1. Agreement executed between SWR and Hassan Mangalore Rail Dev Corpn somewhere in 2004 for next 30 years.
2. As per this, not more than 3 passenger trains (one way) can ply in this route per day.
3. Mainly used for freight tptn. I think some revenue sharing to SWR is also there.
4. Due to this agreement, Mangalore and coastal...
more... Karnataka are getting isolated with other regions of the state. Earlier MG line had more trains than today.
5. Though more than 500 buses in each direction ply between Mangalore-Bangalore per day, not even one dedicated train between these 2 important towns. Number 500 buses per day is not exaggerated figure, real one.