Lok Sabha Question No. 4331 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-18
Subject: BG Line between Swamihalli to Rayadurga (Andhra Pradesh)
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri E Tukaram

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4331

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026

## BG LINE BETWEEN SWAMIHALLI TO RAYADURGA (ANDHRA PRADESH)

## 4331. SHRI E TUKARAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  current  status  of  the  Final  Location  Survey  (FLS) report  of  the  Broad  Gauge  (BG)  Line  between  Swamihalli  (Ballari District, Sandur Taluk, Karnataka) and Rayadurga (Andhra Pradesh) via junction and Obalapuram Railway Station (Andhra Pradesh);
- (b) the  details  of  the  timeline  for  the  completion  of  the  Final  Location Survey report/DPR of said line including commencement of effective and meaningful work on the project; and
- (c) the details of the estimated cost of the project including the allocation of funds during the current financial year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (c):    Swamihalli  is  already  connected  to  Rayadurga  with  existing railway network via Hosapete and Obalapuram. However, to provide direct connectivity,  Final  Location  Survey (FLS)  of  Swamihalli  -  Rayadurga  New Line  (52  Km)  has  been  completed  and  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  has been prepared.

After preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR), sanctioning of project requires consultation with various stake-holders including State Governments   and   necessary   approvals   viz.   appraisal  of  NITI  Aayog,

Ministry  of  Finance  etc.  As  sanctioning  of  projects  is  a  continuous  and dynamic process, exact timelines cannot be fixed.

## 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) |

## Project 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 ...3/-

## 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     |

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.

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