Lok Sabha Question No. 6162 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-01
Subject: Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dr. K Sudhakar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6162 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026

## BENGALURU SUBURBAN RAIL PROJECT

## 6162. DR. K SUDHAKAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  current  status  of  the  four  corridors  under  the Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project;
- (b) the details of the specific reasons for the delays in the execution of the project despite repeated citizen demands;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  total  funds  sanctioned  and  the  actual  expenditure incurred on the project till date;
- (d)  whether  any  revised  deadline  has  been  set  for  the  completion  of  the Mallige and Kanaka corridors and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  the  details  of  the  steps  being  taken  to  resolve  land  acquisition  and coordination issues between K-RIDE and South Western Railway; and
- (f)  the  details  of  the  steps  taken  to  resolve  the  concerns  of  passenger forums and citizens regarding the delay in the project?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (f):  Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Limited (KRIDE),  a  Company  controlled  by  State  Government  of  Karnataka  (51% equity)  is  executing  the  Bengaluru  Suburban  Rail  Project  (BSRP).    BSRP (148.17 Km) has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 15,767 Cr. with 20% funding each  by  Government  of  India  and  Government  of  Karnataka  and  60% through debt.

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There are four Corridors in BSRP. The status of these corridors is as under:

Corridor-1 (Sampige): KSR Bengaluru City - Devanahalli (41.4 Km)

Alignment plans have been approved. Land acquisition has been taken up by  State  Government.    Shifting  of  S&T  and  electrical  utilities  have  also been taken up.

Corridor-2 (Mallige): Baiyyapanahalli - Chikkabanawara (25.01 Km)

The  entire  land  acquisition  has  been  completed.  For  station  buildings, separate contracts have been awarded and work is in progress. For other works, tender has been invited.

Corridor-3 (Parijaata): Kengeri - Whitefield (35.52 Km)

Alignment plans have been approved. Land acquisition has been taken up by  State  Government.    Shifting  of  S&T  and  electrical  utilities  have  also been taken up.

Corridor-4 (Kanaka): Heelalige - Rajankunte (46.25 Km)

The land acquisition has been taken up.  So far, 7.8 acre land out of 57 acre land  has  been  acquired.  For  station  buildings,  separate  contracts  have been awarded and work is in progress in the available land.

The  project  has  been  delayed  due  to  non-acquisition  of  private  land  and transfer of State Government's land by the Government of Karnataka.

An expenditure of Rs. 2659 Cr. has been incurred on the BSRP project.

Regular  coordination  meetings  of  K-RIDE  and  Railway  are  being  held regularly to resolve issues.

## Karnataka:

## Railway Budget:-

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) |

## Projects sanctioned:-

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 sanctioned 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                       |

## Recently Completed Projects:-

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 |

## Ongoing Projects:-

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 | Hosapete - Ballari 3rd & 4th line (65 Km)                    | 2,372                |
|      12 | Ballari-Chikjajur doubling(185 KM)                           | 3,342                |
|      13 | Bypass line between Bettahalsoor- Rajanakunte (6 Km)         | 248                  |

Details of some major projects which are delayed due to land acquisition are as under:-

|   S No. | Project                                |   Total Land require d (in ha) |   Land acquire d (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   | 9,064 ha       |
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| Land Acuired                                    | 5,707 ha (63%) |
| Balance Land to be acquired                     | 3,357 ha (37%) |

Government  of  India  is  geared  up  to  execute  projects,  however  success depends upon the support of Government of Karnataka.

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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