Lok Sabha Question No. 3519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: Passenger Amenities
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3519 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2021

## PASSENGER AMENITIES

3519. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has announced many passenger amenities and facilities in railway station projects for the State of Tamil Nadu recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also true that the Railways is planning to install state-ofthe-art video surveillance systems across the State of Tamil Nadu;
- (d) whether the Railways is considering to convert many railway stations in the State of Tamil Nadu to the standards of airport; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (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. 3519 BY SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S . TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 17.03.2021 REGARDING PASSENGER AMENITIES

(a): Yes, Sir.

## (b):  The  following  passenger  amenities  and  facilities  at  railway  stations  have been dedicated for the State of Tamil Nadu:

|   Sl. No. | Amenity/facility                                 |   No. of stations involved | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Escalator                                        |                          6 | Mambalam, Tiruvallur, Erode, Thanjavur, Chennai Egmore and 2 Nos. At Tambaram                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|         2 | Lift                                             |                          2 | Coimbatore, Nagercoil Jn.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|         3 | FOB                                              |                         10 | Ambattur, Arakkonam, Elavur, Mettupalaiyam, Tiruppur, Gangaikondan, Kadayanallur, Vanchimaniyachi, Mambalam & Nagercoil Town                                                                                                                                                                       |
|         4 | Video Surveillance System                        |                         18 | Tirumayilai, Pazhavanthagal, St. Thomas Mount, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur, Dindigul, Kovilpatti, Virudhu Nagar, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Kanyakumari, Nagercoil Jn., Erode, Salem Jn., Tiruppur-Railway Stations with Centralized Monitoring System at Chennai |
|         5 | Double Discharge Platfrom                        |                          1 | Guindy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|         6 | Passenger Convenience Facility & ATM Complex     |                          1 | Madurai                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|         7 | 2 nd Entry Circulating area & New booking office |                          1 | Arakkonam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|         8 | Multi-level Two- wheeler parking                 |                          1 | Katpadi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|         9 | Station building & PRS centre                    |                          1 | Nagercoil Town                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

(c):  Yes,  Sir.  Indian  Railway  is  providing  video  surveillance  systems  at  all Railway stations,  except halt  stations  including  the  state  of  Tamil  Nadu  in  a phased manner.

(d)&(e):  Yes,  Sir.  Chennai  Egmore,  Coimbatore  Junction,  Tambaram,  Katpadi, Madurai Junction, Rameswaram & Kanyakumari railway stations in the state of Tamil  Nadu  have  been  identified  for  conducting  Techno-economic  feasibility studies.    Stations  are  taken  up  for  re-development  based  on  the  outcome  of feasibility studies.

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