Draft:Kanhangad - Kaniyur railway line
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Kanhangad - Kaniyuru railway line is a proposed railway line that connects Kanhangad in Kasaragod district of Kerala to Kaniyuru (Kaniur) in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. Out of the 91 km proposed railway line, 41 km is in Kerala ( Kanhangad toPanathur ) and remaining 50 km passes through Karnataka (Panathur- Kaniyuru). This line will connect Kanhangad railway station in Shornur - Mangalore section of Southern Railway with Yedamangala(Edamangala) station in Mangalore - Hassan - Mysore section of South Western Railway. The initial survey for the railway line has already been carried out and is found to be feasible.The proposed railway line is long pending for the final approval from the railway authorities and Karnataka state government.
The proposed railway line also acts as a bypass line to Mangaluru - Yedamangala section of Mangaluru - Hassan railway line.
History and timeline of project
The initial idea of the project was proposed by an engineer Jose Kochikunnel in Malakkallu.
- The survey of the first phase ( Kanhangad - Panathur ) was completed in 2009.[1]
- The survey of the second phase ( Panathur - Kaniyur ) was completed during 2010-2011.[2]
- The final project survey report was completed in 2015. The project have an estimate cost of 1500 crores for which Kerala and Karnataka has to bear 325 crores each and 750 crores has to bear by the central government.
- In 2019, Southern Railway wrote to Kerala Government regarding on financing the project.
After that there is no much significant development on the project.
Persons like Rajmohan Unnithan current Member of Parliament from Kasaragod constituency [3] [4], former MP P Karunakaran[5][6], former Revenue Minister E Chandrasekharan had raised their voices for the project in the law making institutions.
Benefits to North Kerala
If the railway line is completed, then the Silicon Valley IT City Bengaluru will be only 348 km away from Kanhangad so that anyone can reach the city within 7 hours. The distance to the pilgrimage centres like Subrahmanya temple, Talacauvery temple, Dharmasthala will be reduced. Also the tourist destinations like Mysuru, Bekal, Ranipuram, Kappimala will be connected.
Benefits to South Karnataka
The closest railway station to Sullia town is Subrahmanya Road Railway Station which is around 48 km via the fastest road. The proposed railway will have railway station at or nearby Sullia town. This facilitates people from Sullia, Aletty to travel easily to Hassan, Mysuru, Bengaluru, Mangaluru(Mangalore), Kasaragod via train. The proposed railway line provides improved rail connectivity to Kukke Subramanya temple, Ninthikallu areas. There will better connectivity for the tourists to enjoy greenery, trekking spots, waterfalls of the Western Ghats.
Environmental concern
Environmental concern is one of the main stumbling block for the construction of Kanhangad- Panathur-Kaniyur line.
Disagreement from Karnataka Officials
In 2022, then Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had rejected the proposal of the railway line during his meeting with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stating that the project is not much beneficial to Karnataka and ecological concerns.[7]
New Discussions/ Developments
The new M.P of Dakshina Kannada constituency has consented that he will study about the project and will have a discussion with the officials in the Ministry of Railways.[8]
See Also
[edit]- Nilambur -Nanjangode line
- Subrahmanya Road railway station
- Hassan Junction railway station
- Mysuru Junction railway station
- KSR Bengaluru railway station
- Kasaragod railway station
- Nileshwar railway station
- Mangaluru Central railway Station
- Mangaluru Junction railway Station
References
[edit]- ^ "Proposed Kanhangad-Bangalore rail route to reduce distance by 309 kms". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
- ^ "Kanjangad-Kaniyur rail route survey completed". www.deccanchronicle.com. 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 356" (PDF). sansad.in.
- ^ "Lok Sabha unstarred question No.1371" (PDF). sansad.in.
- ^ "Parliament Question" (PDF). eparlib.nic.in.
- ^ "Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2567" (PDF). sansad.in.
- ^ "Karnataka rejects Kerala's railway line proposals". The Times of India. 2022-09-18. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Efforts underway to revive Kaniyur-Kanhangad railway line project; public hopeful". English.Mathrubhumi. 2024-07-04. Retrieved 2024-07-22.