Prime Minister to Launch Much Awaited 104 KM Long Bidar-Kalburgi Railway line on Oct 29
Team Udayavani, Oct 25, 2017, 4:00 PM IST
Bidar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate much awaited railway line between Bidar and Kalburgi in an event scheduled at Bidar on October 29. The new railway line will reduce a distance of 380 kilometres between New Delhi and South Indian states once train services begin on the new route. The railway line is expected to attract industries into Hyderabad Karnataka region which could result in overall development of Northern portion of the state.
The new railway line covers a distance of 104 kilometres including a 2 kilometre long underground tunnel. There are 13 railway stations exists between Bidar and Kalburgi stations. The railway route completed at a cost of Rs 1,542 crore against the previous estimate of Rs 369.7 crore.
The railway line took 16 years to complete its works against proposed duration of 5 years after then Union Railway Minister Bangaru Laxman laid foundation stone for the project in 2000.
Delay in land acquisition, hurdles faced during the construction of the railway line, lack of availability of financial support on time and others prevented the project to complete as projected earlier.
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