Here is the final list that was collated and submitted to our CM, Railway Minister and City MPs - Annath Kumar, P C Mohan, Sadananda Gowda and Prof. Rajeev Gowda.

Thanks to our resident expert - Sanjeev, Mahesh, Amith Pallavoor and others who provided the necessary feedback/suggestions.

Wish list for Karnataka – Railway Budget 2015-16

FOR Bengaluru

1. Approval for GOK's proposal to implement Namma Railu – Commuter Rail Service project in Bengaluru
2. Participation in Namma Railu SPV and agreement to share 50% equity in the SPV.
3. Immediate start to works identified in Phase-1A as per DPR.
4. Completion of ROB/RUBs across Namma Railu network.

a)     Near Yeshwantour on Outer-Ring-Road

b)    Baiyappanhalli

c)     Rajankunte/Dodballapur

5. Building more suburban halt stations across Bengaluru city.

a)     Prestige Shanti Niketan/ITPL at Hoody

b)    Manyata Park near Thanisandra

c)     BIAL Trumpet

d)    Kumbolgud Industrial Area before Bidadi on SBC-MYS line

6. Upgrade of exiting suburban halt station with decent passenger amenities.

a)     Krishnadevarayya Halt Station

b)    Devanhalli

c)     Bellandur

d)    Gnanabharti – Bangalore University

e)     Channasandra

f)     Heelilega

g)    Anekal

7. Doubling of lines coming into the Bengaluru city,

a)     Between Yelahanka – Guntakal

b)    Yeshwantpur-Banaswadi-Hosur

c)     Yelhanka-Chikballapur

d)    Channasandra-Byappanhalli

e)     Channasandra-K R Puram

8. Electrification of all lines

a)     SBC – MYS Line

b)    Chikbannavara-Tumkur

c)     Chibannavara-Nelamangala

d)    Yelahanka-Dodballapur

e)     Banaswadi-Belundur-Hosur

f)     Yelahanka-Chikballapur

9. Replace existing signaling with Automatic Block Signaling System
10. Creation of more coaching and maintenance facilities

a)     Baiyappanhalli

b)    Yelahanka

c)     Chikballapur

d)    Gnanbharti-Bangalore University

e)     Tumkur

For Karnataka

1. Completion of pending projects

a)     Nelamangal-Shravanabelagola (part of B’lore-Hassan Line)

b)    Gulbarga – Bidar Line

c)     Harihar-Kottur-Hospet

d)    Koppal-Munirabad

e)     Baglokot-Kudichi

f)     Tumkur-Raydurga

2. New Lines

a)     Gadag-Wadi

b)    Davangere-Tumkur

3. Doubling and Electrification of all the existing and new lines.

a)     Tumkur=Arsekere

b)    Hasan-Managalore

c)     Yelahnka Guntakal

d)    Hospet-Hubli

4. Replacement of existing signaling system with Automatic Block Signaling System.
5. Pitlines, Stabling Lines, Primary and Secondary Maintenance facilities @

a)     Harihar

b)    Belgaum

c)     Shimoga

d)    Ijapur

e)     Dharwar

6. Pitlines and Stabling Lines facilities @

a)     Arsikere

b)    Bidar

c)     Chamrajnagar

d)    Kolar

7. New Inter-state trains

a)     Bangalore-Pune

b)    Bangalore-Mumbai

c)     Bangalore-Vasco

d)    Bangalore-Mangalore

e)     Hubli-New Delhi

f)     Hubli-Amritsar

g)    Mysore-Secunderabad

h)     Bijapur-Chennai

i)      Bangalore-Jammu

8. New Intra-State Trains (Inside the state)

a)     Belgaum-Chamrajnagar

b)    Chamrajnagar-Chikallapur

c)     Chitradurga-Bijapur

d)    Mangalore-Hubli

e)     Chikkamagaluru-Raichur

f)       Chikkamagaluru – Blegaum

9. Increase the Frequency and stops for Samparkranti Train from Yeshwantpur-Delhi via Hubli.