Projects

south western railway is planning a 252 kms new broad gauge railway line between gadag-wadi section in karnataka. the new line between gadag and wadi will provide connectivity between main lines of hubli-guntakal and mumbai-chennai routes. the new line will take off from wadi and join near sompur stations on gadag-bellary route and will pass through districts of gadag, koppal, raichur, yadgir and gulbarga via kuknur, yelburga, kushtagi, lingsugur, gurgunta, devapur, shorapur shahpur and biral buzurg. with the construction off this direct link, the distance between gadag and wadi stations will come down by about 147 kms., in comparison to the existing routes via guntakal and via hotgi. the construction of this line will help in faster movement of goods and passengers between wadi and hubli. industries of above mentioned five districts will also get convenient and speedy rail connection with west coast ports and other parts of the country. the cost of the project is rs. 19220 million with 50 : 50 cost sharing between ministry of railways and government of karnataka and land is to be provided free of cost by government of karnataka. the clearances of the planning commission and ccea have been received on 12th february, 2014. the foundation stone was laid on 28th february, 2014. [info as of: mar. 14]

promoter name: south western railway project name: doubling of kulem-madgaon railway line in goa project type : new unit status : planning stage state : goa product-capacity : railway line cost : estimated cost: rs.900 million associated company : appointed - rail vikas nigam limited - implementing agency clearance pending : forest civil work: unknown current status : as of july 2017, the project is waiting for forest clearance. according to forest clearance sources, the company has applied for forest clearance for diversion of 1.0377 hectares of forest land required for the project for a period of 100 years. the estimated cost of the project is rs. 900 million. rail vikas nigam is the implementing agency. the project will come up as a part of hospet- tinaighat- castlerock- kulem - vasco railway doubling project. start date : unknown end date : unknown

south western railway has inaugurated the kalyandurg to kadiri devarapalli section railway line in dist. tumkuru, karnataka. the 23 km railway line from kalyandurgam to kadiridevarapalle which is part of the tumkuru railway project has been inaugurated in april 2017. [info as of: apr. 17]

south western railway is planning the tumakur-chitradurga-davanagere new bg railway line project in karnataka. tenders have been invited under two packet system for construction of earthwork, minor bridges, rub, rob, blanketing and road works between ch: 11/500 to 24/050 in urakere stations to thimmarajanahalli stations (reach-i) as part pf the bg line project. approximate value is rs. 706.14 million. last date for submission of bids is 16th february, 2017. period of completion is 18 months. [info as of: feb. 17]

promoter name: south western railway project name:linking of bg track including basavan bagewadi & mulavad stations in karnataka project type : new unit status : planning stage state : karnataka product-capacity : bg track civil work: unknown current status : as of january 2017, tenders have been invited under single packet system for kudagi-hogti doubling works: linking of bg track between km 145/000-167/000 including basavan bagewadi and mulavad stations. the approximate value of the work is rs. 90.034 million. document sale ends on 9th march, 2017. the last date for submission of bids is 9th march, 2017. period of completion is 12 months. start date : unknown end date : unknown

south western railway is planning the gadag-hotgi railway line doubling project in karnataka. sealed tenders under two packet system have been invited for the project-earthwork in cutting, embankment & construction of minor bridges, extension of rubs/ lcs, gate lodges, side drains, trolley refuges, retaining walls, protective & ancillary works between gadag & basavabagewadi road km 0.00 to 145.000. approximate value is rs. 1.2045 billion. period of completion is 24 months. documents can be downloaded till 11th may, 2016. the last date for submission of bids is 12th may, 2016. [info as of: apr. 16]

south western railway is constructing the rayadurg-tumakuru railway line in andhra pradesh and karnataka. tsr nirmaan is the contractor. the estimated cost of the project is rs. 10,278.9 million. the project involves construction of rayadurg-tumakuru via kalyandurg railway line of length 213 km. the project also includes construction of rob at chainage 145310, 137299 and 141233 and rub at chainage 149062, 145930, 147670, 148500, 134550 and 141862. civil work is in progress. the project is scheduled for completion in march 2017. [info as of: nov. 16]

south western railway is planning the rs. 21,270 million 2-phase hospet in karnataka to vasco in goa track-doubling project. phase-1 involves doubling of track between hospet and tenai ghat covering 245 kms and phase-2 involves doubling of track between tenai ghat and vasco covering 100 kms. rvnl is the implementing agency. tenders for civil contractors are likely to be called for in the next 3-4 months. financial closure is awaited for phase-1, planned for completion in 3 years from zero date. details of phase-2 are yet to be finalized. [info as of: jan. 16] south western railway is implementing the 2-phase hosapete-vasco track-doubling project in karnataka and goa. phase-i involves doubling of track between hosapete and tinaighat covering 245 kms and phase-ii involves doubling of track between tinaighat and vasco covering 98 kms. rvnl, bengaluru is the implementing agency. the estimated cost of phase-i is rs. 9,288.5 million. phase-i is divided into 3 sections viz. hosapete-harlapur (69.22 km), harlapur-dharwad (75.12 km), kambarganvi-tinaighat (58.38 km). under phase-i, the section between haralapur-sompur-bannikoppa (16.48 km) has been inaugurated in january 2016. the remaining portion under phase-i is under construction. phase-i is scheduled for completion in h2 2018. phase-ii is in planning stage. work on phase-ii is expected to commence after the receipt of forest clearance & other necessary permissions. [info as of: sept. 10]