India
K-Ride says 89% of Byappanahalli–Hosur track doubling complete
The agency implementing the delayed railway track doubling between Byappanahalli and Hosur says 89% of physical works are done, with 14 km commissioned and full completion expected early next year. The project has exceeded its original cost by Rs 190 crore.
Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Limited (K-Ride), the agency implementing the Byappanahalli–Hosur railway track doubling, said 89% of physical works are complete. The railway board sanctioned the 48-km doubling project in 2018-19, and it was handed to K-Ride in 2020. To date, only 14 km—roughly 30% of the stretch—has been commissioned. K-Ride expects the remaining work to be completed early next year. The agency also said the project has already incurred Rs 190 crore more than originally planned, reflecting delays spanning nearly eight years.
- Byappanahalli-Hosur track doubling
- Byappanahalli Hosur railway project
- K-Ride
- Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Limited
- Karnataka
- Tamil Nadu
- Bengaluru
- Hosur
- Byappanahalli
- Chandapura
- rail-under bridge (RUB)
- open web girder
- 61-meter girder launch
- Heelalige–Anekal section
- Heelalige
- Anekal
- Bellandur Road
- railway electrification
- signalling and telecommunication works
- railway track linking
- Railway Board sanction 2018-19
- commissioned track 14 km
- 48-km track doubling
- project delay
- cost overrun Rs 190 crore
- Lakshman Singh
- K-Ride managing director
- commissioning January 2027
- Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border
- full completion early next year
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