Lok Sabha Question No. 732 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-04
Subject: Mangaluru–Shoranur 3rd & 4th Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Shafi Parambil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 732 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2026

## MANGALURU-SHORANUR 3RD & 4TH LINE

## 732. SHRI SHAFI PARAMBIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of the proposed Mangaluru-Shoranur 3rd & 4th Line;
- (b) whether the Government has completed the survey of the proposed line;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of the expected date/timeline for completion of the survey?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e): Survey for Mangaluru-Shoranur 3 rd  and 4 th  line (307 km) has been sanctioned for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR).

After preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR), sanctioning of project State Governments  and  necessary  approvals  viz.  appraisal  of  NITI  Aayog, Ministry  of  Finance  etc.  As  sanctioning  of  projects  is  a  continuous  and requires consultation with various stake-holders including dynamic process, exact timelines cannot be fixed.

## Kerala:-

Budget allocation  in the recent  years has  increased  significantly. Budget

allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Kerala is as under:-

| Period   | Outlay                           |
|----------|----------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹ 372 crore/year                 |
| 2025-26  | ₹3,042 crore (more than 8 times) |

As  on  01.04.2025,  06  projects  (02  new  line  and  04  doubling)  of  266  km length,  costing  ₹9,415  crore  falling  fully/partly  in  Kerala  are  sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

| Category                |   No. of projects | Total Length   | Length Commissioned   | Balance to complete   | Expenditure upto March 2025 (₹in Crore)   |
|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| New line                |                02 | 146 km         | 0 km                  | 146 km                | 309                                       |
| Doubling/ multitracking |                04 | 120 km         | 26 km                 | 94 km                 | 2,941                                     |
| Total                   |                06 | 266 km         | 26 km                 | 240 km                | 3,250                                     |

Zonal Railway wise details of Railway projects are made available in public domain on Indian Railway's website.

Details  of  some  of  the  recently  completed  projects  falling  fully/partly  in Kerala are as under :

|   S.N | Project                                                                   | Cost (₹ in Crores)   |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|     1 | Dindigul-Pollachi-Palghat & Pollachi-Coimbatore gauge conversion (217 km) | 1,360                |
|     2 | Quilon-Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur gauge conversion (357 km)                  | 1,122                |
|     3 | Mulanturutti-Kuruppantara doubling (24 km)                                | 303                  |
|     4 | Chenganur-Chingavanam doubling (27 km)                                    | 436                  |
|     5 | Ambalapuzha-Haripad doubling (18 km)                                      | 346                  |
|     6 | Kurruppanthara-Chingavanam doubling (27 km)                               | 749                  |

Some of the projects falling fully/partly in Kerala which have been taken up are as under:

|   S No. | Project                                  | Cost (₹ in Crores)   |
|---------|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|       1 | Tirunnavaya -Guruvayur new line (35 Km)  | 138                  |
|       2 | Angamali-Sabarimala new line (111 km)    | 3,801                |
|       3 | Ernakulam-Kumbalam doubling (8 km)       | 595                  |
|       4 | Kumbalam-Thuravur Patch doubling (16     | 803                  |
|       5 | Trivandrum- Kanyakumari doubling (87 km) | 3,786                |
|       6 | Shoranur - Vallathol doubling (10 km)    | 367                  |

To improve connectivity and enhance the capacity in the State of Kerala, following surveys have been taken up: -

|   SN | Route                                          |   Length (Km) |
|------|------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|    1 | Shoranur-Mangalore 3rd & 4th Line              |           307 |
|    2 | Coimbatore-Shoranur 3 rd & 4 th line           |            99 |
|    3 | Shoranur - Ernakulam 3 rd Line                 |           106 |
|    4 | Ernakulam - Kayankulam 3rd line (via Kottayam) |           115 |
|    5 | Kayankulam-Thiruvanathapuram 3rd Line          |           105 |
|    6 | Thiruvanathapuram-Nagercoil 3rd Line           |            71 |

Execution  of  important  infrastructure  projects  falling  fully/partly  in  the State of Kerala are held up due to delay in land acquisition. Status of land acquisition in the State of Kerala is as under:

| Total Land required for Projects in Kerala   | 476 ha       |
|----------------------------------------------|--------------|
| Land Acquired                                | 65 ha (14%)  |
| Balance Land to be acquired                  | 411 ha (86%) |

Railway had deposited ₹1,975 crore for land acquisition to Government of Kerala.    Support  of  the  Government  of  Kerala  is  needed  to  expedite  the land  acquisition.  For  instance,  details  of  some  major  projects  which  are delayed due to land acquisition are as under:-

|   SN | Name of the project                        |   Total land required (in Ha) |   Land acquired (in Ha) |   Balance Land to be acquired (in Ha) |
|------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|    1 | Angamali - Sabarimala new line (111 km)    |                           416 |                      24 |                                   392 |
|    2 | Ernakulam - Kumbalam Patch doubling (8 km) |                             4 |                       3 |                                     1 |
|    3 | Kumbalam - Turavur Patch doubling (16 km)  |                            10 |                       9 |                                     1 |
|    4 | Shoranur - Vallathol doubling (10 km)      |                             5 |                       0 |                                     5 |

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

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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