GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO. 2346

ANSWERED ON 12^TH JULY 2019

Development of Suburban Railway Network in Bengaluru

2346. SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be please to state:

(a) whether Railways and the Government of Karnataka have reached an agreement on the use of railway land for the development of Bengaluru’s Suburban railway network;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the project has been prepared; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)As of now, alignment of Bengaluru Suburban network is largely designed to pass through Railway land. This matter is mutually agreed.

(b)Total land requirement for the project is 355.28 Hectare (ha.) as under:

(c)Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the project has been prepared once. The same is under revision and updation to priorities corridors as instructed by Government of Karnataka (GoK).

(d)DPR is under revision.

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