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South Western Railway (SWR) has been allocated ₹2,110 crore nether ‘Amrit Station Scheme’ for redevelopment of 61 railway stations successful Karnataka. The budgetary allocation for the railway portion for the fiscal twelvemonth 2026-27 has been accrued to ₹7,748 crore.
Addressing property persons successful Hubballi connected February 2, Additional General Manager of SWR P. Anath said that of the 61 stations identified for implicit redevelopment, enactment has been completed successful Bagalkot, Dharwad, Gadag, Gokak Road, and Munirabad portion 4 stations — Badami, Alnavar, Koppal, and Bantwal — were waiting motorboat of the work.
Mr. Ananth said that web enlargement and electrification had progressed astatine a accelerated pace. “Since 2014, astir 1,750 km of caller railway tracks person been laid successful Karnataka. Electrification has reached 97% of the network, with 3,368 km of obstruction lines electrified during the aforesaid period, supporting energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable operations. Additionally, 707 flyovers and underpasses person been constructed to heighten information and guarantee smoother road–rail connectivity,” helium said.
Connectivity wrong and beyond Karnataka had seen a important boost with the enlargement of premium bid services. Karnataka is presently served by 12 pairs of Vande Bharat Express trains and 3 pairs of Amrit Bharat Express trains, substantially improving question speed, comfort, and efficiency, helium said.
“Goa is besides witnessing dependable railway infrastructure maturation nether South Western Railway, supported by an mean yearly fund allocation of ₹515 crore successful 2026–27. Infrastructure enactment worthy ₹4,344 crore are presently nether progress, focusing connected capableness augmentation, presumption redevelopment, and information improvement. Under the Amrit Station Scheme, 3 stations successful Goa are being redeveloped astatine a outgo of ₹65 crore. Passenger connectivity has been enhanced with 2 pairs of Vande Bharat Express services present operational,” helium said.
