Lok Sabha Question No. 2070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-11
Subject: Status of Ongoing/Sanctioned Railway Projects Karnataka
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Govind Makthappa Karjol

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2070

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026

## STATUS OF ONGOING/SANCTIONED RAILWAY PROJECTS KARNATAKA

## 2070. SHRI GOVIND MAKTHAPPA KARJOL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  ongoing/sanctioned  railway  projects  in  the  State  of Karnataka, including new lines, doubling,  electrification  and  suburban rail  projects,  indicating  for  each  project  the  funds  sanctioned/funds released/funds utilized  so  far  and  the  stipulated  and  revised  timelines for completion;
- (b) the details of the present status of these projects and the reasons for delays and cost overruns, if any;
- (c)  the  extent  of  support  provided  by  the  Government  of  Karnataka  in terms of land acquisition, statutory clearances and financial contribution and  whether  lack of timely support from the State Government  has  affected  the  progress  of  any  project  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Central  Government  to  address these  issues  and  ensure  timely  completion  of  railway  projects  in Karnataka?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d): 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 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                       |

## 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                  |

In  last  three  years  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 7,240 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:-

|   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   | 9,064 ha       |
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| Land Acquired                                   | 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.

Sanction  of  any  railway  project  depends  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.

## Bengaluru Suburban:

Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Limited (K-RIDE), a Company  controlled  by  State  Government  of  Karnataka  (51%  equity)  is executing the Bengaluru Suburban Transport Project (BSTP). BSTP (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.

BSTP has four Corridors, viz.,

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

Corridor-2: Baiyyapanahalli - Chikkabanawara (25.01 Km)

Corridor-3: Kengeri - Whitefield (35.52 Km)

Corridor-4: Heelalige - Rajankunte (46.25 Km)

Work is in progress on Corridor-2 & 4. Preliminary work for Corridor 1 & 3 has been taken up by K-RIDE. Indian Railway has transferred the railway land  to  K-RIDE  for  the  project  however  progress  of  transferring  of  State Government land is very slow.

Ministry of Railways has released ₹ 500 Cr. for BSTP project till date. Till date, expenditure of ₹ 2,385 Cr. has been incurred on the BSTP project.

## Railway Electrification:

Electrification of Railway network on Indian Railways has been taken up in mission mode. So far, about 99.4% of Broad Gauge (BG) network has been electrified.  The  electrification  in  remaining  network  has  been  taken  up. Electrification carried out during 2014-25 and before 2014 is as under:

| Period                | Route Kilometer   |
|-----------------------|-------------------|
| Before 2014 (about 60 | 21,801            |
| 2014-25               | 46,900            |

In Karnataka, 97% of BG network has been electrified and electrification in remaining network has been taken up.

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