Kerala’s Railway Budget Crosses ₹3,795 Crore in 2026–27, Over 10 Times the ₹372 Crore Annual Outlay During 2009–14

138 ROBs/RUBs Sanctioned in Kerala at Cost of ₹4,835 Crore as of Feb 1, 2026 11 of Kerala’s 35 Amrit Bharat Stations Now Redeveloped; Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Inaugurates Shoranur, Kuttippuram and Changanassery Stations Today Posted On: 11 MAR 2026 8:32PM by PIB Delhi (a) Railway Revenue/Earning is maintained zone wise and not State-wise. Kerala is covered under the jurisdiction of Southern Railway. The Revenue generated and total expenditure incurred by Southern Railway during the last five years are as under: (₹ in crore) Financial Year Earning Total Expenditure 2020-21 (Covid Year) 4,043 14,821 2021-22 (Covid Year) 7,094 21,423 2022-23 9,967 22,873 2023-24 11,286 26,505 2024-25 11,628 29,225 Budget allocation : Budget allocation in the recent years has increased significantly in Kerala. Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Kerala is as under:- Period Outlay 2009-14 ₹ 372 crore/year 2025-26 ₹ 3,042 crore (more than 8 time) 2026-27 ₹ 3,795 crore (more than 10 times) Ongoing projects: As on 01.04.2025, 06 projects (02 new line and 04 doubling) of 266 km length, costing ₹9,415 crore falling fully/partly in Kerala have been sanctioned. The summary is as under:- Category No. of projects Total Length Length Commissioned Balance to complete Expenditure upto March 2025 (₹ in crore) New line 02 146 km 0 km 146 km 309 Doubling /multitracking 04 120 km 26 km 94 km 2,941 Total 06 266 km 26 km 240 km 3,250 Recently completed projects: Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in Kerala are as under: S.No. Project Cost (₹ in crore) 1 Dindigul-Pollachi-Palghat & Pollachi-Coimbatore gauge conversion (217 km) 1,360 2 Quilon-Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur gauge conversion (357 km) 1,122 3 Mulanturutti-Kuruppantara doubling (24 km) 303 4 Chenganur-Chingavanam doubling (27 km) 436 5 Ambalapuzha-Haripad doubling (18 km) 346 6 Kurruppanthara-Chingavanam doubling (27 km) 749 Projects: Some of the projects falling fully/partly in Kerala which have been taken up are as under: S.No. Project Cost (₹ in crore) 1 Tirunnavaya &ndash;Guruvayur new line (35 Km) 138 2 Angamali-Sabarimala new line (111 km) 3,801 3 Ernakulam-Kumbalamdoubling (8 km) 595 4 Kumbalam-Thuravur Patch doubling (16 km) 803 5 Trivandrum- Kanyakumari doubling (87 km) 3,786 6 Shoranur - Vallathol doubling (10 km) 367 7 Palakkad Town &ndash; Parli bypass line (2 Km) 164 8 Alappuzha- Ambalapuzha doubling (13 Km) 324 9 Turavur &ndash; Mararikulam doubling (21 Km) 451 Land acquisition status: Execution of important infrastructure projects falling fully/partly in the State of Kerala are held up due to delay in land acquisition. Status of land acquisition in the State of Kerala is as under: Total Land required for Projects in Kerala 476 ha Land Acquired 65 ha (14%) Balance Land to be acquired 411 ha (86%) Railway had deposited ₹1,975 crore for land acquisition to Government of Kerala. Support of the Government of Kerala is needed to expedite the land acquisition. For instance, details of some major projects which are delayed due to land acquisition are as under:- S.No. Name of the project Total land required (in Ha) Land acquired (in Ha) Balance Land to be acquired (in Ha) 1. Angamali - Sabarimala new line (111 km) 416 24 392 2. Ernakulam &ndash; Kumbalam Patch doubling (8 km) 4 3 1 3. Kumbalam &ndash; Turavur Patch doubling (16 km) 10 9 1 4. Shoranur - Vallathol doubling (10 km) 5 0 5 Government of India is geared up to execute projects, however success depends upon the support of Government of Kerala. Road Over Bridges (ROBs)/Road Under Bridges (RUBs): As on 01.02.2026, 138 Road Over Bridges/Road Under Bridges (ROBs/RUBs) across railways tracks have been sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 4,835 crore in the State of Kerala which are at various stages of planning and execution. A total of 106 Nos. ROBs/RUBs are delayed on account of the State Govt. The details are as under: S.No. Reason ROBs/RUBs (in No.) 1. Delay in Land Acquisition by State Govt. 38 2. Finalization of Alignment by State Govt. 63 3. Law & order/ Public Protest/Court cases etc. 2 4. Agency yet to be fixed 3 Completion & commissioning of ROBs/RUBs works depends on various factors like cooperation of State Governments in giving consent for closure of LC, fixing of approach alignment, approval of General Arrangement Drawing (GAD), land acquisition, removal of encroachment, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various authorities, law and order situation in the area of project / work sites, duration of working season in a year for the particular project / area due to climatic conditions etc. All these factors affect the completion time of the projects / works. Railways have taken following measures to expedite the progress of ROB/RUB works: i. Joint survey with concerned State Govt./Road Owning Authority is done before finalizing the General Arrangement Drawing (GAD) to ensure smooth execution. ii. Periodic meetings of Railway & State Government officials are done to resolve various issues related to ROB/RUB works. iii. Standardization of superstructure drawings for various combinations of span, skewness and width of road on Railway portion has been done to avoid delays during the design approval. This has been issued in the form of compendium, which can be directly adopted for Road Over Bridge across Railway lines for expeditious planning. National level progress of ROBs/RUBs: Nos. of ROBs/ RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 2004-14 vis a vis 2014-25 (Jan’26) is as under: Period ROBs/ RUBs constructed 2004-14 <span style="bac