MEMU train to Tumakuru flagged

NT Correspondent

The South Western Railway (SWR) on F r i d ay s t a r t e d Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) trains between Tumakuru to Bengaluru, which was flagged off by Home Minister Araga Jnanendra.

This is the first train after the electrification of the lane from the Chikkabanavara-Hubballi electrification project. The train will depart from Tumakuru at 11:15 am and arrive at the Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) railway station at 1:25 pm and depart from KSR at 1:50 pm and arrive at Tumakuru at 3:40 pm.

SWR Chief Public Relations Officer Aneesh Hegde told News Trail, “MEMU trains will save time when compared to Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) trains. In this case, we need not have to cut the engine and reattach it, which will save around 30 to 40 minutes.”

Awareness drive
Meanwhile, SWR has launched a crowd awareness campaign for people on Friday. A banner will be put on railway stations giving instructions for people about trespassing and wearing earphones inside railway stations.

In Bengaluru, Mysuru and Hubballi a pledge stand will be kept where people have to take a pledge of not trespassing and not wearing earphones near railway tracks by signing on the board.