Lok Sabha Question No. 256 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-17
Subject: ROBs /FOBs in Hassan District in Karnataka
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Shreyas M Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.256

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2025

## ROBS /FOBS IN HASSAN DISTRICT IN KARNATAKA

## *256. SHRI SHREYAS M PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  Road  Over  Bridges  (ROBs)  and  Foot  Over  Bridges (FOBs)  currently  existing  in  Hassan  district,  Karnataka,  stationwise;
- (b) the details of ROBs and FOBs sanctioned for the district during the last five years including  sanctioned cost, present status  and timelines for their completion;
- (c) whether any new proposals for construction/upgradation of ROBs/FOBs in Hassan district have been received by the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  details  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  for  ROB/FOB works in the district during the last five years; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve passenger and road safety through additional ROB/FOB infrastructure in the region?

## 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 LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 256 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2025

(a) to (e) :  Sanctioning and execution of works of Road Over Bridges/ Road Under Bridges (ROBs/RUBs) is a continuous and ongoing process on Indian Railways.  Such  works  are  prioritized  and  taken  up  on  the  basis  of  their impact on safety and mobility in train operations and impact on road users.

Nos.  of  ROBs/  RUBs  constructed  on  Indian  Railways  during  the period 2004-14 vis a vis 2014-25 (Oct'25) is as under:

| Period           | ROBs/ RUBs constructed   |
|------------------|--------------------------|
| 2004-14          | 4,148 Nos.               |
| 2014-25 (Oct'25) | 13,653 Nos.              |

As on 01.11.2025, 4689 Nos. ROBs/ RUBs are sanctioned at the cost of ₹1,11,583 Cr on Indian Railways including 127 Nos. Road Over Bridge (ROB)/Road Under Bridge (RUB) at a cost of ₹ 3,920 crore in the State of Karnataka, which are at various stages of planning and execution.

Since 2014, 09 Nos. ROBs & 04 Nos. FOBs have been constructed in Hassan  District.  Details  of  ongoing  works  of  ROBs  &  FOBs  in  Hassan district are as under:

|   SN | Name of Work                                         | ROB/F OB   |   Cost (₹ in crore) | Remarks                                                                                                         |
|------|------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | LC No. 3 (Near Hassan) on Hassan- Saklespur section. | ROB        |              101.79 | 2 lane ROB commissioned in Nov 2023. Work for the balance 2 lane work (LHS carriageway) has also been taken up. |

|   2. | LC No.112 at Km. 133/300-400 between Koravangala - Bageshpura stations on Mysuru-Arsikere section.   | ROB   |   24.079 | Land acquisition process has been taken up under special railway project.                                                                                                                 |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    3 | LC No.78 at Km.87/800-900 between Hole Narsipur-Mavinkere station of Mysuru - Hassan section.        | ROB   |   32.4   | Fabrication work of superstructure in Railway portion has been completed. Foundation work in approach portion has been taken up. Simultaneously, land acquisition has also been taken up. |
|    4 | LC No. 131 on Hassan- Arsikere Section                                                               | ROB   |   44.867 | Land acquisition process has been taken up under special railway project.                                                                                                                 |
|    5 | LC No. 68 at Km. 74/000-100 on Mysuru - Arsikere Section                                             | ROB   |   15.935 | Land acquisition process has been taken up under special railway project.                                                                                                                 |
|    6 | 3m wide FOB at km 104/100 on Hassan- Arsikere section to eliminate unauthorized crossing.            | FOB   |    1.712 | Substructure work has been completed. The work for Girder Fabrication has been taken up.                                                                                                  |
|    7 | Provision of 12 metre wide FOB at Hassan under Amrit Bharat scheme.                                  | FOB   |    6.96  | Foundation work have been taken up.                                                                                                                                                       |

| 8.   | Provision of 12 metre wide FOB at Arsikere under Amrit Bharat scheme.   | FOB   | 6.890   | Foundation work have been taken up.   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|---------|---------------------------------------|

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) |

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 sanctione d Projects | Total Length (in km)   | Length Commissioned Upto Mar'25 (km)   | Exp upto Mar'25 (₹ in cr.)   |
|-------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| New Line                |                           15 | 2,034                  | 421                                    | 8,794                        |
| Doubling/ Multitracking |                           10 | 1,230                  | 973                                    | 12,516                       |
| 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 km)     | 50      |
|   5 | Shivani-Birur doubling (29 km)              | 143     |
|   6 | Hosadurga-Chikjajur doubling (29 km)        | 260     |
|   7 | Ramanagram-Mysore patch doubling (94 km)    | 998     |
|   8 | Yelahanka - Chennasadra doubling (13 km)    | 108     |
|   9 | Yeshwantpur-Yelahanka doubling (12 km)      | 95      |
|  10 | Netrawati-Mangalore Central doubling (2 km) | 28      |
|  11 | Kankanadi-Panambur doubling (19 km)         | 350     |
|  12 | Arsikere-Tumkur doubling (96 km)            | 758     |
|  13 | Yelahanka-Penukonda doubling (123 km)       | 1,104   |
|  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:

|   S No. | Project                                            | Cost (₹ in Crores)   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|       1 | Hospet-Hubli-Londa-Vasco-de-Gama doubling (312 km) | 4,153                |
|       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 km)   | 825   |
|-----|------------------------------------------------|-------|
|   9 | Baiyyapanahalli - Hosur doubling (48 km)       | 336   |
|  10 | Yeshwanthpur - Channasandra doubling (22 km)   | 314   |
|  11 | Ballari -Chikjajur doubling (185 km)           | 3,079 |

In  last  three  years  i.e.  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 7,239 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:- acquired

|   S No. | Project                                |   Total Land required (in ha) |   Land acquired (in ha) |   Balance Land to be acquired (in ha) |
|---------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|       1 | Shimoga - Rannebennur new line (96 km) |                           559 |                     226 |                                   333 |
|       2 | Belgaum - Dharwad new line (73 km)     |                           581 |                       0 |                                   581 |
|       3 | Shimoga - Harihar new line (79 km)     |                           488 |                       0 |                                   488 |
|       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 Karnataka   | 9,020 ha       |
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| Land Acquired                                   | 5,679 ha (63%) |
| Balance Land to be acquired                     | 3,341 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 depend 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
-  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.

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