Lok Sabha Question No. 1899 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Increase in Height of Platforms
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1899 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## INCREASE IN HEIGHT OF PLATFORMS

## †1899. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether sanction has been accorded to raise the height of platform at various stations to change the roofs of COP,  FOB, station building and valley gutters to provide  additional  high  level  home  land  platform  at  up  loop  line  phase  1,  to improve circulating  area  near  home  platform,  to  change  the  existing  foot  over bridge at this railway station, and the works related to the improvement of the layers of the platform under Bhusawal Division of Central Railway Station during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the station-wise and date-wise details thereof;
- (c) whether the work of construction has been completed within the time-limit;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) if not, the reasons for delay in construction; and
- (f) the time by which the work is likely to be completed?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1899 BY SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.07.2019 REGARDING INCREASE IN HEIGHT OF PLATFORMS

(a) to (f): Improvement/Augmentation of amenities at Railway Stations is an ongoing and continuous process and works in this regard are undertaken as  per  requirement,  subject  to  inter-se  priority  and  availability  of  funds. Various works for provision of passenger amenities like raising of height of platform/improvement to platform at 15 stations, construction of Foot Over Bridges  at  21  stations,  provision  of  cover  over  shed  at  06  stations  and construction  of  new  station  building  at  Burhanpur  Station  have  been initiated at Bhusawal Division. List of the works is Annexed.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1899 BY SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.07.2019 REGARDING INCREASE IN HEIGHT OF PLATFORMS

The list of works of Foot Over Bridges (FOB) at Bhusawal (BSL) Division are as under:-

|   S.No. | Name of Work                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Sanction Year   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|       1 | Bhusawal Division - Provision / replacement of Foot Over Bridge at 16 stations. (Muritzapur, Badnera, Shegaon, Nandura, Bodwad, Amarvati, New Amravati, Nagzhiri, Chandur bazar, Malkapur, Akola, Khandwa, Bhusawal, Devlali, Ghoti, Bhusawal Yard) | 2018-19         |
|       2 | Burhnpur - Provision of 3.66 mwide additional FOB at BSL End and Improvement to Up and Down Platform surface with side wall.                                                                                                                        | 2018-19         |
|       3 | Chalisgaon - Replacement of over aged 2.44 M wide FOB with 4.88 m wide FOB with ramp on BSL end                                                                                                                                                     | 2018-19         |
|       4 | Nandgaon - Replacement of over aged 2.44 M wide FOB with 2.44 M wide (Future extension upto 4.88 m wide) FOB with ramp on BSL end.                                                                                                                  | 2018-19         |
|       5 | Varangaon- Proposed extension of existing FOB (2.44m) on UP side 18.95m                                                                                                                                                                             | 2018-19         |
|       6 | Jalgaon - Proposed extension of existing FOB on Platform No. 5/6                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2018-19         |

The list of works of platform raising at Bhusawal Division are as under:-

|   S.No. | Name of Work                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Sanction Year   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|       1 | Bhusawal Division - Platform raising at 3 stations (Jalgaon, Nepanagar & Nandura Stations) with platforms improvement at 11 stations (Akola, Paras, Malkapur, Badwad, Jalamb, Manmad, Nasik Road, Nandgaon, Chalisgaon, Niphad & Lasalgaon.) | 2018-19         |
|       2 | Khandwa - Proposed raising of PF No. 6 from rail level to high level. (624M)                                                                                                                                                                 | 2018-19         |
|       3 | Odha - Proposed construction of High Level platforms and Provision of passenger amenities for Adarsh station.                                                                                                                                | 2017-18         |

| 4.   | Shegaon ~~ Provision of additional High Level Home Land Platform in UP loop line - Phase-I.   | 2017-18   |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|

## The list of works of cover over platform (COP) at Bhusawal Division are as under:-

|   S.No. | Name of Work                                                                                                                                                             | Sanction Year   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|       1 | Bhusawal - Provision of COP on PF No. 1/3 both ends and on PF No. 4/6 ( both end) & 7/8 ( middle portion ) and Shegaon : Extension of COP on PF No.1 & 2 (Total 1300 QM) | 2018-19         |
|       2 | Burhanpur & Khandwa Stations - Proposed extension of COP on PF No. 2 (144 x 8.5 M) at Burhanpur and platform No. 1 & 2 (200 x16 M) at Khandwa station.                   | 2018-19         |
|       3 | Nasik road - Extension of cover over platform on PF No. 1 ( 35 x 10.3 = 360.5 sqm) and 4 ( 349x 11.5= 4013 Sqm)                                                          | 2018-19         |
|       4 | Amravati ( Adarsh station ) - Proposed extension to COP on PF No. 2/3 ( 192 x 12.20 M)                                                                                   | 2018-19         |

The list work of New Station Building at Bhusawal Division is as under:-

|   S.No. | Name of Work                                                                                                                         | Sanction Year   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|       1 | Burhanpur - New station building with Retiring room 02 Nos. and VIP lounge with cafeteria to match the aesthetic importance of city. | 2018-19         |

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