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Namma Somanna


The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others What inspires me is the blessing of all classes of people.

- V Somanna


Namma Somanna

Major schemes of Karnataka


  • 22 new trains introduced.
  • Stoppages of 73 trains.
  • Extension of 32 trains.

    • New Railway Line Projects
  • Bagalkote – Kudachi – 142 km
  • Gadag – Wadi – 257 km
  • Chikkamagaluru – Belur – 23 km
  • Tumakuru – Rayadurg – 206 km
  • Tumakuru – Davanagere – 191 km
  • Ginigera – Raichur – 165 km
  • Shivamogga – Shikaripura – Ranebennur – 96 km
  • Marikuppam – Kuppam – 24 km
  • Belagavi – Dharwad – 73 km
  • Hassan – Belur – 27 km

  • 14 ROB, 9RUB, 1FOB, 2subways, 2 pedestrian subways in Tumkur constituency.








    Station Development in Bengaluru
  • Major railway stations in Bengaluru are being modernized to provide world-class facilities and a better travel experience.
  • Bengaluru Cantonment Railway Station – Redevelopment work worth ₹485 crore is in progress. Target completion: October 2026.
  • Yesvantpur Railway Station – Redevelopment work worth ₹370 crore is under progress. Target completion: December 2026.
  • KSR Bengaluru Railway Station – The master plan is under progress with an estimated cost of ₹1,370 crore.
  • These projects will improve passenger amenities, station infrastructure, and overall railway services in Bengaluru.

  • Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka

    The Rail Wheel Factory at Yelahanka continues to strengthen India's railway manufacturing under the Make in India initiative.

    Third Axle Machining Line is commissioned.

    Production capacity has increased from 90,000 axles to approximately 1,12,000 axles per year.

    The factory is at the forefront of promoting prime minister Modi's Make in India initiative, reducing imports and achieving self- reliance (Atmanirbhar Bharat) in the railway sector.









    Track Doubling Projects
  • Ballari – Chikkajajur – 185 km
  • Hotgi – Kudgi – Gadag – 284 km
  • Yeshwantpur – Channasandra – 21.70 km
  • Baiyyappanahalli – Hosur – 48 km

    Quadrupling Projects (DPR Approval under Process)
  • Hosapete – Ballari – 65 km
  • Bengaluru – Tumakuru – 70 km
  • Hubballi – Hosapete – 143 km

    DPRs under Preparation
  • Hubballi – Ankola – 167 km

  • Talkal-kushtagi stretch of Gadag- wadi new line and Laying foundation stone for sindhanuru- Raichur stretch of Gingera-Raichur new line.


  • Sanctioned final location survey for a Almatti- yadgir (162 km) at the cost of ₹4.05 cr.








    New Stoppage
  • Stoppage of KSR Bengaluru - Dharwad Vande Bharat Express at Tumakuru
  • Stoppage of Yashwantapur - Pandharpur Express (weekly) at Ghataprabha
  • Stoppage of Yashwantapur - Pandharpur Express (weekly)at Raybag
  • Stoppage of KSR Bengaluru - Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani express at Yadgir Station
  • Stoppage of Tirupati - Hazrat Nizamuddin Sampark Kranti express at Razampeta Station
  • Stoppage of KSR Bengaluru - Hubballi Janashatabdi Express at Tiptur Station
  • Stoppage of KSR Bengaluru - Shivamogga town Janashatabdi Express at Tiptur Station
  • Stoppage of Hubballi - Pune Vande Bharat Express (Tri- weekly) at Ghataprabha station
  • Stoppage of Hisar- Coimbatore Express at Kumta station
  • Stoppage of Thiruvananthapuram Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Express at Kundapura station



  • Minister has also attended meetings in 25 districts in order to coordinate with various stake holders i.e. state govts, district and railway authorities resulting in acquisition and hand over of 1500 acres of land for laying of new railway lines for providing last mile connectivity to the general public of the region.


  • Prime minister Narendra 5 Amrit Bharat stations in Karnataka- Munirabad, Bagalkot, Gadag, Gokak Road and Dharwad stations.










  • Stoppage of Ernakulam - Hazrat Nizamuddin Express at Kundapura station
  • Stoppage of Chikmagalur - Yeshwantpur express at Nitturu station
  • Stoppage of KSR Bengaluru - Dharwad Vande Bharat Express at Haveri station
  • Stoppage of Aurangabad - Tirupati Express at Bhalki station
  • Stoppage of Agartala- Silchar Express at Pencharthal station
  • Stoppage of Hubballi - Sindhanur Passenger, Yeshwantpur - Sindhanur Express and Hubballi - Sindhanur Express at Gorebal station

  • Apart from various other stations, MoS visited Kalaburagi, Tumakuru, Solapur, Arasikere, Birur, Bhubaneswar and Puri, Alnavar, Belagavi, Khanapur, Amritsar, Ekta Nagar, Kozhikode, Madgaon, Bangarpet, Bidadi, Ramanagarm and Tiruchirapalli Railway station and inspected the progress of renovation under Amrit Bharat station scheme (ABSS). He has also dedicated renovated chakrapalli, Oorgaum, Coromandel Railway station to the nation.


  • He is determined to in Bangalore (287KM) with estimated cost of Rs 81,000 crore in order to ease out traffic congestion on roads.










    New Extension
  • Extension of Kacheguda - Mangauru Express upto Murdeshwar.
  • Extension of MGR Chennai Central - Mysore Kaveri Express, Mysore - KSR Bengaluru City Malgudi Express, Kacheguda - Mysore Express, MGR Chennai Central - Mysore Express, KSR Bengaluru - Mysore MEMU Express, KSR Bengaluru - Mysore MEMU, KSR Bengaluru - Mysore MEMU and KSRBengaluru - Mysore MEMU upto Ashokapuram
  • Extension of Kabaka Puttur- Mangalore Central Passenger upto Subramanya Road and additional stoppages at Narimogaru, Kaniruru Halt, Yedamangala, Kodimbala and Bajekere
  • Extension of KSR Bengaluru - Sri Satya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam MEMU (daily) upto Anantapur
  • Extension of KSR Bengaluru - Hubballi express upto Sindhanur




  • New railway lines for connecting Karnataka with Andhra and Tamilnadu are his priorities: Belagavi -Dharwad (73km), Ginigera- Raichur (165 km), Gadag - wadi(257 km), Kaduru- Chikmagalur- Beluru (68 km), Tumkur - Raydurga (206 km), Tumkur - Davangere ( 182 km), Bagalkot - Kudachi (142 km), Shivamogga- Shikaripura-Ranebennuru (96 km), Marikuppam- Kuppam (24 km), Hassan- Beluru (27km)


  • In April 2026 he has done a window-training inspection of section and Mandya
  • Mysore section inorder to boost rail facilities in the region, On 05.05.2026, he flagged off .