Parliament Question: Status of Ongoing/Sanctioned Railway Projects Karnataka

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2070 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026 STATUS OF ONGOING/SANCTIONED RAILWAY PROJECTS KARNATAKA

2070. SHRI GOVIND MAKTHAPPA KARJOL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of ongoing/sanctioned railway projects in the State of Karnataka, including new lines, doubling, electrification and suburban rail projects, indicating for each project the funds sanctioned/funds released/funds utilized so far and the stipulated and revised timelines for completion;

(b) the details of the present status of these projects and the reasons for delays and cost overruns, if any;

(c) the extent of support provided by the Government of Karnataka in terms of land acquisition, statutory clearances and financial contribution and whether lack of timely support from the State Government has affected the progress of any project and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of the steps taken by the Central Government to address these issues and ensure timely completion of railway projects in Karnataka? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d): Budget allocation in the recent years has increased significantly. Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Karnataka is as under:

Period Outlay 2009-14 ₹835 crore/year 2025-26 ₹7,564 crore (more than 9 times) ...2/- §-2- As on 01.04.2025, 25 projects (15 new lines, 10 doubling) of 3,264 km length, costing ₹ 42,517 crore falling fully/partly in Karnataka are sanctioned. The summary is as under:- Category No of sanctioned Total Length Exp Projects Length Commissioned upto Mar'25 (in km) Upto Mar'25 (km) (₹ in cr.) New Line 15 2,034 421 8,794 Doubling/ 1,230 973 12,516 10 Multitracking Total 25 3,264 1,394 21,310 Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in

Karnataka are as under :

S. No Project Cost (₹in Crores) 1 Kottur-Harihar new line (65 km) 468 2 Hassan-Bangalore new line (167 km) 1,290 3 Bidar-Gulbarga new line (110 km) 1,543 4 Shivani-Hosadurga Road doubling (10 50 km) 5 Shivani-Birur Doubling (29 km) 143 6 Hosadurga-Chikjajur doubling (29 km) 260 7 Ramanagram-Mysore patch doubling 998 (94 km) 8 Yelahanka – Chennasadra doubling 108 (13 km) 9 Yeshwantpur-Yelahanka doubling (12 95 km) 10 Netrawati-Mangalore Central 28 doubling (2 km) ...3/--3- 11 Kankanadi-Panambur doubling (19 350 km) 12 Arsikere-Tumkur doubling (96 km) 758 13 Yelahanka-Penukonda doubling (123 1,104 km) 14 Daund-Gulbarga doubling (225 km) 3,182 15 Hubli-Chikjajur doubling (190 km) 1,850 Some of the projects falling fully/partly in Karnataka which have been

taken up are as under:

Cost S Project (₹ in No.

Crores) 1 Hospet-Hubli-Londa-Vasco-de-Gama 4,153 doubling (312 km) 2 Hotgi-Gadag doubling (284 km) 2,459 3 Ginigera - Raichur new line (165 km) 3,401 4 Gadag - Wadi new line (257 km) 2,842 5 Bagalkot – Kudachi new line (142 km) 1,649 6 Tumkur – Rayadurga new line (207 km) 2,496 7 Tumkur – Davangere new line (182 km) 2,142 8 Kadur – Chikmagalur – Belur new line (68 825 km) 9 Baiyyapanahalli – Hosur doubling (48 km) 336 10 Yeshwanthpur – Channasandra doubling (22 314 km) In last three years 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and current financial year 2025-26, 65 surveys (25 new line and 40 doubling) covering a total length of 7,240 km has been sanctioned falling fully/partly in the State of Karnataka.

Details of some major projects which are delayed due to land acquisition

are as under:- ...4/--4- Total Land Balance Land acquired Land to S Project required (in ha) be No. (in ha) acquired (in ha) 1 Shimoga – Rannebennur new line 559 226 333 (96 km) 2 Belgaum – Dharwad new line (73 581 0 581 km) 3 Shimoga – Harihar new line (79 488 0 488 km) 4 Whitefield-Kolar new line (53 km) 337 0 337 5 Hassan-Belur new line (32 km) 206 0 206

Summary of the status of land acquisition in Karnataka is as under:- Total Land required for Projects in 9,064 ha Karnataka Land Acquired 5,707 ha (63%) Balance Land to be acquired 3,357 ha (37%) Government of India is geared up to execute projects, however success depends upon the support of Government of Karnataka.

Sanction of any railway project depends upon many parameters/factors

which include the following:  Anticipated traffic projections and remunerativeness of the proposed route  First and last mile connectivity provided by the project  Connection of missing links and providing additional route  Augmentation of congested/saturated lines  Demands raised by State Governments/Central Ministries/Public representatives ...5/--5-  Railway’s own operational requirements  Socio-economic considerations  Overall availability of funds Completion of Railway project/s depends on various factors which include

the following:  Land acquisition by State Government  Forest clearance  Shifting of infringing utilities  Statutory clearances from various authorities  Geological and topographical conditions of area  Law and order situation in the area of project site  Number of working months in a year for particular project site etc.

All these factors affect the completion time and cost of the project/s.

Bengaluru Suburban:

Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Limited (K-RIDE), a Company controlled by State Government of Karnataka (51% equity) is executing the Bengaluru Suburban Transport Project (BSTP). BSTP (148.17 Km) has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 15,767 Cr. with 20% funding each by Government of India and Government of Karnataka and 60% through debt.

BSTP has four Corridors, viz., Corridor-1: KSR Bengaluru City - Devanahalli (41.4 Km) Corridor-2: Baiyyapanahalli - Chikkabanawara (25.01 Km) Corridor-3: Kengeri - Whitefield (35.52 Km) Corridor-4: Heelalige - Rajankunte (46.25 Km) ...6/--6- Work is in progress on Corridor-2 & 4. Preliminary work for Corridor 1 & 3 has been taken up by K-RIDE. Indian Railway has transferred the railway land to K-RIDE for the project however progress of transferring of State Government land is very slow.

Ministry of Railways has released ₹ 500 Cr. for BSTP project till date. Till date, expenditure of ₹ 2,385 Cr. has been incurred on the BSTP project.

Railway Electrification:

Electrification of Railway network on Indian Railways has been taken up in mission mode. So far, about 99.4% of Broad Gauge (BG) network has been electrified. The electrification in remaining network has been taken up.

Electrification carried out during 2014-25 and before 2014 is as under:

Period Route Kilometer Before 2014 (about 60 21,801 years) 2014-25 46,900 In Karnataka, 97% of BG network has been electrified and electrification in remaining network has been taken up. *****