, South Western Railway and Konkan Railway Corporation Limited
- Announced by
- Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
- Reported operational problems
- Delays, congestion, interchange conflicts and difficult coordination of train movements
- Opposition concern
- Kerala MPs raised concerns about the transfer and the Mangaluru area’s freight revenue
- Stated objective
- Improving operational efficiency and train management
