{"id":6476,"date":"2025-08-04T15:25:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=6476"},"modified":"2025-08-04T15:25:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:25:26","slug":"doubling-of-yeshwantpur-channasandra-railway-line-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/doubling-of-yeshwantpur-channasandra-railway-line-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Doubling of Yeshwantpur-Channasandra Railway Line Project"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Doubling of Yeshwantpur-Channasandra Railway Line Project<\/strong><\/p>\n

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA<\/strong>
\nMINISTRY OF RAILWAYS<\/strong><\/p>\n

LOK SABHA<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 544<\/p>\n

ANSWERED ON: 20.11.2025<\/p>\n

Doubling of Yeshwantpur Channasandra Railway Line Project<\/strong><\/p>\n

P. C. Mohan<\/strong>
\nWill the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:-<\/p>\n

(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
\n(b) the details and present status of the 48 kilometre Baiyappanahalli-Hosur track work?<\/p>\n

ANSWER \u2013 MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)<\/p>\n

(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 09.09.2025. 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.<\/p>\n

(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\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the current status of the Yeshwantpur\u2013Channasandra railway line doubling project<\/strong>, based on the latest information available:<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udccd Project Overview<\/h2>\n
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  • The doubling and electrification<\/strong> between Yeshwanthpur Junction<\/strong> and Channasandra<\/strong> (about 21.7\u202fkm<\/strong>) was officially sanctioned in November 2025<\/strong>, at an estimated cost of \u20b9314\u202fcrore (or \u20b9330 crore in official references)<\/li>\n
  • Execution has been entrusted to K\u2011RIDE<\/strong>, a joint venture between the Government of Karnataka and the Ministry of Railways, since September 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    \ud83d\udea7 Progress & Delays<\/h2>\n
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    • Only ~25% of the work is complete<\/strong>, as of April 2025<\/li>\n
    • The delay has been attributed to slow progress, leading to K\u2011RIDE terminating its contractor due to unsatisfactory performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      \ud83d\udcc5 Revised Timeline<\/h2>\n
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      • Initial expectations set completion within 2\u20133 years<\/strong> from September 2025, i.e., by late 2025 or early 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n
      • However, South Western Railway projections (as of April 2025) now indicate full completion is expected by December 2027<\/strong>, due to the setbacks and slow pace of work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        \ud83d\udd0e Summary Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
        Feature<\/th>\nDetail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
        Route<\/strong><\/td>\nYeshwanthpur \u2194 Channasandra (21.7\u202fkm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Estimated Cost<\/strong><\/td>\n\u20b9314\u2013330\u202fcrore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Execution Agency<\/strong><\/td>\nK\u2011RIDE (State\u2011Railways JV)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Progress (Apr 2025)<\/strong><\/td>\n~25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Revised Completion Date<\/strong><\/td>\nDecember 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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        \ud83e\udde9 Community Feedback<\/h2>\n

        Local forums and rail enthusiasts have noted that challenges such as land acquisition in densely populated areas<\/strong>, complex utility shifting<\/strong>, and contractor performance issues<\/strong> continue to hamper progress<\/p>\n

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        \u2705 Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n
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        • The project is significantly behind schedule<\/strong>, now targeting December 2027 completion<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
        • Progress remains slow<\/strong>, with only one-fourth of the work completed by early 2025.<\/li>\n
        • Restart of on-ground construction is expected after resolution of past contractor issues and renewed tender processes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          If you\u2019re interested in updates on associated work<\/strong>\u2014like the longer Yeshwantpur\u2013Baiyappanahalli<\/strong> suburban corridor doubling\u2014or details on the Byappanahalli\u2013Chikkabanavara stretch<\/strong>, I\u2019d be happy to dig into those too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Doubling of Yeshwantpur-Channasandra Railway Line Project GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 544 ANSWERED ON: 20.11.2025 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[48,49,6],"class_list":["post-6476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-railway","tag-new-railway-line","tag-new-railway-projects","tag-railway"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=6476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6476\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}