‘Karnataka needs more trains and lines’
Though Karnataka has been making rapid progress in terms of urbanisation, lack of better rail connectivity between places within the state and to other places in the country continues to be a dampener.
With the railway budget just around the corner, DNA takes a look at important lines that need to be taken up to provide better access to different parts of the state.
The Tumkur-Davangere and Dharwad-Belgaum lines, when completed, will reduce the distance to Mumbai by four-five hours and 150-170 km. Then there is Gadag-Haveri line, which will reduce travelling distance from north Karnataka to south.
“This will be the shortest route connecting north and south Karnataka as it will bypass Hubli,” said Prakash Mandoth, former member of the Zonal Railway User’s Consultative Committee, Southern and South Western Railway.
He said the Gulbarga-Bidar line would provide the shortest route to Delhi by saving about 200 km and reducing duration of travel by four-five hours. He said this line would also connect Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region and parts of Madhya Pradesh that are not linked to Karnataka.
The Munirabad-Mahbubnagar line will connect Gingera, Hitnal, Sandur, Manvi as well as Raichur and provide an easy route to Andhra Pradesh, instead of the one via Guntakal, which is longer.
Mandoth said: “At present, we have to travel longer to reach many places. For instance, currently, the route to Mumbai goes through Tiptur and Arasikere. The new route via Tumkur-Davangere and Dharwad-Belgaum will act as a trunk with many feeder routes branching out—from Chikmagalur you can go towards Kadur and Birur; from Birur to Shimoga; from Chikjajur to Bellary and from Hubli to Gadag, Hospet and Bijapur. It will also provide better connectivity to historical places such as Kathakal, Hampi, Badami, Aihole and Bijapur.
There is an urgent need to double and electrify the Bangalore-Mysore line and the new Bangalore-Hassan line. Though the line from Hassan to Shravanabelagola (42 km) has been completed, the Bangalore-Nelamangala line, despite completion, has not been commissioned.
“The completion of this line will give us the shortest route to Mangalore, which is the only port in Karnataka. It will also provide easy access to the east and west coasts,” he said.
Though Karnataka has been making rapid progress in terms of urbanisation, lack of better rail connectivity between places within the state and to other places in the country continues to be a dampener.
With the railway budget just around the corner, DNA takes a look at important lines that need to be taken up to provide better access to different parts of the state.
The Tumkur-Davangere and Dharwad-Belgaum lines, when completed, will reduce the distance to Mumbai by four-five hours and 150-170 km. Then there is Gadag-Haveri line, which will reduce travelling distance from north Karnataka to south.
“This will be the shortest route connecting north and south Karnataka as it will bypass Hubli,” said Prakash Mandoth, former member of the Zonal Railway User’s Consultative Committee, Southern and South Western Railway.
He said the Gulbarga-Bidar line would provide the shortest route to Delhi by saving about 200 km and reducing duration of travel by four-five hours. He said this line would also connect Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region and parts of Madhya Pradesh that are not linked to Karnataka.
The Munirabad-Mahbubnagar line will connect Gingera, Hitnal, Sandur, Manvi as well as Raichur and provide an easy route to Andhra Pradesh, instead of the one via Guntakal, which is longer.
Mandoth said: “At present, we have to travel longer to reach many places. For instance, currently, the route to Mumbai goes through Tiptur and Arasikere. The new route via Tumkur-Davangere and Dharwad-Belgaum will act as a trunk with many feeder routes branching out—from Chikmagalur you can go towards Kadur and Birur; from Birur to Shimoga; from Chikjajur to Bellary and from Hubli to Gadag, Hospet and Bijapur. It will also provide better connectivity to historical places such as Kathakal, Hampi, Badami, Aihole and Bijapur.
There is an urgent need to double and electrify the Bangalore-Mysore line and the new Bangalore-Hassan line. Though the line from Hassan to Shravanabelagola (42 km) has been completed, the Bangalore-Nelamangala line, despite completion, has not been commissioned.
“The completion of this line will give us the shortest route to Mangalore, which is the only port in Karnataka. It will also provide easy access to the east and west coasts,” he said.
Source: DNA
URL:http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_state-needs-more-trains-and-lines_1661288
20 years to complete a railway line( bidar-gulbarga). Pathetic- to say the least.
ReplyDeletevery happy to see the inauguration of BIDAR-HYD intercity Train by today........also the 22107/22108MUMBAI-LATUR TRAIN is recomended for extention to BIDAR....there is no train traffic problem on extention to bidar i verifed on internet. and NANDED -SBC train TIME changes to 4 pm is to be difficult bcz it affects other district people.....i think we have wait of another two year for new train BIDAR-BANGALORE after completion of BIDAR-GULBARGA Railway line. since two decade we waited let us wait for another two years....
ReplyDeleteBIDAR DISTRICT RAILWAY demands one by one is going to met:
ReplyDelete1)BIDAR-HYD intercity (IMPLEMENTED)
2)MUMBAI-LATUR TRAIN EXTENSION TO BIDAR(NO TRAIN TRAFFIC PROB)
3)AMRITSAR-NANDED TRAIN-EXTENSION TO BIDAR (ON BIDAR-AURAD-DEGLUR-NANDED NEW LINE )
4)OVERNIGHT NEW TRAIN BIDAR-BANGALORE (ON BIDAR-GULBARGA RAILWAY LINE COMPLETION)
5) UP-GRADATION OF BIDAR RAILWAY STATION
Bidar-Gulbarga do not have rail connectivity to other major cities of Karnataka like Hubli, Belgaum, Davangere, Bellary, Hospet, Shimoga, Mysore , Mangalore etc. Should Bidar-Gulbarga citizens beg/ struggle for rail link to rest of Karnataka, or the unified Karnataka will fulfill these demands easily?
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