SWR approves alignment of suburban rail project's Corridor 4The South Western Railway (SWR) has approved the alignment for Corridor 4 of the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project, which will connect Heelalige in the south to Rajanukunte in the north, spanning 46.88 km with 19 stations. The project has faced delays due to land acquisition, with the SWR yet to finalize...
more... the land transfer. The revised alignment for the 23.67 km stretch between Baiyappanahalli and Heelalige was approved on January 23, 2024, while the section between Baiyappanahalli and Rajanukunte (23.21 km) required adjustments due to ongoing doubling work. K-RIDE, the project agency, has reduced the land requirement from the railways to 115.472 acres, and the railways are currently reviewing the proposal. K-RIDE has also requested the SWR to approve a pre-feasibility study for extending Corridor 4 to Chandapura and Corridor 3 to Challaghatta as part of the 452-km Phase 2 proposal. While the SWR initially rejected the proposal, K-RIDE has appealed to the Railway Board for approval.
Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project ke Corridor 4 ka alignment finally South Western Railway (SWR) ne approve kar diya hai. Ye Corridor 4, Bengaluru ke south mein Heelalige ko north mein Rajanukunte se connect karega, jisme 46.88 km mein 19 stations honge. Project mein land acquisition ke wajah se delay aa raha...
more... hai, aur SWR abhi tak land transfer finalize nahi kiya hai. Baiyappanahalli aur Heelalige ke beech ke 23.67 km stretch ka revised alignment 23 January 2024 ko approve hua tha, aur Baiyappanahalli se Rajanukunte (23.21 km) ke beech ke section mein ongoing doubling work ke wajah se adjustment karna pada. Project agency K-RIDE ne railways se land requirement 194.07 acres se kam karke 115.472 acres kar diya hai, aur railways is proposal ko abhi review kar rahe hain. K-RIDE ne SWR se Corridor 4 ko Chandapura tak aur Corridor 3 ko Challaghatta tak extend karne ke liye pre-feasibility study approve karne ke liye bhi request kiya hai, yeh 452-km Phase 2 proposal ka part hai. SWR ne pehle yeh proposal reject kar diya tha, lekin K-RIDE ne Railway Board se approval ke liye appeal kiya hai.
