Mysore/Mysuru, Feb. 6 -- Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) held discussions with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw yesterday afternoon at his office in Parliament House in New Delhi, raising several long-pending public demands related to the old Mysuru region.

Kumaraswamy stressed the need to add additional coaches to the Chamundi Express (Train No. 16215), which carries a heavy daily passenger load between Mysuru and Bengaluru. He also sought stoppages for the Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Murudeshwar train (Train No. 16585) at Mandya and Maddur, upgradation of Maddur Railway Station, improvements to level crossings, such as No. 60 near Hanakere in Maddur taluk, and stoppages for express trains at Channapatna. ...