Lok Sabha Question No. 1769 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Konkan Railway Corporation Limited
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1769 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025

## KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LIMITED

1769. SHRI KOTA SRINIVASA POOJARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it  is  a  fact  that  there  are  five  shareholders  in  Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the doubling of stretch of approximately 700 Km requires substantial  investment  with  contribution  from  all  the  shareholding State Governments and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  details  of  the  specific  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to commission the  long  pending  doubling  of  above  stretch  of  railway line?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (c): Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) was established  in  1990  with  five  shareholders,  namely,  Ministry  of Railways, Government of Maharashtra, Government of Goa, Government  of  Karnataka  and  Government  of  Kerala.  The  Konkan Railway line extends from Roha in Maharashtra to Thokur in Karnataka which passes through difficult terrain of Western Ghats. The present shareholding structure of KRCL is as under: -

|   SN | Name of Share holder                             |   Share in % |
|------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|    1 | Government of India through Ministry of Railways |        66.35 |
|    2 | Government of Maharashtra                        |        15.11 |
|    3 | Government of Karnataka                          |        10.3  |
|    4 | Government of Goa                                |         4.12 |
|    5 | Government of Kerala                             |         4.12 |

Out of the 739 route km of Konkan Railway jurisdiction, about doubling of  Roha-  Veer  and  Madgaon-  Majorda  sections  (total  about  55  km stretch) has already been completed. To increase the capacity of the balance 685 km route, doubling is required. This requires substantial investment  with  the  contribution  from  all  the  shareholding  State Government.

The  concerned  State  Governments  have  been  approached  by  the Ministry of Railways for contributing towards capital expenditure in KRCL as per their share.

In  the  meanwhile,  KRCL  has  taken  up  the  work  of  preparation  of detailed project report (DPR)  for the  doubling of identified sections (approx 263 km) to increase the capacity of route.

Further, 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 operational requirements
- Socio-economic considerations
- Overall availability of funds

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