Lok Sabha Question No. 1412 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Railway Projects in Karnataka
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1412 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2024

## RAILWAY PROJECTS IN KARNATAKA

1412.  SHRI KOTA SRINIVASA POOJARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  Railway  stations  in  Dakshina  Kannada,  Udupi  and Uttara Kannada districts, Karnataka;
- (b)  the  details  of  planned  and  pending  railway  projects/works  in  the above districts;
- (c)  whether  the  Government has any plans for development of these railway stations with modern infrastructure, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  augment  the  rail network/connectivity and train services in these districts of Karnataka;  and
- (e) if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1412 BY SHRI KOTA SRINIVASA POOJARY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 31.07.2024 REGARDING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN KARNATAKA.

(a)  to  (e):  The  Railway  projects  are  surveyed/sanctioned/executed  Zonal Railway-wise and not District-wise/State-wise as the Railway projects may span across District/State boundaries. However, 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  ₹17,383 crore  has  been  incurred  upto  March,  2024.  These  include  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  along-with  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.

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-   |
|----------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹835 crore/year  | -                                             |
| 2023-24  | ₹7,561crore      | 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  | 565km                      | 113 km/year                  | -                                                      |
| 2014-24  | 1,633 km                   | 163 km/year                  | 1.44 times                                             |

Ministry  of  Railways  has  recently  launched  Amrit  Bharat  Station scheme. This scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with  a  long-term  approach.  It  involves  preparation  of  Master  Plans and  their  implementation  in  phases  to  improve  the  amenities  at  the stations  like  improvement  of  station  access,  circulating  areas,  waiting halls, toilets, lift/escalators as necessary, cleanliness, free Wi-Fi, kiosks for local  products  through  sch2emes  like  'One  Station  One  Product',  better passenger information systems, Executive Lounges, nominated spaces for business meetings, landscaping etc. keeping in view the necessity at each station.

The scheme also envisages improvement of building, integrating the station  with  both  sides  of  the  city,  multimodal  integration,  amenities  for Divyangjans,  sustainable  and  environment  friendly  solutions,  provision  of ballastless  tracks  etc.,  as  per  necessity,  phasing  and  feasibility  and creation of city centres at the station in the long term.

So far 1324 Railway Stations, out of which 59 stations in the State of Karnataka, have been identified for development under this scheme over Indian Railways.

The  list  of  stations  indentified  for  development  in  the  State  of Karnataka is as under:

| State     |   No. of stations | Names of stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Karnataka |                59 | Almatti, Alnavar, Arsikere Junction, Badami, Bagalkot, Ballary, Bangalore Cantt., Bangarpet, Bantawala, Belagavi, Bidar, Bijapur, Chamaraja Nagar, Channapatna, Channasandra, Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Davangere, Dharwad, Dodballapur, Gadag, Gangapur Road, Gangavathi, Ghataprabha, Gokak Road, Harihar, Hassan, Hosapete, Kalaburagi, Kengeri, Kopal, Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru Station), Krishnarajapuram, Malleswaram, Malur, Mandya, Mangalore Central, Mangalore Jn., Munirabad, Mysore, Raybag, Raichur, Ramanagaram, Ranibennur, Sagar Jambagaru, Sakleshpur, Shahabad, Shivamogga Town, Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi Jn, Subramanya Road, Talguppa, Tiptur, Tumakuru, Udupi, Wadi, Whitefield, Yadgir, Yesvantpur, Chikkodi Road Station |

Further, upgradation/development/redevelopment of stations on Indian  Railways  is  a  continuous  and  on-going  process  and  works  in  this regard are undertaken as per requirement, subject to inter-se priority and availability of  funds.  However,  priority  for  upgradation/  development/

redevelopment of stations is accorded to higher category of station over lower category of station while sanctioning and executing the work. As the Railway network straddles across State/District boundaries,  trains  are  operated  as  per  network  requirements,  across such  boundaries.    However,  introduction  of  trains  is  an  on-going process on Indian Railways subject to traffic justification, operational feasibility and availability of resources, etc. *****