Mangaluru under SWR: Integration aimed at overall development of coastal Karnataka, not just Mangaluru, say forums

Passengers associations of Kundapura and Uttara Kannada district have said trains between Bengaluru and Madgaon/Karawar need not enter Mangaluru, and could instead proceed via Padil Cabin (in picture) to provide faster and efficient services to people in other parts of coastal Karnataka. | Photo Credit: Anil Kumar Sastry

Railway passengers associations of Kundapura and Uttara Kannada districts have said the integration of Mangaluru Railway Region with South Western Railway’s (SWR) Mysuru Division was to improve the overall operational efficiency and railway infrastructure across coastal Karnataka, and not just Mangaluru.

The Kundapura Rail Prayanikara Hitarakshana Samithi and the Uttara Kannada Railway Seva Samithi were responding to Dakshina Kannada District Rail’s statement that railway development and train services should not bypass Mangaluru following the region’s integration with SWR’s Mysuru Division.