Lok Sabha Question No. 3191 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Passenger Overcrowding on Bengaluru-Mysuru Rail Corridor
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Yaduveer Wadiyar

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3191 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026

## PASSENGER OVERCROWDING ON BENGALURU-MYSURU RAIL CORRIDOR

## 3191. SHRI YADUVEER WADIYAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of severe passenger overcrowding on the  Bengaluru  -  Mysuru  rail  corridor  during  weekends,  festivals  and peak seasons;
- (b) the details of the number of special trains operated on this route during the year 2025 and the average occupancy levels; and
- (c)  whether a permanent increase in train frequency or coach capacity is being considered and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c): On Indian Railways, the occupancy pattern of trains varies over lean  and  peak  periods.  During  peak  rush  periods,  the  occupancy  of  the trains  especially  on  popular  routes  remains  full  whereas  during  lean periods and on less popular routes, there is sub optimal utilization.

Presently, Bengaluru -Mysuru sector is served by 34 pairs of train services which includes 2 pairs of Vande Bharat services, one pair each of Shatabdi and Rajya Rani Express and 4 pairs of Passenger services. These are listed below:

|   SN | Train No. and Name                                           |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 20607/20608 MGR Chennai Central- Mysuru Vande Bharat Express |
|    2 | 20663/20664 MGR Chennai Central-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express  |
|    3 | 12007/12008 MGR Chennai Central-Mysuru Shatabdi Express      |
|    4 | 20659/20660 KSR Bengaluru City-Mysuru Rajya Rani Express     |
|    5 | 12577/12578 Darbhanga-Mysuru Bagmati Express                 |
|    6 | 12613/12614 KSR Bengaluru City-Mysuru Wodeyar Express        |
|    7 | 12785/12786 Kacheguda - Ashokapuram Express                  |
|    8 | 12975/12976 Mysuru - Jaipur Express                          |

|   9 | 16021/16022 MGR Chennai Central-Ashokapuram Kaveri Express        |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10 | 16207/16208 Yesvantpur - Mysuru Express                           |
|  11 | 16209/16210 Ajmer - Mysuru Express                                |
|  12 | 16215/16216 KSR Bengaluru City-Mysuru Chamundi Express            |
|  13 | 16217/16218 Mysuru - Sainagar Shirdi Express                      |
|  14 | 16219/16220 Chamarajanagar - Tirupati Express                     |
|  15 | 16227/16228 Mysuru - Talguppa Express                             |
|  16 | 16231/16232 Cuddalore Port - Mysuru Express                       |
|  17 | 16235/16236 Tuticorin - Mysuru Express                            |
|  18 | 16315/16316 Mysuru - Thiruvananthapuram North (Kochuveli) Express |
|  19 | 16535/16536 Pandharpur-Mysuru Golgumbaz Express                   |
|  20 | 16551/16552 MGR Chennai Central-Ashokapuram Express               |
|  21 | 16585/16586 SMVT Bengaluru - Murdeshwar Express                   |
|  22 | 16591/16592 SSS Hubballi-Mysuru Hampi Express                     |
|  23 | 17307/17308 Bagalkot-Mysuru Basava Express                        |
|  24 | 19667/19668 Udaipur-Mysuru Humsafar Express                       |
|  25 | 20623/20624 KSR Bengaluru City-Ashokapuram Malgudi Express        |
|  26 | 20675/20676 Belagavi-Mysuru Vishwamanav Express                   |
|  27 | 22135/22136 Renigunta -Mysuru Express                             |
|  28 | 22681/22682 MGR Chennai Central-Mysuru Express                    |
|  29 | 22687/22688 Varanasi -Mysuru Express                              |
|  30 | 22817/22818 Howrah-Mysuru Express                                 |
|  31 | 56281/56282 Chamarajanagar -Tumakuru Passenger                    |
|  32 | 66551/66552 KSR Bengaluru City-Ashokapuram MEMU                   |
|  33 | 66553/66554 KSR Bengaluru City-Ashokapuram MEMU                   |
|  34 | 66579/66580 KSR Bengaluru City-Ashokapuram MEMU                   |

Further, in its constant endeavour to provide additional accommodation to travelling passengers, Indian Railways (IR), operates Special train services during  festivals,  holidays,  etc.  to  cater  to  the  extra  needs  of  passengers and supplement the accommodation available by regular services. Furthermore, the load of trains are also augmented, both on a permanent and  temporary  basis,  to  generate  additional  accommodation  for  different segments of passengers. Accordingly, to cater to the needs of passengers of Begaluru-Mysuru sector, IR operated around 1600 trips of special trains and  also  augmented  the  loads  of  24  trains  serving  the  sector  during  the year 2025.

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