<p>Bengaluru: Karnataka has been allocated Rs 7,559 crore for working expenses in the fiscal year 2024-25, according to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. </p><p>According to South Western Railway (SWR), 31 projects spread over 3,840 km and valued at Rs 47,016 crore are currently underway in Karnataka. In the 2023-24 union budget, Rs 7,561 crore was allocated for projects in state. </p><p>SWR said it has received “substantial” budgetary allocation this year too. </p>.<p>Fifty-nine stations in state and 46 stations in SWR are being redeveloped under Amrit Bharat station scheme. </p><p>“The scheme aims to transform stations into world-class facilities, enhancing passenger experience, modernising infra facilities and augmenting capacity to meet growing demands,” the SWR said. </p><p>Five major stations are also being redeveloped. A Rs 367-crore redevelopment of Yeshwantpur junction, second-busiest in state, will be completed by July 2025. Bengaluru Cantonment, oldest in state, is being developed for Rs 484 crore, to be completed by Oct 2025, SWR said. </p>.No separate railway division for Kalaburagi: Ashwini Vaishnaw.<p>Currently, 88% of the network in SWR has been electrified. The zone eyes 100% electrification by March 2025. </p><p>From 2014 to 2024, as many as 638 road over/underbridges were constructed in Karnataka, 163 km of new lines were added every year and 317 km of lines were electrified annually, the SWR noted. </p><p>Overall, Railways has been allocated Rs 2.62 lakh crore. Of this, Rs 1,08,795 crore will be spent on safety-related projects, including track replacements, improvements in signalling and telecom and so on. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: Karnataka has been allocated Rs 7,559 crore for working expenses in the fiscal year 2024-25, according to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. </p><p>According to South Western Railway (SWR), 31 projects spread over 3,840 km and valued at Rs 47,016 crore are currently underway in Karnataka. In the 2023-24 union budget, Rs 7,561 crore was allocated for projects in state. </p><p>SWR said it has received “substantial” budgetary allocation this year too. </p>.<p>Fifty-nine stations in state and 46 stations in SWR are being redeveloped under Amrit Bharat station scheme. </p><p>“The scheme aims to transform stations into world-class facilities, enhancing passenger experience, modernising infra facilities and augmenting capacity to meet growing demands,” the SWR said. </p><p>Five major stations are also being redeveloped. A Rs 367-crore redevelopment of Yeshwantpur junction, second-busiest in state, will be completed by July 2025. Bengaluru Cantonment, oldest in state, is being developed for Rs 484 crore, to be completed by Oct 2025, SWR said. </p>.No separate railway division for Kalaburagi: Ashwini Vaishnaw.<p>Currently, 88% of the network in SWR has been electrified. The zone eyes 100% electrification by March 2025. </p><p>From 2014 to 2024, as many as 638 road over/underbridges were constructed in Karnataka, 163 km of new lines were added every year and 317 km of lines were electrified annually, the SWR noted. </p><p>Overall, Railways has been allocated Rs 2.62 lakh crore. Of this, Rs 1,08,795 crore will be spent on safety-related projects, including track replacements, improvements in signalling and telecom and so on. </p>