Lok Sabha Question No. 745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Electrification of Hubli-Bangalore Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, PRATHAP SIMHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 745 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## ELECTRIFICATION OF HUBLI-BANGALORE RAIL LINE

745. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Railways has given approval for   electrification of the railway line between Hubli and Bangalore;

- (b) if so, the details thereof including the cost of the     project;

(c) the present status of rail electrification between Chikkanbnavara-Hubli, Chikkajajur-Bellary, Gadag-Hotgi and Bangalore-Omlur  via  Hosur  and  the  funds  earmarked  for  these projects during the last three years and the current year; and

(d) the time by  which  the  new  broadgauge  line  between Ginigera and Raichur will be completed and the total cost of the project?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (d):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  745 BY KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE AND SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  20.12.2017  REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF HUBLI-BANGALORE RAIL LINE.

- (a) &(b) Yes, Madam. Electrification of HubliBangalore (Chikkabanavara)  railway  line  (456  Route  kilometer)  has been included in Budget 2017-18 as a new work at a cost of ` 551.60 crore.
- (c) Electrification of Chikkabanavara -Hubli, ChikjajurBellary,  Gadag-Hotgi  and  Bangalore-Omalur  via  Hosur has been included in Budget 2017-18 as new works.  The details are as under-

` in crore

|   SN | Name of Project             |   Route Kilometer (RKM) |   Sanctioned Cost |   Outlay for 2017- 18 | Status                                                                                    |
|------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Chikkabanavara- Hubli       |                     456 |            551.6  |                  0.02 | Work entrusted to Central Organization for Railway Electrificatio n (CORE) for execution. |
|    2 | Gadag-Hotgi                 |                     284 |            341.72 |                  0.02 | Work entrusted to Central Organization for Railway Electrificatio n (CORE) for execution. |
|    3 | Chikjajur-Bellary           |                     184 |            165.6  |                  0.02 | Work entrusted to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for execution.                          |
|    4 | Bengaluru- Omalur via Hosur |                     196 |            152.84 |                  0.02 | Work entrusted to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for execution.                          |

- (d) Work on Ginigera (Munirabad) - Raichur is part of MunirabadMahbubnagar new line project.  Latest cost of the project is ` 2641  crore.    On  Ginigera  -  Raichur  section,  Ginigera -Chikkabenakal (27 Km) has been commissioned on 31.3.2017 and Chikkabenakal-Gangavathi (13 Km) is in advanced stage. No target date for completion of balance portion is fixed.  On this stretch, land acquisition needs to be expedited by State Government.

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