Lok Sabha Question No. 2092 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Development of Railway Stations in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DEVENDRA (ALIAS) BHOLE SINGH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2092 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017

## DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY STATIONS IN UTTAR PRADESH

†2092.  SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government proposes to develop important stations of Uttar  Pradesh  on  the  lines  of  New  Delhi  Railway  Station  in  the  next Financial Year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any survey has been conducted to find out the requirement of  escalators for multi-platform and multi-terminal railway stations and whether any time bound programme has been started in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the time limit fixed for implementation of this scheme?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a)  &  (b):  Upgradation  of  passenger  amenities  at  stations  in  Indian Railways is undertaken under various schemes. At present, stations are undertaken  for  development  under  Adarsh  Station  scheme  and  1253 stations  including  152  stations  in  Uttar  Pradesh  have  already  been identified  under  this  Scheme.    However,  upgradation  of  station  is  a

continuous and on-going process and works in this regard are undertaken depending upon need, volume of the passenger traffic and inter-se  priority  subject  to  availability  of  funds.  List  of  152  stations identified in Uttar Pradesh is Appended.

(c)  to  (e):  In  order  to  facilitate  easy  movement  of  elderly,  sick  and differently  abled  passengers  and  for  smooth  access  to  platforms  of major  railway  stations  and  for  ease  of  movement,  as  per  the  existing guidelines, escalators/elevators are provided at 'A1' category and escalators at 'A' category, 'C' category stations and stations of tourist importance,  progressively  based  on  techno-commercial  feasibility  and availability  of  funds.  Provision  of  lifts  and  escalators  at  stations  is  a continuous  process  and  is  done  as  per  need,  priority  of  work  and availability of fund.

Accordingly,  Indian  Railways  plan  to  provide  about  770  numbers  of escalators and so far, about 370 numbers of escalators at 167 stations have been installed across Indian Railways.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2092  BY  SHRI  DEVENDRA  SINGH  BHOLE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 15.03.2017 REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY STATIONS IN UTTAR PRADESH

| Uttar Pradesh   | Acharya Narendra Dev Nagar, Achhnera, Aligarh, Amethi, Amroha, Atarra, Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Babhnan, Bahraich, Bala Mau, Ballia, Balrampur, Banda, Bani, Barabanki,   |
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| (152)           | Baragaon, Barhni, Basti, Bhadaiyan, Bharat Kund,                                                                                                                    |