Both trips are different 1.hpt -kty line I did in 2015 where station master warned me not to go by walk alone btn vysanakere - vyasa colony- gunda road jn ..as there were wild animals like cheetahs..so I went by road in vehicle till m m halli them by walk back to gunda road almost 17kms I walked that day for rail fanning..
2. Gunda road jn - swamihalli trip I did in some where around 2017 ..went to famous kumarswamy temp 12kms from sandur ..after darshan I went ahead with Google map s help 8-10kms down u get swami halli station..I missed ramgad station which was for away from main road ..but visited yeshwantnagar station very beautiful location...
more...

but no maintain..it's reminds me of malgudi days rly station..u should visit kumarswamy temple then explore swamihalli & ranjithpur line since ur living tngl u 'll enjoy for sure visit during monsoon best ..even till date I didn't explore tngl -ranjithpur ..I think I'm only one to explore swamihalli line after many years..

I have gone to Kumarswamy temple in sandur hill top many times. It is a great peacock site I hope you have also spotted peacock when you visited. But bad luck I unable to spot the swamihalli railway track.
I am suggesting you that One of my friend (his mother hails from Kudligi). He said that yeshwantnagar is near Kudligi and can be accessed easily. One of the most interesting think that Kudligi is near sandur. Many times I have spotted the railway track when I gone to davangare via Sandur. The railway track was up the hill and the road is down the hill. But sir did you feel any fear when you reached the swamihalli seems it looked to be...
more...

so haunted? any train did you spotted during your journey like goods train, locks etc.?
Sir I am suggesting if you want to explore the tornagallu ranjithpur section you need to be carefull as after taranagar village the railway tracks takes you to edges of the mountain from where you can see sandur -donimalai-tornagallu highway. The railway track will take you to very dangerous terrain in middle of your journey you will cross with tunnels and a railway bridge which is near the lake. The place is tourist attractive. After you cross the lake you will come across with tunnel within railway track after getting out of the tunnel you will see a railway cabin (whether abandoned or not I don't no) but the scenery is very gorgeous. Visit to toranagallu once again and explore this places. Any confusion you can contact me in forum I can help you out of the situation. But be careful the place is near the forest many times the cheetah was spotted.

thanks for details about tngl -ranjithpur line ..i hv traveled twice along sandur -tngl road saw beautiful narihall river backwater & one small dam along tngl -ranjithpur line but didnt explore any stations ..i ll do RF of this line by march end ..coming to swamihalli line..NO,i didnt feel any fear ,when u hv curious about exploring these kind of places u ll be excited &passion to see abandoned places ..yes there is risk of 10%..u should be caution about it specially when ur alone.. i did not see any goods/freight train there. very less plp near station but near swamihalli villages there r some 100 houses..wear helmet or mask to avoid dust ...u should also visit Narasimha temple near kudligi road near dharmapura beside narasimha temple u ll find TB river two huge rocks beyond this u ll find different types of species ..i found...
more...

one small tortoise there ,i took it with me ..but be caution when u r there ..