Gateway to the palace city
Mysuru, the former capital of the Wodeyar kings and home of the illuminated Mysore Palace, receives most visitors through Mysuru Junction (code MYS). About 60,000 passengers a day use the station, which heads South Western Railway's Mysuru division and has been described as the cleanest in the zone's three divisions. It stands about 760 metres up on the Deccan plateau.
The station building
Mysuru's railway goes back to the 19th century, when the Mysore State Railway connected the princely capital with Bangalore. The present station building, in a heritage style, was built in the late 1940s and has since gained barrier-free access through lifts, a subway and two escalators.
The rail museum
Beside the station is the Mysuru Rail Museum, established in 1979, the second railway museum in India after the National Rail Museum in Delhi. Its star exhibit is the Maharani's Saloon, a royal carriage of 1899 complete with its own kitchen and royal toilet, used by the queens of Mysore. Steam locomotives and other vintage rolling stock fill the grounds.
Life is a Journey
In 2019, a sculpture group called "Life is a Journey" was installed at the station: six statues of travellers by the Mysuru sculptor Arun Yogiraj, who later gained national fame for his work on the Ram Lalla idol in Ayodhya.
Lines and trains
- Mysuru–Bengaluru main line, with Shatabdi and Vande Bharat services to Bengaluru and Chennai via KSR Bengaluru
- Mysuru–Hassan line, towards the coast
- Mysuru–Chamarajanagar branch
MYS has 6 platforms on 14 tracks. Check services on our train schedule page.
Dasara and beyond
- During the Mysuru Dasara festival, when the palace is lit by nearly a hundred thousand bulbs, the city and station see huge crowds.
- Chamundi Hill and the Brindavan Gardens are short drives away.