Lok Sabha Question No. 1837 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Railway Station as Tourist Destination
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ANANDRAO  ADSUL, Shrirang Appa Barne, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1837 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2017

## RAILWAY STATION AS TOURIST DESTINATION

## 1837. SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO: DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  his  Ministry  along  with  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  is considering to develop some railway stations in the country as tourist places and if so, the details thereof, zone-wise;
- (b) the criteria adopted for selection of railway stations for developing them as tourist destination;
- (c) whether  a  team  of  officials  of  Ministry  of  Railways,  Ministry  of Culture, Archaeological Survey of India and Tourism had visited the selected railway stations for the above purpose;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the expenditure likely to be incurred on the development of these railway stations as tourist destinations?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1837  BY  SHRI  ANANDRAO  ADSUL,  SHRI SHRIRANG  APPA  BARNE,  SHRI  ADHALRAO  PATIL  SHIVAJIRAO  AND DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.07.2017 REGARDING RAILWAY STATION AS TOURIST DESTINATION

(a): Yes, Madam. 24 railway stations of tourist importance have been identified for upgradation of passenger amenities in association with Ministry  of  Tourism  on  a  cost  sharing  basis  in  the  ratio  of  50:50 subject to a ceiling of D 240  Cr.  from  Ministry  of  Tourism  (MOT)  and Ministry of Railways (MOR) together.

The zone-wise identified Railway stations are as under:

| Zone                       | Stations                                                                    |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Northern Railway           | Amritsar, Delhi Safdurjung, Kurukshetra, Rai-Bareli, Haridwar and Varanasi. |
| Southern Railway           | Thiruvananthapuram, Rameshwaram and Madurai                                 |
| East Central Railway       | Gaya                                                                        |
| North Central Railway      | Agra Cantt.                                                                 |
| North Western Railway      | Jaipur and Ajmer                                                            |
| East Coast Railway         | Puri                                                                        |
| South Central Railway      | Hyderabad, Tirupati, Nanded and Aurangabad                                  |
| South Western Railway      | Hospet                                                                      |
| Northeast Frontier Railway | Kamakhya, Guwahati, and New Jalpaiguri                                      |
| Eastern Railway            | Tarapith Road and Tarakeshwar                                               |

(b):  The  stations  are  identified  on  the  basis  of  heritage  and  tourism importance of the station / destinations it caters to.

(c) and (d): Yes, Madam. 23 out of 24 stations, except Tarapith Road, have  been  jointly  inspected  by  the  team  of  officers  from  MOR  and MOT. (e): The expenditure likely to be incurred on the development of these stations is D 240 Cr. from MOT and MOR together.

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