Doubling of Yeshwantpur-Channasandra Railway Line Project

Doubling of Yeshwantpur-Channasandra Railway Line Project

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 544

ANSWERED ON: 20.11.2019

Doubling of Yeshwantpur Channasandra Railway Line Project

P. C. Mohan
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:-

(a) the details of doubling of Yeshwantpur-Channasandra railway line project in Bengaluru and the time by which the project is likely to be completed; and
(b) the details and present status of the 48 kilometre Baiyappanahalli-Hosur track work?

ANSWER – MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) The doubling work of Yeshwantpur-Channasandra railway line project with electrification for a length of 21.7 Km has been sanctioned at a cost of Rs 330 Crores. The work is assigned to Rail Infrastructure Company (Karnataka) Limited (K-RIDE), a Joint Venture Company of Government of Karnataka and Ministry of Railways for execution on 09.09.2019. K-RIDE is gearing up to take up this project. The estimated time line for completion of this project is 2-3 years from now.

(b) The doubling work of Baiyappanahalli-Hosur railway line project with electrification for a length of 48 Km has been sanctioned at a cost of  Rs.449 Crores. The work is assigned to Rail Infrastructure Company (Karnataka) Limited (K-RIDE), a Joint Venture Company of Government of Karnataka and Ministry of Railways for execution on 09.09.2019. K-RIDE is gearing up to take up this project.