Lok Sabha Question No. 4491 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-20
Subject: Overbridge on Mohanlalganj Crossing
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri R K Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4491 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.08.2025

## OVERBRIDGE ON MOHANLALGANJ CROSSING

## 4491. SHRI R K CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it is a fact that work  related to Overbridge  on Mohanlalganj crossing at Mohanlalganj Gosaiganj road (railway crossing at Lucknow Raibarely Rail path) has not been commenced yet though it has been aproved and survey for the same has also been done and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the timeline by which it is likely to be started; and
- (c) the  details  of  approved  railway  projects  in  Mohanlalganj  Lok Sabha Constituency of Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c) : Sanctioning and execution of works of Road Over Bridges/ Road  Under  Bridges  (ROBs/RUBs)  is  a  continuous  and  ongoing process on Indian Railways. Such works are prioritized and taken up on the basis of its impact on safety and mobility in train operations and impact on road users.

Nos. of ROBs/ RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 2004-14 vis a vis 2014-25 (June'25) is as under:

| Period   | ROBs/ RUBs constructed   |
|----------|--------------------------|
| 2004-14  | 4,148 Nos.               |

2014-25 (June'25)

As on 01.04.2025, 4,402 Nos. ROBs/ RUBs are sanctioned at the cost  of  ₹  1,00,860  Cr  on  Indian  Railways  including  736  Nos.  Road Over Bridge (ROB)/Road Under Bridge (RUB) at the cost of ₹ 14,022 crore in the State of Uttar Pradesh.

Presently, 9 Nos. works of ROBs/RUBs at a cost of ₹ 184 crore are  sanctioned in Mohanlalganj Lok Sabha Constituency, which are at various stages of planning and execution.

There is a LC No. 196 C between Mohanlalganj-Kankaha station on Mohanlalganj-Sulatnapur section. It is planned to be take up the work of preparation of Technical Feasibility Report / Detailed Project Report (TFR / DPR) for the construction of ROB/RUB at this location.

Further action will be taken up after finalization of Technical Feasibility Report / Detailed Project Report (TFR / DPR).

## Station redevelopment:

Upgradation / Modernisation of stations on Indian Railways is a continuous  and  ongoing  process  and  works  in  this  regard  are undertaken  as  per  requirement,  inter-se  priority,  availability  of funds. The priority for development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of stations is accorded to higher category of station over lower category of station while sanctioning and executing the works.

To enhance customer experience and provide better amenities, Indian  Railways  has  launched  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  for redevelopment of stations with a long-term approach.

The  scheme  involves  preparation  of  master  plans  and  their implementation  in  phases  to  improve  the  stations.  The  master planning includes:

- 
- Improvement of access to station and circulating areas
-  Integration of station with both sides of city
-  Improvement of station building
-  Improvement  of  waiting  halls,  toilets,  sitting  arrangement, water booths
-  Provision of wider foot over bridge/air concourse commensurate with passenger traffic
-  Provision of lift/escalators/ramp
-  Improvement  /Provision  of  platform  surface  and  cover  over
- platforms
-  Provision  of  kiosks  for  local  products  through  schemes  like
- 'One Station One Product'
-  Parking areas, Multimodal integration
-  Amenities for Divyangjans
-  Better passenger information systems
-  Provision of executive lounges, nominated spaces for business meetings, landscaping, etc. keeping in view the necessity at each station

The  scheme  also  envisages  sustainable  and  environment friendly solutions, provision of ballastless tracks etc. as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centre at the station in the long term.

So  far,  1337  stations  have  been  identified  for  development under  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme,  out  of  which  157  stations, including Mohanlalganj and Utraitia Junction stations of

Mohanlalganj  Lok  Sabha  Constituency,  are  located  in  the  state  of Uttar Pradesh.

Development  works  at  railway  stations  under  Amrit  Bharat Station Scheme in the state of Uttar Pradesh have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, phase-I works of 20 stations (Ayodhya Dham, Balrampur, Bareilly City, Bijnor, Fatehabad, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar,  Govardhan,  Govindpuri,  Hathras  City,  Idgah  Agra  Jn, Izzatnagar, Mailani, Pokhrayan,  Ramghat  Halt,  Saharanpur  Jn., Siddharth  nagar,  Suraimanpur,  Swaminarayan  Chappia,  Ujhani)  in the state of Uttar Pradesh have been completed under this scheme.

The  status  of  works  at  Mohanlalganj  and  Utraitia  Junction stations of Mohanlalganj Lok Sabha Constituency is as given below:

-  Mohanlalganj station: The works of platform shelter, improvement of station building, circulating area, parking area, platform shelter, platform surfacing, toilets and Divyangjan facilities have been taken up.
-  Utraitia Junction station: The  works  of main  entry station building, second entry station building, platform shelter, circulating  area,  parking  area,  toilet  and  Divyangjan  facilities have been taken up.

Development  /  upgradation  of  railway  stations  is  complex  in nature involving safety of passengers & trains and requires various statutory clearances such as fire clearance, heritage, tree cutting, airport  clearance  etc.  The  progress  also  gets  affected  due  to brownfield related challenges such as shifting of utilities (involving water/sewage lines, optical fibre cables, gas pipe lines, power/signal cables, etc.), infringements, operation of trains without hindering  passenger  movement,  speed  restrictions  due  to  works carried  out  in  close  proximity  of  tracks  and  high  voltage  power lines, etc. and these factors affect the completion time. Therefore, no time frame can be indicated at this stage.

Completion  &  commissioning  of  Railway  project/s  including ROBs/RUBs works depends on following factors:-

-  Land acquisition by State Government,
-  Forest clearance by officials of forest department,
-  Shifting of infringing utilities,
-  Statutory clearances from various authorities,
-  Geological and topographical conditions of area,
-  Law and order situation in the area of project/s site,
-  Number of working months in a year for particular project site etc.

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