Lok Sabha Question No. 1625 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: New Railway Projects for Karnataka
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Jagadish Shettar, Shri Sunil Bose

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1625 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025

## NEW RAILWAY PROJECTS FOR KARNATAKA

1625.  SHRI SUNIL BOSE: SHRI JAGADISH SHETTAR:

Will the Minister of  RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  new  railway  projects  sanctioned  for  Karnataka since 2017, zone and year-wise;
- (b) the number of projects out of the above that are under progress, the  amount  spent  thereon  so  far  and  the  project-wise  steps taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  complete  these  on time;
- (c) the  number  of  railway  projects  in  Karnataka  that  have  been surveyed and approved but the work of the said projects has not yet started;
- (d) the  latest  status  of  Belagavi-Kittur  Dharwar  new  railway  line and the timeline for completion of the said line; and
- (e) whether estimated costs of the projects has been increased due to the delay and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e): Dharwad -  Belgaum  (Balagavi)  via  Kittur  new  line  project

(73 km) has been sanctioned on 50:50 cost sharing basis and land to be  provided  free  of  cost  by  Government  of  Karnataka  (GoK).  The project  is  held  up  on  account  of  delay  in  land  acquisition  by  State Government of Karnataka.

## Karnataka:-

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 i.e. 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 7,239 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  | Whitefield-Kolar new line (53 km) 337 |                       0 |                                   337 |
|       5 | Hassan-Belur new line (32 km) 206      | 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   | 9,020 ha       |
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| Land Acquired                                   | 5,679 ha (63%) |
| Balance Land to be acquired                     | 3,341 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 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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