Lok Sabha Question No. 6152 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-01
Subject: Railway Electrification
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Sagar Eshwar Khandre

(a) to (d)

Railway Electrification:

Electrification of railway network on Indian Railways (IR) 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 years) | 21,801            |
| 2014-25                      | 46,900            |

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6152

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026

## RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION

## 6152. SHRI SAGAR ESHWAR KHANDRE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  railway  electrification  and  doubling  works  in North Karnataka are progressing slowly compared to other regions and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the current status of electrification and doubling projects in the region;
- (c)  whether there are any funding constraints exist and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of steps taken by the Government to accelerate modernisation of railway lines in Karnataka?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

In Karnataka, 97% of BG network has been electrified and electrification in remaining section i.e. Vyasa Colony-Amravati Colony (120 Rkm) has been taken up.

## 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:-

|   SN | 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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