Lok Sabha Question No. 4148 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-26
Subject: Reorganisation of Mangalore Railway Administration
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4148 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2025

## REORGANISATION OF MANGALORE RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION

4148. SHRI CAPTAIN BRIJESH CHOWTA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposals to reorganize the Mangalore railway administration by including it under the Mysore division of South Western Railways;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has assessed the logistical and operational benefits  of  shifting  Mangalore's  railway  administration  from  Southern Railway (Palghat division) to South Western Railway (Mysore division);
- (d)  whether any studies have been conducted to evaluate the impact of the current three-jurisdiction division (Southern Railway, Konkan Railway,  and  South  Western  Railway)  on  passenger  convenience  and freight movement in Dakshina Kannada;
- (e)  if so, the key findings and recommendations of such studies; and
- (f)    whether  the  Government  is  considering  any  measures  to  improve administrative efficiency and  accessibility for railway services in Mangalore, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (f): Vast rail-network of Indian Railways(IR) has been divided into railway zones and divisions. The territorial jurisdiction of a zone/division is decided on the basis of operational and administrative

requirements,  consistent  with  the  needs  of  economy  and  efficiency, smooth movement of traffic and provision of better control with a view to improve efficiency of the system.

There  are  multiple  locations  in  IR  which  are  junctions  of  three zones/divisions.  Passenger  as  well  as  freight  trains  operations  is continuously monitored at divisional, zonal and Railway Board level to ensure train operation in smooth and efficient manner.

Presently,  Mangaluru  Junction  is  being  served  by  80  regular  train services  and  Mangaluru  Central  is  being  served  by  56  regular  train services.  Many  steps  are  being  taken  to  improve  administrative efficiency  and  accessibility  of  railway  services  in  Mangaluru  area which include the following:

- (i) 61 stations in the state of Karnataka have been identified under 'Amrit Bharat Station Scheme'. These include 4 stations namely Bantawala,  Mangaluru  Central,  Mangaluru  Jn.  and  Subramanya Road  which  are  in  the  Dakshin  Karnataka  District  comprising Mangaluru  region.  The  progress  at  these  stations  is  as  given below:
- At  Mangaluru  Jn.  station, the works  of  additional  platform shelter, improvements to 2 & 4-wheeler parking area have been completed. The works of improvements to circulating area, road work,  station  elevation,  construction  of  parcel  office,  entrance arch, air-conditioned waiting hall, construction of new foot over bridge have been taken up.
- At Bantawala station, work of improvement of approach road has been  completed  and  works  of  improvement  of  station  building, platform  surfacing,  provision  of  additional  platform  shelters, improvement  of  circulating  area,  parking  area,  etc.  have  been
- taken up.

- At Subramanya Road, works of improvement of station building, platform  surfacing,  provision  of  additional  platform  shelters, circulating  area,  parking  area,  construction  of  new  foot  over bridge, etc. have been taken up.
- (ii) For  improving  the  connectivity  in  Mangaluru,  Jokkatte-Thokur doubling project (2 Km) has been sanctioned. Further, 03 surveys i.e.  Shivamogga-Sringeri-Mangaluru  new  line  project  (332  Km), Hassan-Mangaluru  doubling  project (247  Km)  and  ShoranurMangaluru  3 rd &  4 th   line  project  (307  Km)  have  also  been sanctioned.
- (iii) As on 01.04.2024, 31 projects (21 new lines and 10 doubling) of total length of 3,840 Km, costing ₹47,016 crore, falling fully/partly in  the  State  of  Karnataka  including  Mangaluru  region,  are  at various  stages  of  planning  and  implementation,  out  of  which 1,302 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹17,383 crore has been incurred upto March, 2024.

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