Railway Budget For Karnataka 2023-24
Railways: Expansion and Modernisation!
- Karnataka has received an astounding outlay of Rs.7,561 Cr. for a range of Railway Infrastructure and Safety projects.
South Western Railway
SWR GETS THE HIGHEST EVER OUTLAY IN BUDGET 2023-24: EMPHASIS ON NEW LINES AND CUSTOMER AMENITIES
- The emphasis is on Connecting the Unconnected: the allocation for New Lines has gone up by 336% as compared to last year
- Last year, SWR got the highest ever capital outlay. This year Budget exceeds it. The total outlay for SWR is Rs. 9200 crores as against Rs. 6900 crores which is 33.3 % increase
- Focus is on enhancing passenger comfort, the outlay for customer amenities has been enhanced by 130% from 137.94 crores last year to Rs. 316.9 crores this year
In Budget 2023-24, the highest ever capital allocation of Rs. 2.4 lakh crores has been made for Ministry of Railways. Immense thrust is given for development of infrastructure, modernization of stations and trains, enhancement of connectivity, safety and comfort for the passengers.
There has been consistent increase in average annual budget outlay for Railways in Karnataka. Between 2009-14 the average annual outlay was Rs. 835 crores. Between 2014 – 2022 the same was Rs. 3424 crores. In the present budget the outlay for SWR stands at Rs. 7850 crores (excl allocation for BSRP – ie Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project). The total outlay is Rs. 9200 crores for SWR. The allocation for the state of Karnataka is Rs. 7,561 crores.
Continuing the emphasis on enhancing infrastructure to provide connectivity, an allocation of Rs. 2423 crores for New Line, Rs. 1529 crores for Doubling have been made. Further, in order to connect the hitherto unconnected towns/cities with population of 50,000 or above, a sanction of Rs. 60,000 crores have been made with an outlay of Rs.1 Crore in the present budget. This will help in speedy execution of viable new line projects, which will result in enhancing connectivity and promoting trade and commerce in smaller towns.
It has been the vision of Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi to offer world class amenities to every common railway passenger: in line with it, all major stations are being redeveloped. The redevelopment work has commenced at Bengaluru Cantonment and Yesvantpur stations already. Under Amrit Bharat’ Scheme, 52 no. of stations in SWR will be taken up for redevelopment. Amrit Bharat scheme is a policy for major upgradation of stations with an objective to improve the ease of movement of passengers and integration of station with surrounding areas. The architectural planning would be given due importance to improve the overall look of the stations. Emphasis would be on upgradation of station building as iconic structures with modern state of the art facilities and futuristic design, with entry from both sides, ease of access to passengers, roof plaza etc. The upgraded stations will have focus on sustainability and stations would emerge as ‘city – centres’ with amenities for leisure, infotainment, business, retail outlets etc. Pan-India Rs 30,000 crores have been set aside for this purpose.
Following is the allocation (in Rs crores), for major New Line and Doubling Projects
ALLOCATION FOR NEW LINE PROJECTS
| ALLOCATION FOR NEW LINE PROJECTS | ||
| Sl No | Name of the project | Cost in Rs. crores |
| 1 | Gadag (Talkal) – Wadi | 350 (150 through GoK) |
| 2 | Ginigera – Raichur | 300 |
| 3 | Tumakuru – Davangere (Via Chitradurga) | 420.85 (GoK 200) |
| 4 | Tumakuru – Rayadurga (Via Kalyandurga) | 350 |
| 5 | Bagalkot – Kudachi | 360 (GoK 150) |
| 6 | Shivamogga – Shikaripura – Ranebennur | 150 |
| 7 | Belagavi – Dharwad (Via Kittur) | 10 |
| 8 | Marikuppam – Kuppam | 200 |
| 9 | Kadur – Chikkamagaluru – Hassan | 145 |
| 10 | Malagur – Palasamudram | 20 |
ALLOCATION FOR DOUBLING PROJECTS
| ALLOCATION FOR DOUBLING PROJECTS | ||
| Sl No | Name of the project | Cost in Rs. crores |
| 1 | Gadag – Hotgi | 170 |
| 2 | Penukonda – Dharmavaram | 120 |
| 3 | Baiyappanahalli – Hosur | 100 |
| 4 | Yesvantpur – Channasandra | 85 |
| 5 | Londa – Miraj | 200 |
| 6 | Hubballi – Chikjajur | 150 |
| 7 | Bengaluru Cantt – Whitefield Quadrupling | 250 |
| 8 | Hosapete – Tinaighat – Vasco da Gama | 400 |
For the Railway Electrification in SWR, Rs. 793.3 crores have been allocated in this budget. SWR has completed 2243 route km so far which is more than 60% of the entire network
| ALLOCATION FOR ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS | ||
| Sl No | Name of the project | Cost in Rs. crores |
| 1 | Gadag – Hotgi | 110 |
| 2 | Chikbanavar – Hubballi | 128 |
| 5 | Birur – Talguppa | 56 |
| 6 | Hassan – Mangaluru | 134 |
| 7 | Miraj – Londa | 182 |
| 8 | Hosapete – Hubballi – Vasco da Gama | 20 |
| 9 | Chikbanavar – Hassan | 77 |
For safety works, i.e. Road Over Bridge and Road Under Bridge works, Rs. 242 crores have been allocated. The policy with regard to ROB has been revised. To improve the faster execution of the work all future works will be 100% funded either by Railway or state government based on the priority. The allocation for traffic facilities works is Rs. 100 crores.
Rs. 10 crores have been allocated for carrying out the survey of 44 New Line Projects
General Manager Shri Sanjeev Kishore has stated that there has been an unprecedented infusion of capital. In the era of Amrit Kaal, this will go a long way in improving railway infrastructure, thereby enhancing connectivity in SWR.
South Western Railway New Railway Lines in Budget 2023–24
- Kottur – Harihar via Harpanhalli (65 km)
- Kadur – Chickmagalur – Sakleshpur (93 km)
- Hassan – Bangalore via Shravanabelgola (166 km)
- Hubli – Ankola (167 km)
- Bangalore – Satyamangalam (260 km)
- Rayadurg – Tumkur via Kalyandurg (213 km)
- Bagalkot – Kudachi (142 km)
- Tumkur – Chitradurg – Davangere (199.7 km)
- Whitefield – Kolar (52.9 km)
- Shimoga – Harihar (78.66 km)
- Marikuppam – Kuppam (23.7 km)
- Chickballapur – Puttaparthy – Sri Satya Sai Nilyam (103 km)
- Gadag – Wadi (252 km)
- Srinivasapura – Madanapalli (75 km)
- Chickballapur – Gowribidanur (44 km)
- Gadag – Yalvigi (58 km)
- Shimoga – Shikaripura – Ranebennur (103 km) (umbrella work PB#23/2018 – 19/NR)
- Mysuru (Belagola) – Kushalnagar (87 km) (Umbrella work PB#23/2018 – 19/NR)
- Hassan (Alur) – Belur (32 km) (Umbrella work PB#23/2018 – 19/NR)
- Belgaum – Dharwad via Kittur (73.10 km) (Umbrella work PB#22/2019 – 20/NR)
- Malugur – Palasamudram (17.98 km) (PB#29/NR/2022 – 23)
- New Lines for rail connectivity to un – connected towns/cities with population more than 50 thousand (Umbrella work 2023 – 24)
South Western Railway Gauge Conversion in Budget 2023–24
- Mysore – Chamarajanagar (Phase – I) with extension to Mettupalayam (148 km)
South Western Railway Doubling Railway Line in Budget 2023–24
- Bangalore – Whitefield – Bangalore City – Krishnarajapuram (23.08 km) – Quadrupling
- Ramanagaram – Mysore (91.5 km) with electrification of Kengeri – Mysore
- Hosadurga Road – Chikjajur – Patch doubling (28.89 km)
- Hospet – Hubli – Londa – Tinaighat – Vasco da Gama (352.28 km)
- Toranagallu – Ranjithpura (22.9 km)
- Hotgi – Kudgi – Gadag (284 km)
- Yalahanka – Penukonda (120.53 km)
- Hubli – Chikjajur (190 km)
- Arsikere – Tumkur (96 km)
- Birur – Shimoga (60 km)
- Yeshvanthpur – Channasandra (21.7 km)
- Penukonda – Dharmavaram, excl. Dharmavaram (41.5 km)
- Baiyyappanahalli – Hosur (48 km)
- Hosur – Omalur (147 km) (Umbrella work PB#57/2019 – 20/NR)
- Chandorgaon – Cansaulim rail flyover (16 km) (Umbrella work PB#57/2019 – 20/NR)
South Western Railway Pink Book 2023-24 – Click Here
Unprecedented Budget – Putting Railways on Fast Track
Allocation of Railway Budget for Karnataka for the year 2022-23
On Going Railway Projects
- 35 New Railway Line and Doubling Projects Costing Rs. 53,918 Crore for 4,568 Kilo Meter
- Total Outlay 2022-23 is Rs. 6,091 Crore
- Total Budget allocation in 2022-23 is 629% more than the Average of 2009-14.