India’s largest circular railway will be built in Bengaluru.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Bengaluru will get a 287-km circular railway that will link all important towns around it. It will be the largest-of-its-kind network in India.
This network will be built keeping in mind the needs of the city for the next 40-50 years, providing it with “complete connectivity” on seven railway tracks.
However, the project to build a circular railway has been talked about for a long time, this was the first time that it was confirmed by the highest level of government.
The government has sanctioned Rs 7 crore to conduct feasibility and alignment studies for the circular/ring railway.
The study will be conducted by the construction organization of SWR and tenders will be called soon. The report will be ready by September 2024.
Chennai has India’s largest circular railway at 235.5 km.
Bengaluru could surpass it with the 149-km suburban railway and could get India’s largest suburban railway network after Kolkata.
