(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?
(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?
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 ? 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.
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