Rail line doubling work to begin on September 8 by AllIsWell on 07 September, 2013 - 11:56 AM | ||
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AllIsWell | Rail line doubling work to begin on September 8 on 07 September, 2013 - 11:56 AM | |
Union Minister for Railways M. Mallikarjun Kharge will be formally inaugurating the work on doubling of rail line between Hosadurga Road and Chikjajur Junction at a function on September 8 at 12.30 p.m. at Sri Siddarameshwar PU College in Mallappanahalli of Hosadurga taluk. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will preside over the function.According to sources, once completed, the project will give the much-needed boost to the growth of the region, besides providing relief to commuters. The Hosadurga Road-Chikjajur Junction is a part of the Bangalore-Arsikere-Birur-Davangere-Hubli route of South Western Railway, which was originally a meter gauge line, constructed in 1889 by the then Mysore State Railways and converted later into broad gauge during 1994-95.The traffic on the Arsikere-Chikjajur route got saturated as the line capacity utilisation exceeded expectations, prompting the Railways to double the Arsikere and Chikjajur lines, in phases. The doubling of rail line between Arsikere and Ajjampura has already been completed and the work on Ajjampura-Hosadurga stretch, which is in the advanced stage, is likely to be completed this year.The doubling of Hosadurga Road-Chikjajur Junction rail line is the last phase of the Arsikere-Chikjajur doubling project. The detailed project of doubling the Hosadurga Road-Chikjajur Junction line comprising 29.65 km and estimated to cost Rs. 203.4 crore, was sanctioned by Mr. Kharge in July this year. The doubling work is expected to be completed in about two and half years, according to sources. |