Massive Tender for Bengaluru Suburban Rail Corridor-1A

K-RIDE has floated a tender for Corridor-1A of the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project, worth Rs 1,422 crore. This phase will connect Bengaluru to Yelahanka, with the next phase extending to the Kempegowda International Airport. The project includes elevated and at-grade sections, and seven stations.

K-RIDE (Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Ltd), responsible for the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project, has announced a tender for the eagerly anticipated Corridor-1A. This corridor will connect the Bengaluru railway station to Yelahanka railway station.

The next phase will extend the route from Yelahanka to the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), addressing the long-standing demand for better connectivity between Bengaluru City and KIA.

According to K-RIDE officials, the tender for Corridor-1A is valued at Rs 1,422 crore. The project encompasses the construction of stations and formation works for both at-grade and elevated sections spanning 17.63 kilometers.

The comprehensive tender package includes the design and construction of a 14.213 km elevated viaduct, a 3.417 km at-grade formation, seven station buildings, and a Railway Over Bridge. For the first time, the contract will be awarded to a single party, unlike previous projects divided into smaller tenders.

K-RIDE officials noted that lessons from ongoing works in Corridors-2 and Corridor-4 influenced this decision. They added that the Corridor-1A tender represents the highest investment in the Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project to date.

(With inputs from agencies.)