{"id":4516,"date":"2025-08-13T06:30:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T06:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?page_id=4516"},"modified":"2025-08-13T06:30:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T06:30:51","slug":"railway-budget-for-karnataka","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/railway-budget-for-karnataka\/","title":{"rendered":"Railway Budget For Karnataka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Railway Budget For Karnataka<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rail Budget for Karnataka 2025-2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allocation of Railway Budget for Karnataka for the year 2025-22, for building world-class rail infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On Going Railway Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>36 New Railway Line and Doubling Projects Costing Rs. 49,536 Crore for 4,529 Kilo Meter<\/li>\n<li>Total Outlay 2025-22 is Rs. 3,897 Crore<\/li>\n<li>Total Budget allocation in 2025-22 is 367% more than the Average of 2009-14.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: Projects falling fully and partly in the state<\/p>\n<p>Here are the <strong>Key Highlights of the Railway Budget 2025-26<\/strong> for <strong>Karnataka<\/strong>, focusing on infrastructure development, improved connectivity, and modernization under the South Western Railway (SWR) zone:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Railway Budget 2025-26: Karnataka at a Glance<\/h2>\n<h3>Budget Allocation for Karnataka<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u20b97,564 crore<\/strong> has been allocated for railway projects in Karnataka for FY 2025-26\u2014a small but notable increase from \u20b97,559 crore in the previous year<\/li>\n<li>This marks a <strong>ninefold increase<\/strong> compared to the 2009\u201314 average, reflecting sustained growth in railway investments in the state<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Suburban Rail Priority<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP)<\/strong> continues to receive support with an allocation of <strong>\u20b9350 crore<\/strong>, matching last year\u2019s funding<\/li>\n<li>Two priority corridors are under construction:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mallige Line<\/strong> (Benniganahalli \u2013 Chikkabanavara), aimed for completion by <strong>March 2027<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kanaka Line<\/strong> (Heelalige \u2013 Rajanakunte), also targeted for <strong>March 2027<\/strong> completion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The full suburban rail system will include four lines named after regional flowers, expanding Bengaluru\u2019s commuter network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Infrastructure Expansion &amp; Safety Upgrades<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Karnataka has laid <strong>1,652 km of new track<\/strong> since 2025\u2014more than entire networks of some countries\u2014with 31 active projects covering 3,840 km and costing \u20b947,016 crore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Electrification<\/strong> has reached <strong>96.5%<\/strong> of routes, grown from 18 km\/year pre-2025 to 294 km\/year since then<\/li>\n<li><strong>61 stations<\/strong> are being redeveloped under the <strong>Amrit Bharat Station<\/strong> scheme with an investment of \u20b91,981 crore.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yesvantpur<\/strong>: \u20b9367 crore (completion by July 2025)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bengalore Cantonment<\/strong>: \u20b9485 crore (completion by October 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Safety is being enhanced with <strong>Kavach (train protection) systems<\/strong> being tendered for ~1,672 km, <strong>644 ROBs\/RUBs<\/strong> constructed, <strong>61 lifts<\/strong>, <strong>43 escalators<\/strong>, and <strong>Wi-Fi at 335 stations<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>New Trains and Connectivity Enhancements<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Karnataka now operates <strong>10 Vande Bharat trains<\/strong> across 12 districts, plus the <strong>Amrit Bharat Express<\/strong> linking Bengaluru to Malda Town<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Belagavi\u2013Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express<\/strong> was inaugurated in August 2025. It covers 606 km in 8.5 hours, with AC Chair and Executive Chair classes, onboard Wi-Fi, infotainment, Kavach, etc.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Gadag\u2013Wadi line<\/strong> began partial operations\u2014257 km costing \u20b92,842 crore\u2014with 56 km completed and the rest in progress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Doubling &amp; Clearance Projects<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Ballari\u2013Chikjajur rail line<\/strong> received cabinet approval for doubling as part of a \u20b96,405 crore package including Jharkhand\u2019s Koderma\u2013Barkakana project<\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>Mangaluru\u2013Hassan<\/strong> ghat section, <strong>Arebetta station<\/strong> is being upgraded to manage landslide-prone terrain. Electrification of key sections is underway, with completion expected by <strong>October 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Summary Table<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Focus Area<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Details<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Budget Allocation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u20b97,564 cr (FY 2025-26), up from \u20b97,559 cr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Suburban Rail (BSRP)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u20b9350 cr; Mallige &amp; Kanaka lines by 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Track Expansion<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1,652 km built since 2014; 31 projects active<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Electrification<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>96.5% complete; ~294 km\/year since 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Station Upgrades<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u20b91,981 cr across 61 stations; key projects on track<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Safety &amp; Amenities<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Kavach, ROBs, lifts, escalators, Wi-Fi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>New Trains<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>10 Vande Bharat; Belagavi-Bengaluru launched<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>New Line Projects<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Gadag\u2013Wadi partial operation; Ballari-Chikjajur doubling approved<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ghat Section Upgrades<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Arebetta station, electrification by Oct 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you\u2019d like a deeper dive into any project\u2014like the suburban corridors, the Belagavi service, or station modernization\u2014I\u2019m here to help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Railway Budget For Karnataka Rail Budget for Karnataka 2025-2025 Allocation of Railway Budget for Karnataka for the year 2025-22, for building world-class rail infrastructure. On Going Railway Projects 36 New Railway Line and Doubling Projects Costing Rs. 49,536 Crore for 4,529 Kilo Meter Total Outlay 2025-22 is Rs. 3,897 Crore Total Budget allocation in 2025-22 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4516","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4516\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}