The document provides information about the transportation infrastructure and connectivity of Mysore city, India. It discusses the road, railway, BRTS, and air connectivity in and around Mysore. The key points are: Mysore has a radial and gridiron road network with five main arterial roads. It has three ring roads and is well connected to other parts of Karnataka and neighboring states by road and rail. There are plans to develop a Bus Rapid Transit System in Mysore similar to Ahmedabad. Mysore railway station is a junction and heritage gallery highlights miniature trains. Mysore airport reopened in 2010 but flights were intermittent until SpiceJet launched a route in 2013.

1. Submitted to:
Mrs.MRUNMAYEE,
Mrs.INDU PRIYA
Submitted by:
K.RAVI VARMA,
11011BA019,
B.Tech(PLNG),5th SEM,
JNA&FAU,SPA.
PLANNING WORKSHOP-1
MYSORE CITY

2. Mysore City Profile
 Mysore, one of the largest districts in
Karnataka, is an important tourist and
heritage centre.
 Mysore city is the second biggest city
of the State, which lies 135 Kms from
the State Headquarters, Bangalore.
 It was the erstwhile capital of the
princely Mysore State. It is now the
headquarters of Mysore District
covering an area of more than 40 sq.
km.
 The city is well connected to the
neighbouring States of Kerala and
Tamil Nadu through road and rail
network.
 The city is also well connected to
other parts of the State by road as well
as rail.

3. BACKGROUND
 Mysore is called the City of Palaces as
it is home to a number of palaces like
the Amba Vilas (Main Mysore Palace),
Rajendra Vilas (the Summer Palace,
situated on Chamundi hills),
Jayalakshmi Vilas (now in the Mysore
University premises) and Jaganmohan
Palace.
 In addition to the above, the city also
has a number of places of tourist
attraction which include Chamundi Hills,
Brindavan Gardens, Mysore Zoo, St.
Philomena’s Church & Museum.
 Srirangapatna, Nanjangud, Bandipur,
Ranganthittu, Melkote and B.R. Hills
are some of the other tourist locations
around Mysore with distances varying
from 10 to 80 km from Mysore.

4. Landuse
 The total area of Mysore city, which
was 7569 hectares in 1995, has
increased to 9221 hectares in 2001,
representing a growth rate of 22%.
 The total area is further expected to
increase to 15669 hectares by 2011.
The growth in recent years is
skewed towards Southern Mysore i.e
towards Nanjangud.
 MUDA/ private developers have
developed new layouts in the area
like, Vijayanagar and J.P. Nagar.
Besides, the residential layouts the
private developers have lined up an
array of proposals to develop malls,
convention centres and golf course
etc
Category Area in
hectares
% Area
2011
Residential 6,097.87 43.45
Commercial 344.07 2.45
Industrial 1855.05 13.22
Park and open spaces 1055.05 7.52
Public and semi-public 1180.78 8.41
Traffic and Transportation 2,380.56 16.96
Public utility 43.35 0.31
Water sheet 178.95 1.27
Agricultural 898.99 6.41
Nehru Loka 1,634.82 -
Total 15669.49 100

5. Traffic Characteristics
 Heterogeneous – mix of fast
& slow moving vehicles
 Current Vehicular Population
– 3.55 Lakhs
 Growth per annum – 8-9%
Existing Scenario
 Increase in
 commercial & tourism
activities
 overall economic growth of
city
 use of personalized vehicles

6. Traffic Characteristics
 Shift of activities from Banglore to Mysore
 Improved connectivity like B’lore-Mysore
Expressway,
 Bangalore-Mysore 4 Lane Highway, Broad-Gauge
Railway
connectivity & new Airport

7. ROAD Connectivity
 State highways 17, 33, 86, 88 pass through Mysore
connecting it to nearby cities.
 Mysore is connected by National Highway NH-212
to the state border town of Gundlupet, where the
road forks into the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu
 The existing four-lane road linking Mysore to
Bangalore is being upgraded to a six-lane highway,
thus significantly reducing the commute time.
Mysore is the railway junction for the district, and
rail lines connect Mysore city to Bangalore to the
northeast via Mandya, the rail junction at Hassan to
the northwest, and Chamarajanagar via Nanjangud
to the south east.

8.  A project was planned in 1994 to construct a new
expressway to connect Bangalore and Mysore.
After numerous legal hurdles, it remains
unfinished as of 2012.
 State Highways 33 and 88 which connect Mysore
to H D Kote and Madikeri respectively.
 TheKarnataka State Road Transport
Corporation(KSRTC) and other private agencies
operate buses both within the city and between
cities.
 A new division of KSRTC called Mysore City
Transport Corporation (MCTC) has been
proposed.
 Within the city, buses are cheap and popular
means of transport, auto-rickshaws are available,
and tongas (horse-drawn carriages) are popular.
 Mysore also has a 42.5-kilometre (26.4 mi)
long ring road that is being upgraded to six lanes
ROAD Connectivity

10. Mysore city has radial and gridiron pattern road network with
arterial roads originating from the city centre.
Palace is the focal point of origin of all arterial roads running
radially to outer areas of the city.
The city has 5 main arterial roads, which are also the State
Highways connecting
Bangalore and Ooty
Bannur and Kanakapura
Hunsur and Mangalore
H.D. Kote and Manantvady
The total road network in the city was 335 kilometers in 1971. It
increased to 432 kilometers in 1981, which accounts for 29% of
increase over a decade.
 There are 48 main roads in the city covering a total length of
around 58 kms. As on 2001, the total length of all types of roads
was about 1773 km.
ROAD Connectivity

11. Ring Roads
 The road network of the city includes three ring roads viz. outer ring
road, intermediate ring road and inner ring road and also arterials
roads, sub-arterial roads, collector roads and others.
 The three ring roads not only collect traffic from other roads but also
act as by-pass roads at their respective locations in order to avoid
congestion especially at the core of the city.
 Outer Ring Road (ORR)
Outer Ring Road (ORR) around Mysore City was conceived to divert
the traffic from the city area, which are crossing through the city and
minimize the congestion within the city.
 The entire length of ORR takes off from Bangalore – Mysore Road
(SH-17) and circumferences Mysore City on the western side
crossing KRS Road, Hunsur Road, Bogadi Road, HD Kote Road and
joins the Ooty Road near the Regulated Market; and in the eastern
side crossing Bannur Road and joins Mahadevpura Road near Star
Poultry Farm.

12.  Along the western side of the city, the ORR of 25 km stretch is
mainly 2 lane which is proposed to be widened to 4 lane divided
carriageway. Towards the eastern side, 7.2 Km stretch ORR is 4
lane divided carriageway of 20m wide and 9.5 Km stretch
between Bannur and Nanjangud is yet to be tackled.
 However, MUDA has proposal to construct / widen ORR so that
the total width would be 45m. ORR has been constructed with
total crust thickness of 515 mm with the top portion comprising
40 mm Bituminous Concrete.
 There are 40 curves with design speed of 80 km/h; however in
certain stretches design speed has been restricted to 65 km/h
due to sharp curves and steep gradient.
 Intermediate Ring Road
The Intermediate Ring Road is not a new alignment. It is
proposed along the existing roads only. It is proposed to
increase the width along the entire stretch to 30 m.
 The Intermediate Ring Road starts from new Kantharaja Urs
road, passes through Vishwamanava Double Road, Bogadi
Road, Open Air theatre Road, Hunsur Road and Gokulam Road.

13.  The existing road passes through Manjunathapura, in front of
Ideal Jawa up to Highway Circle and then passes through
Bannimanatapa, old Bangalore-Mysore Road, Hyderali road,
Karanji Tank Bund Road, Race Course road, Bangalore –
Nilgiri Road, J.L.B Road to join Kantharaja road.
 The width of this intermediate ring road along Kantharaja Urs
road has been retained at 24 m, as many structures have
come up on either sides of this road.
 Inner Ring Road
The inner ring road is also not a new road but its alignment is
proposed along the existing roads and the width is proposed
to be widened to 30 m.
 The width along Shesadri Iyer road and Sawday road are
kept as 24 m whereas in other reaches it has been proposed
as 30 m.
 The inner ring road starts from Sawday Road and passes
through Bangalore-Nilgiri Road, Chamaraja Double road,
J.L.B Road, Shesadri Iyer road and then joins Sawday Road.

14. KSRTC in Mysore
 KSRTC in Mysore
 No. of City Depot & Terminals 2 each
 No. of Schedules 232
 Distance operated / Day (City +Sub Urban)-
56127 km
 Total Trips / Day-4384
 No. of Passengers Carried / Day-1.79 lakhs
 Average Bus Route Length-11.2 km
 Speed-17-19 km/hour

15. BRTS
Why BRTS in Mysore
 To meet increasing travel demand
 To avoid future traffic congestion (lessons from
Bangalore City)
 To encourage use of public transport
 Need for systematic planning, operation and
management of public transport
 BRTS- cost-effective system, flexible, high quality
transit services

16.  If everything goes according to plan, the city will shortly have a Bus
Rapid Transport System (BRTS) on the lines of Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
 After implementation of the programme, entry of two-wheelers and cars
will be banned in the heart of the city, and public transport facilities will
be developed in the city centre.
 Plans have been made to shift the city bus stand to other places, and
the place of the present bus stand will be developed as a historical
place as it is adjacent to the Palace. The measures have been taken to
keep the core area environment-friendly. This decision was taken at a
City Corporation Council meeting held in the city on Sunday, based on
the Mysore Master Plan-2031.
 state Cabinet approved the BRTS to be built in three cities of the state
at a cost of over 1,173 crore.
 BRTS is expected to substantially solve the traffic problems of the
emerging cities and added that Mysore will get the lion's share of the
project
 where over 160km length of dedicated track for buses would be built
followed by 30km lengths each in Bangalore and HubliDharwad

17. RAILWAY CONNECTIVITY
 Mysore railway station is a station in the historical
city of Mysore, Karnataka, India. Previously Mysore
was connected to Bangalore by a meter-gauge line,
which has now been converted to broad gauge.
Doubling process is being done in this route at
present.
 Mysore station is also a junction with a track
from Bangalore and another from Hassan joining the
same as it enters the station. The track on the other
side proceeds to Nanjangudand Chamrajnagar after
which there is a proposal to extend it
to Coimbatore but being stayed as it pass through the
forest area of Sathyamangalam.
 There are about 6 platforms at this station. After the
gauge conversion,many trains which earlier
terminated at Bangalore were extended to Mysore.

18. Heritage gallery
 The Mysore Railway Station is home to a
‘Model Railroad Layout’, which is housed in
the heritage gallery, is the first of its kind in
the country.
 The Model Railroad Layout which was
created by the Mysore Division of the South
Western Railway has six miniature trains.
 The miniature trains imported from the US
will run on digital command control system
along a track length of 600 metres.
 It also has models of Chamundi Hill, K R
Circle, KRS Dam, Clock Tower, Philomena’s
church and Zoo.
 Similar type of models could be found
at Museum of Science and Industry
(Chicago), USA, which had about 160
miniature trains and Hamburg in Germany
which has one of the biggest railroad model
layouts.
 The entry to the gallery situated on platform
one is free for passengers who have tickets.
For others, it will be through platform

19.  The activities proposed by the administration of the
city for developing the network of roads and
developing an efficient transportation system are as
indicated below:
 Completion and expansion of ring road in phases:
 Completing the 2 lanes, expansion of 2 lanes to 4 lanes.
 Development of outer ring roads in sync with the growth of the
city
 Strengthening/ improvement of the roads including
resurfacing
 Maintaining the roads and related infrastructure to
prescribed standards
 Construction and/or widening of road bridges/ culverts
etc.
 Construction and maintenance of radial roads & inner
ring road
 Construction and maintenance of footpaths
Proposed projects envisaged under CDP, Mysore:

20. AIRWAYS
 Distance and Direction from the City:10 Kms.
 Mysore Airport also known as Mandakalli Airport is
an airport serving the city of Mysore.
 Defunct from the mid-1980s, it was reopened to
scheduled services on October 1, 2010. Kingfisher
Airlines operated daily flights to Mysore between
October 2010 and November 2011.
 The newly upgraded airport lay unused for 14 months
until SpiceJet began flights to Bangalore on January
14, 2013.
 The airport was built at a cost of 82 crore. It was
inaugurated by B. S. Yeddiyurappa, the Chief Minister
of Karnataka on 15 May 2010. Air India, Jet
Airways and Kingfisher had shown interest in
operating flights to the city.

21. AIRWAYS
 After the airport was commissioned for operation in
2010, Kingfisher Airlines operated daily flights,
connecting Mysore with Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai via
Bangalore.
 Kingfisher operated its Kingfisher Red service to
Mysore.
 The flights operated with nearly 75% occupancy
inbound to Mysore, while the occupancy was said to
be low in the outbound from Mysore, resulting in
Kingfisher Airlines cancelling the flights since
November 2011.
 Chartered flights have been operating since the
airport was recommissioned, with 150 flights
operating in 2010 and 155 in 2011.
 On 31 December 2012, SpiceJet announced flights
connecting Mysore to Chennai, via Bangalore from 14
January 2013.