Lok Sabha Question No. 238 (STARRED), answered on 2018-01-03
Subject: Development of Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NIHAL CHAND CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.238 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.01.2018

## DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY STATIONS

†*238. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  budget  allocated  for  the  development  of  railway stations on the lines of smart cities in the country so far along with  the  facilities  upgraded/being  upgraded  at  these  railway stations under the said project;
- (b) the number of railway stations of Rajasthan identified under the  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation (AMRUT); and
- (c)  whether any special financial provision has been made for the railway stations in border areas under the said Mission and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF STARRED  QUESTION  NO.238  BY  SHRI  NIHAL  CHAND  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.01.2018 REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY STATIONS

(a):  It  has  been  planned  to  offer  'A-1'  and  'A'  category  stations  on Indian  Railways  for  redevelopment  on  'as  is  where  is'  basis  by inviting open bids from interested parties.  It is expected that the revenues realized from real estate development will be sufficient to at  least  cover  the  entire  cost  of  station  redevelopment  after meeting  the  full  expenditure  on  real  estate  development  and Maintenance  obligations  i.e.  the  station  redevelopment  would  be cost neutral to Railways.

The  Government  of  India  has  launched  schemes  of  'SMART Cities' and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) for the redevelopment and rejuvenation of the cities with a population of more than 1 lakh and covering Capitals of all States and Union Territories. With a view to providing the cities covered in these schemes  with a redeveloped railway station which is integratedly  planned  with  the  surrounding  parts  of  their  cities,  a Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  has  been  signed  between Ministry  of  Railways  (MOR)  and  Ministry  of  Urban  Development (MOUD)  for  mutual  cooperation  between  the  two  Ministries  for integrated  planning  of  redevelopment  of  railway  stations  in  the cities included in these schemes. This would lead to development of integrated  public  transit  hub  around  the  railway  stations  and encourage Transit Oriented Development. The facilities proposed in a  redeveloped station in smart cities include congestion free nonconflicting entry/exit to the station premises, segregation of arrival/departure of passengers, adequate concourse without overcrowding, integration of both sides of the city  wherever feasible,  integration  with  other  modes  of  transport  systems  e.g. Bus, Metro, etc., user friendly international signage, well illuminated circulating  area  and  sufficient  provision  for  drop  off,  pick  up  & parking etc. As  the  scheme  of  Station  redevelopment  is  generally  cost neutral  to  Railways,  so  far,  no  funds  have  been  allocated  for  the above projects. (b) Twenty-nine  cities in Rajasthan  have  been  identified for development  under  AMRUT  scheme.    Names  of  these  cities  are appended.      Railway  stations  located  in  these  cities  shall  be considered  for  redevelopment  in  phases,  as  per  the  MoU  signed between MoR and MOUD.  However, Kota railway station has been taken up for redevelopment under the SMART city scheme jointly by Rail Land Development Authority and NBCC (India) Limited. (c) No special financial provision has been separately made for the railway stations in border areas under the 'SMART Cities' or AMRUT schemes.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO.238 BY SHRI NIHAL CHAND TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA  ON  03.01.2018  REGARDING  DEVELOPMENT  OF  RAILWAY STATIONS.

|   S.No. | Name of Station   | S.No.   | Name of station   |
|---------|-------------------|---------|-------------------|
|       1 | Ajmer             | 16      | Hindaun           |
|       2 | Alwar             | 17      | Jaipur            |
|       3 | Baran             | 18      | Jhalawar          |
|       4 | Beawar            | 19      | Jhunjhunun        |
|       5 | Bharatpur         | 20      | Jodhpur           |
|       6 | Bhilwara 21       |         | Kishangarh        |
|       7 | Bhiwadi           | 22      | Kota              |
|       8 | Bikaner           | 23      | Nagaur            |
|       9 | Bundi             | 24      | Pali              |
|      10 | Chittaurgarh      | 25      | Sawai Madhopur    |
|      11 | Churu             | 26      | Sikar             |
|      12 | Dhaulpur          | 27      | Sujangarh         |
|      13 | Ganganagar        | 28      | Tonk              |
|      14 | Gangapur city     | 29      | Udaipur           |
|      15 | Hanumangarh       |         |                   |

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