This story is from May 28, 2020

6 trains to give Srirangapatna station a miss

6 trains to give Srirangapatna station a miss
Mysuru: The South Western Railway (SWR) has decided to cancel halts of select trains at several stations due to poor patronage. The Srirangapatna railway station in Mandya district is one among them.
This has riled rail activists who want the railway authorities to consider daily commuters who use these stations through various passes and direct ticket purchase.
Only four trains will stop at Srirangapatna railway stationonce services resume after lockdown.
They include three MEMU trains and a passenger which connects Chamarajanagar with Bengaluru.
SWR Bengaluru divisional railway manager Ashok Kumar Verma confirmed a notification in this regard.
Stoppages of trains have been cancelled at Yadiyur station in Hassan district, Pandavapura station, Maddur station ( Mandya), Chamarajapuram, Kadakola and Naganahalli. The notification will come into effect from the date of implementation of the new time table.
S Yogendra of Mysuru Railway Commuters Forum wanted to know where are passengers from these stops expected to board the train from. “Advance reservation in these stations is less as it is used mostly by daily wage workers andgarment workers who travel to Mandya, Mysuru and Bengaluru,” he added. All these stations were recently redeveloped at a huge cost and what is the use if trains do not stop here, he rued.
SWR Mysuru division officials said they are unaware of this notification. “It is issued by the Bengaluru division,” they added.
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