Lok Sabha Question No. 2570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Projects falling fully/partially in Karnataka                                 |
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2570 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2024

## PROJECTS FALLING FULLY/PARTIALLY IN KARNATAKA

- 2570    SHRI KOTA SRINIVASA POOJARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  Railway  infrastructure  projects  falling  fully  or partially  under  different  zones  of  the  Railways  in  Karnataka, project and zone-wise;
- (b) the details of the number of Projects falling fully or partially in the State of Karnataka  which  are  in  different  stages  of planning/ sanctioning/execution as on 31/12/2024;
- (c) the Doubling and Electrification Projects falling fully or partially  in  Karnataka  taken  up  since  2019  including  the present status thereof; and
- (d) whether  any  proposals  for  introduction  of  new  trains  from Mangalore  and  Udupi  to  Delhi,  Mumbai,  Kolkata  and  Chennai are  under  consideration  of  the  Government  and  if  so,  the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (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. 2570 BY SHRI KOTA SRINIVASA POOJARY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.08.2024 REGARDING PROJECTS FALLING FULLY/PARTIALLY IN KARNATAKA

(a)  to  (c):      The  Railway  projects  are  surveyed/sanctioned/executed Zonal  Railway-wise  and  not  State-wise/District-wise  as  the  Railway projects may span across State boundaries.

As  on  01.04.2024,  total  31  Railway  Infrastructure  Projects  (21  New Line  and  10  Doubling),  of  total  length  of  3,840  Km,  costing  ₹47,016 crore  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Karnataka  are  in  planning/ approval/ construction stages, out of which 1,302 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹17,382 crore has been incurred upto March, 2024. These include:

- (i) 21 New Line projects of total length of 2,556 Km costing ₹33,125 crore, out of which 395 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹7,592 crore has been incurred upto March, 2024.
- (ii) 10 Doubling projects of total length of 1,284 Km costing ₹13,891 crore, out of which 907 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹9,791 crore has been incurred upto March, 2024.

New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling projects falling fully/partly in the State of Karnataka are covered by South Western Railway (SWR), Central Railway (CR), Southern Railway (SR) and South Central Railway (SCR)  Zones  of  Indian  Railways.  Zone-wise  details  of  all  Railway Projects including cost, expenditure and outlay are made available in public domain on Indian Railways website.

Since 2014, there has been substantial increase in fund allocation and commensurate  commissioning  of  projects  in  State  of  Karnataka  as under:-

| Period   | Average Outlay   | Increase w.r.t. average allocation of 2009-14   |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 835 crore/year   | -                                               |
| 2023-24  | 7,561 crore      | 9 times                                         |
| 2024-25  | 7,559 crore      | 9 times                                         |

Commissioning of infrastructure projects falling fully/partly in the State of Karnataka is as under:

| Period   | Total Track Commissioned   | Average Track Commissioned   | Increase w.r.t. average commissioning during 2009-14   |
|----------|----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 565 Km                     | 113 Km/year                  | -                                                      |
| 2014-24  | 1,633 Km                   | 163 Km/year                  | 1.44 times                                             |

During last 10 years, 3,172 Route km (RKM) has been electrified in the State  of  Karnataka.  Till  date,  out  of  total  3,615  km  network  in Karnataka, 3,427 Km has been electrified upto July, 2024. The work of electrification in the remaining 188 km has been taken up.

(d):  Presently, Mangaluru is connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai  by  9  pairs,  28  pairs,  1  pair  and  4  pairs  of  train  services respectively. Similarly, Udupi is connected to Delhi and Mumbai by 8 pairs and 28 pairs of train services respectively. Besides, introduction of  new  train  is  an  ongoing  process  on  Indian  Railways,  subject  to traffic  justification,  operational  feasibility,  availability  of  resources, etc.

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