7.9-Km New Rail Link To Connect Bengaluru City To Kempegowda Airport; Will Help Decongest City Traffic

After metro, road, and suburban railway systems, a new railway link will soon connect Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) to Bengaluru. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently announced that the Ministry of Railways will introduce a direct train service that will be 7.9 km long and have three stations. Scroll on to learn more about this.

Railways To Connect Bengaluru Airport With Train Service

According to Deccan Herald, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced plans to launch a new rail link between Bengaluru city and the city’s airport. He said that this new railway link is an ambitious project that can help decongest Bengaluru and will also have a rail-over-rail flyover, which means it will have a railway line at the ground level and another one above it.

Currently, suburban trains to Bengaluru Airport are operated from the Kempegowda International Airport Halt (KIAD) station. This station is about 3.5 km away from the airport and due to this, along with the fact that the train frequency is quite poor, these trains usually run empty.

Now, the Railways will build a 7.9-km line from Dodjala to the Bengaluru Airport with three new stations. This new short rail link will include elevated and underground sections. From Dodjala, the line will run elevated for 6.25 km. After that, it will go underground for 1.65 km within the airport premises.

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Technical Issues Faced In The Past

It is to be noted that the proposal to extend the railway line closer to the Bengaluru Airport has been suggested earlier as well. However, it never materialised due to a technical problem. However, the issue has now been resolved, according to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

While addressing a press conference, he said that the Railways would build a rail-over-rail flyover to overcome the issue. Although not many details about the project were shared, it is being speculated that since the rail link will have elevated and underground sections, land acquisition is expected to be minimal.

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We can’t wait for the authorities to share more details on this project.

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