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Chikkamagaluru Railway Station is a railway station serving Chikkamagaluru in Karnataka. It was inaugurated on 19 November 2013 by then Union Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge along with Siddaramiah, Chief Minister of Karnataka and C. T. Ravi, MLA, Chikkamagaluru. ==History== The demand for railway connectivity to Chikmagalur is not new. There was demand for railway connectivity even during the time of administration of Mysore Wodeyars. As Kadur was the district centre during British rule, Chilkmagalur was left out of railway facility. The Chikmagalur district board had collected a Cess of Rs 5.50 lakh way back in 1926 to bring railway facility. The British government which conducted a survey on the route map, dropped the idea considering it as not economical. When Indira Gandhi contested for parliament elections from Chikmagalur in 1978, she had for the first time assured of introducing a train on Kadur-Chikmagalur-Sakaleshpur route. When H D Deve Gowda was the prime minister, he had laid the foundation stone for the railway work in 1996 and the work commenced in 1999. The work has been completed and track is all set for train movement now, thanks to the continuous attempts of elected representatives from the district and the State to complete the work, believe Chikmagaloreans. The new Kadur-Chikmagalur-Sakaleshpur (92.2 km) route was sanctioned in 1996-97 at an estimated amount of Rs 157 crore. As a first phase of the work, Kadur-Chikmagalur route was selected. The work witnessed a snail’s speed, due to financial constraints and delay in land acquisition process. Speed of the work was resumed in 2010 after the State Govt led by BJP leader B. S. Yeddyurappa and the Central government decided to provide fund on 50:50 ratio. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chikkamagaluru railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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