Lok Sabha Question No. 4730 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Railway Station under PPP Model
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4730 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2023

## RAILWAY STATION UNDER PPP MODEL

## † 4730. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total number of railway stations in the country along with their names;
- (b) the name-wise details of railway stations in the country handed over  to  companies  on  PPP  basis  along  with  details  of  these companies, their roles and the period of their taking over;
- (c) the  details  of  railway  stations  in  Assam  handed  over  to  these companies on PPP model basis;
- (d) the  details  of  the  amount  of  funds  going  to  be  spent  by  such companies on the railway stations handed over to them on PPP basis  and  the  manner  in  which  they  purpose  to  recover  this expenditure;
- (e)  the ongoing schemes for connecting Assam and North Eastern States with railway, and
- (f) the new trains proposed to be introduced in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (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. 4730 BY SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  29.03.2023  REGARDING  RAILWAY STATION UNDER PPP MODEL.

- (a) The  details  of  number  of  railway  stations  in  the  country  is voluminous,  however  there  are  currently  8,909  stations,  the  figure keeps changing with commissioning of new projects etc.
- (b)  and  (d)    Rani  Kamlapati  railway  station  in  the  state  of  Madhya Pradesh has been developed and commissioned by M/s Bansal Pathways  (Habibganj)  Private  Limited  on  Public  Private  Partnership (PPP)  mode. The  developer  has  invested ` 115.13  cr.   Built  up  area  on land  measuring  17,245  sqm has  been  given  on  lease  for  45  years  for commercial monetization. The facility management of station is being done  by  the  developer  from  01.03.2017 (date  of  handing  over)  to 01.07.2026.
- (c)   No railway station in the State of Assam has been developed on PPP mode.
- (e)    Railway  projects  are  sanctioned  Zonal  Railway-wise  and  not Region-wise  or  State-wise,  as  Indian  Railways'  projects  may  span across  State  boundaries.  However,  as  on  01.04.2022,  19  Railway infrastructure projects covering total length of 1,909 km,  at a cost of ` 77,930  crore  falling  fully/  partly  in  North  Eastern  States  including Assam are in different stages of planning/ approval / execution, out of which  409  km  length  has  been  commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of ` 30,312 crore incurred upto March 2022. These include-
- i. 14  New  Line  Projects  covering  total  length  of  1,181  km,  out  of which 361 km length has been commissioned.
- ii. 5 Doubling Projects covering total length of 728 km, out of which 48 km length has been commissioned.

(f)    Trains  are  not  introduced  on  State-wise  basis,  as  the  Railway network  straddles  across  state  boundaries.   However,  introduction  of new  train  services  is  an  ongoing  process  on  Indian  Railways,  which depends  on  operational  feasibility,  traffic  justification,  availability  of rolling stock etc.

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