The Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project (BSRP) has faced setbacks, with its second-phase extension being reduced from 452 km to 142 km due to objections from South Western Railway. The initial plan included expanding four key corridors, but the Railway Board rejected the proposal citing the project's unnecessity. Now, K-RIDE plans...
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to submit a new proposal to the Railway Board, aiming to integrate with the proposed Outer Ring Railway Project, focusing on routes from Devanahalli to Chikkaballapur and Heilalige to Anekal Road.

The Western Central Railway (WCR) is selling over 80 diesel engines due to their redundancy after the railway's complete electrification. These engines, each with a capacity of 4500 horsepower, are being sold at a yard in Jabalpur. Some are in good condition and operational, while others are considered scrap, but all...
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are valued in crores. The WCR is trying to find buyers, including potential users in Bangladesh and private individuals, but so far, no buyer has emerged. While a new engine costs around 10 crores, the WCR had previously sold two operational engines for around 5 crores and 28 scrap engines for 27 crores.

The Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project (BSRP) Phase 2 has been scaled down to 142km, due to the upcoming Circular Rail Network for the city. K-RIDE, the agency implementing BSRP, has been instructed by the Railways to submit a revised proposal for this shorter route. The new Phase 2 will include extensions...
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of existing Suburban Rail lines, connecting Devanahalli to Chikkaballapur, Chikkabanavara to Dobbaspet, Chikkabanavara to Magadi Road, Heelalige to Anekal Road, Rajanukunte to Oderahalli, and Kengeri to Hejjala. This revised plan aims to integrate the Suburban Rail with the upcoming Circular Rail Network. The Detailed Project Report for the Rs 23,000-crore Circular Rail project, which will connect Vaddarahalli, Devanahalli, Malur, Heelalige, Hejjala, and Solur, is currently underway.

Southern Railway is considering new train services connecting Bengaluru to Tirunelveli, including extending the Madurai-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express. This follows requests from residents for more train services connecting Bengaluru to Tirunelveli and Chennai. The railway is also considering adding unreserved coaches to the Chennai-Tirunelveli Nellai Express to address crowding. In...
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addition, plans are underway to introduce MEMU trains to previously underserved areas, targeting migrant populations from Tamil Nadu residing in Bengaluru and surrounding regions.

The Meerut-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express has been operating for 15 days and has been running at a continuous loss since the first few days. In terms of revenue, the 22490/22491 Meerut-Lucknow-Meerut Vande Bharat Express lags behind the 22546/22545 Dehradun-Lucknow-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express. The Meerut-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express has been running with...
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60% empty seats. Meanwhile, the Rajya Rani Express running on the same route has a long waiting list, with people barely getting seats.