Indian National Congress·Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka

Bengaluru Rail in Parliament

The record of a filed Rajya Sabha notice on Bengaluru Suburban Rail, the questions prepared for Railway Committee work, and the next demand on the high-density network.

Last updated 30 Aug 2026
Rajya Sabha notice filed

Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project

Notice
4082
Filed
21 Jul 2026
Ministry
Railways
Status
Filed and listed for answer on 7 Aug 2026

What the notice asks Railways

  1. 1.The budget estimate, revised estimate, actual expenditure and total Union funds released since sanction.
  2. 2.When Railways received the revised-cost estimate, its present status and the reasons for delay in approval.
  3. 3.Whether Railways has concurred with the changed rolling-stock procurement mode and the details of that decision.

The office verified the Notice 4082 details against the Digital Sansad Submitted view. A filed notice is not the same as a final question, an official answer or a matter raised on the floor.

View Notice 4082 in the Parliament indexSearch the official Rajya Sabha record
Committee brief prepared

Standing Committee on Railways

The office prepared two Bengaluru interventions: a demand for a suburban-rail status report, and specific questions on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru and Chennai-Bengaluru high-speed corridors.

Meeting
6 Aug 2026
Status
Committee brief prepared for the Railway Board high-speed-rail briefing

The questions prepared for the briefing

  1. 1.A status report on sanction, Union releases, work completed, delays and Bengaluru station redevelopment.
  2. 2.Whether the two Bengaluru high-speed corridors are in the DPR-updation or DPR-preparation group, with clarity on alignment, land, stations and timeline.

This records the Committee brief prepared by the office. It does not claim a published Committee intervention or a Government reply.

Read the Railways Ministry's official high-speed-corridor answer
Follow-up

The high-density network question

The office will seek the proposed corridor map, selection criteria and Bengaluru's place in the high-density network. If a Bengaluru connection is excluded, the Government must state why.

Source links

Digital Sansad question and answer records

Official Rajya Sabha question and answer search interface.

Railways Ministry answer on the seven high-speed corridors

Related official Lok Sabha answer, not an answer to Notice 4082. It lists Hyderabad-Bengaluru and Chennai-Bengaluru among the seven announced corridors.