Lok Sabha Question No. 1860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Upgradation of Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1860 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## UPGRADATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS

†1860. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  detailed  scheme  for modernization and upgradation of railway stations;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  the  railway  stations  modernized  in  Bundelkhand during the last five years;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  to  equip Mahoba railway station with world class facilities; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (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.  1860  BY  SHRI  KUNWAR  PUSHPENDRA SINGH  CHANDEL  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  03.07.2019 REGARDING UPGRADATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS.

(a)  and  (b):  Modernisation/upgradation  of    Railway  station  in  Indian Railways is a continuous and on-going process. This has been undertaken from time to time under various modernization schemes such as  Model  Station  Scheme,  Modern  Station  Scheme  and  Adarsh  Station Scheme.  The 'Model Station Scheme' (June, 1999 to November, 2008) and the 'Modern Station Scheme' (2006-07 and 2007-08) have since been discontinued.

At  present,  upgradation  of  stations  is  undertaken  under  Adarsh Station  Scheme.  Adarsh  station  scheme  was  started  from  2009-10. Selection of Railway stations under Adarsh Station Scheme is based on the  identified  need  for  upgradation  of  amenities.  1253  stations  have been  identified  for  development  under  Adarsh  station  Scheme  out  of which  1103  railway  stations  have  been  developed  so  far  and  the remaining stations are planned to be developed by 2019-20.

Besides  there  are  other  policy  initiatives  by  Indian  Railways  to provide improved  facilities at all stations.  68  stations  have  been identified for soft upgradation and all 68 stations have been upgraded in the year 2018-19. The list is appended.

Recently,  a  separate  policy  has  been  made  for  development  of stations under Station Redevelopment Programme through Indian Railway  Stations  Development  Corporation  Limited  (IRSDC)  on  'as  is where  is' basis.  Government  has  approved  Railways'  proposal  for redevelopment of railway stations  by IRSDC as Nodal Agency, through simplified  procedures  and  for  longer  lease  tenure.  Accordingly,  all  the stations  on  Indian  Railways  have  been  entrusted  to  IRSDC  and  other

Government  agencies  for  undertaking  the  techno-economic  feasibility studies.  Based  on  the  outcome  of  the  feasibility  studies,  stations  are planned  to  be  taken  up  for  redevelopment  in  phases  especially  the stations located in major cities, pilgrimage centres and important tourist destinations. Redevelopment of stations is planned though leveraging of commercial development of vacant land/air space in and around stations. Presently, work of redevelopment is in progress at Gandhinagar (Gujrat) and Habibganj (Madhya Pradesh) stations. Contracts for redevelopment  have  been  awarded  for  Gomtinagar,  Charbagh  (Uttar Pradesh) and Puducherry (Union Territory of Puducherry ) stations.

(c): Name of Railway Station is maintained State-wise and Railway Zonewise. Bundelkhand is not a state. It is a geographical and cultural region and also a mountain range in Central India which is now divided between the States of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. (d): No, Sir. (e): Does not arise.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY TO PARTS  (a) AND  (b) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1860  BY  SHRI  KUNWAR  PUSHPENDRA SINGH  CHANDEL  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  03.07.2019 REGARDING UPGRADATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS. (a)  and  (b):  Lonawala,  Burhanpur,  Sholapur,  Igatpuri,  Wardha,  Pune, Cuttack, Sambhalpur, Vishakhapatnam, Patna, Barkakana, Mughalsarai, Bapudham Motihari, Hajipur, Patliputra, Sonpur, Asansol, Howrah, Sealdah, Allahabad, Jhansi, Mathura, Varanasi City, Izzatnagar, Gorakhpur, Darjling, Guwahati, New  Tinsukia, Alipurduar, Rangiya, Ambala, Delhi Main, Shimla, Dehradun, Haridwar, Jaipur, Udaipur, Bikaner,  Jodhpur,  Vijyawada,  Guntur,  Guntkal,  Kurnool  City,  Warangal, Bilaspur, Raipur, Rajnandgaon,  Jharsuguda,  Ranchi, Adra, Madurai, Kottayam, Chennai Egmore, Palghat, Tiruchirapalli, Salem, Yeshwantpur, Mysore, Dharwar, Jabalpur, Bhopal, Itarsi, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Vadodara, Ratlam, Bhavnagar City and Valsad.

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