Lok Sabha Question No. 50 (STARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Heritage Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Parvatagouda Chandanagouda Gaddigoudar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 50 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

## HERITAGE STATIONS

- *50. SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Railways  has  any  proposal  to  restore,  modernize  and beautify the railway stations, particularly heritage stations;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and the amount allocated for the purpose, station-wise and division-wise; and
- (c) the estimated time line for the start as well as the completion of the said project?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (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.50  BY  SHRI  P.C.  GADDIGOUDAR  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 05.02.2020 REGARDING HERITAGE STATIONS.

(a)  to  (c)  Yes,  Sir.  Railway  stations,  Bridges,  Railway  lines  and buildings  having  heritage  value  at  various  locations  have  been identified and declared as heritage structures in consultation with Zonal  railways.  Guidelines  have  been  issued  to  preserve  and maintain these structures. On Zonal Railways, Heritage Committees comprising concerned officers have been constituted to ensure preservation and maintenance of such structures which is an ongoing process.

The details of works sanctioned related to restoration, preservation  and  maintenance  of  heritage  station  Building  are appended.

Restoration  / modernization  / beautification of stations  under various  developmental  schemes  is  a  continuous  and  ongoing process.  Presently, upgradation of stations is done under 'Adarsh' station  scheme.  1253  stations  have  so  far  been  identified  for upgradation  under  the  'Adarsh'  station  scheme.  Against  these, 1172 stations have already been developed.

Various passenger amenities which, inter-alia, include improvement  to  façade  of  the  station  building,  retiring  room, waiting  room,  separate  waiting  room  for  ladies,  landscaping  of circulating  area,  earmarked  parking,  signages,  Pay  &  Use  toilets, Foot Over Bridge, ramps at entry to station etc. are proposed to be provided at Railway stations, as per the respective category of the station, which are identified for development under this scheme.

The allocation/expenditure on works of modernization/upgradation/ augmentation  of  railway  stations  is  generally  funded  under  Plan Head-53  'Passenger  Amenities'.  The  expenditure  under  this  plan head in  last  two  (2)  years  and  current  financial  year  is ` 1287  Cr, ` 1586 Cr. & ` 1595 Cr. (upto Dec 2019) respectively.

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APPENDIX. REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF STARRED QUESTION  NO.50  BY  SHRI  P.C.  GADDIGOUDAR  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 05.02.2020 REGARDING HERITAGE STATIONS

## LIST OF WORKS - HERITAGE STATION BUILDING

|   S. No. | RAIL- WAY   | DIVI- SION   | Short Name of Work                                                                                                                      | Year of Sanc- tion   |   Amount of Work (in ` thousand) | Date of comple- tion   |
|----------|-------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
|        1 | CR          | MUMBAI       | Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Heritage Building) - Repl of wooden beams / rafters, frames / shutters & flooring etc at various locations | 2018- 2019           |                           461756 | 31.03.2021             |
|        2 | NR          | AMBALA       | Misc. works in c/w upliftment of Kalka-Shimla Heritage section including development of Heritage Museum at Kalka on Ambala Division.    | 2017- 2018           |                            24000 | Completed              |
|        3 | WR          | MUMBAI       | Bandra - Conservation & restoration of station into grade-I heritage structure                                                          | 2017- 2018           |                           126297 | 31.12.2021             |

CR - Central Railway

NR - Northern Railway WR - Western Railway *****