KARNATAKA (Metro Rail News): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 20 laid the foundation stone for rail and road infrastructure projects worth over Rs. 28,000 crore in Karnataka which also includes the Bengaluru Suburban rail project.
“The Indian Railways is now trying to provide the facilities, the environment that was once available in airports and air travel. The modern railway station in Bengaluru named after Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya is also a proof of this,” PM Modi said.
The Bengaluru Suburban rail project costs around Rs. 15,700 crore. It envisages 4 corridors with a total route length of over 148 Kms.
The objective is to enhance mobility and boost connectivity in Bengaluru.
The project will connect Bengaluru city with its suburbs through a Rail-based rapid transit system and is likely to be completed by 2026. The network will have 57 stations in six directions of Bengaluru, which include Kengeri on Mysore side, Chikkabanavara on Tumkur side, Rajanakunte on Doddaballapura side, Devanahalli on Kolar side and Whitefield on Bangarpet side.
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Further, PM Modi dedicated to the nation India’s first Air Conditioned Railway Station- Sir M Visvesvaraya Railway Station at Baiyappanahalli, which is developed on the lines of a modern airport at a total cost of around Rs 315 crore.
The PM also laid the foundation stone of several rail and road projects. These include redevelopment of Bengaluru Cantt. and Yesvantpur Junction railway station which is to be developed at a cost of around Rs 500 crore and Rs 375 crore respectively.