As part of revolutionising railway infrastructure in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid foundation stone for upgrading six railway stations in Kalyana Karnataka, Wadi, Kalaburagi, Shahabad, Bidar, Koppal and Ballari, under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) on Sunday.
These railway stations are among the 13 in the State and 508 in the country that are being taken up for upgradation under the ambitious scheme.
As per details provided by the authorities, the total cost of the six projects is ₹150.1 crore. Wadi station is on the top in the region in terms of project cost (₹32.7 crore) followed by Kalaburagi (₹29.1 crore), Shahabad (₹26.1 crore), Bidar (₹24.4 crore), Koppal (₹21.1 crore) and Ballari (₹16.7 crore).