TMI BlogDoubling of Hotgi-Kudgi-Gadag route (284 Km) of railwaysX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Doubling of Hotgi-Kudgi-Gadag route (284 Km) of railways X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... anticipated cost of ₹ 1618 crore and completion cost of ₹ 2058 crore. Out of this, ₹ 946 crore (completion cost) is already received from NTPC under the Customer Funding Model for doubling of the stretch between Hotgi-Kudgi (134 km) and the remaining amount of ₹ 1107.58 crore will be funded through the Gross Budgetary Support of Ministry of Railways or Extra Budgetary Resou ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rces or both. A number of Integrated Steel Plants/Power Plants/Cement Plants are coming up along the Hotgi-Kudgi-Gadag route. This doubling work will provide the necessary line capacity for introduction of additional trains and smooth movement of rakes to/from the industries/power plants. This will also boost overall development of the region. In view of the industrial activities taking place in ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the area, demands are also being received for running of additional train services through this route.
Hotgi-Kudgi-Gadag route is a single line rail link between Guntakal-Pune-Mumbai and Hospet-Hubli-Goa rail routes. This is an important rail link connecting the cities of Bangalore and Mumbai.
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