Lok Sabha Question No. 2939 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-17
Subject: Railway Platform Height Standards  in Ramgarh Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2939 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2025

RAILWAY PLATFORM HEIGHT STANDARDS IN RAMGARH RAILWAY STATION

2939. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  cases  across  the  country  where  railway  platforms remain at/near rail level, below the mandated 760-840 mm standard, stations-wise;
- (b)  the  reasons  for  non-compliance with  prescribed  railway  platformheight norms in railway stations in Rajasthan;
- (c) whether any passenger-safety audit has been conducted in view of reported  passenger  deaths  and  injuries  due  to  unsafe  platform  and train gaps and if so, the details of loss of lives and injuries attributable to such incidents; and
- (d)  the  present  status  and  expected  timeline  for  raising  the  railway platform  height  at  Ramgarh  railway  station  in  Churu  Lok  Sabha constituency  to  the  mandated  standard  to  ensure  safe  boarding  and alighting?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (d)  At  Shri  Ramgarh  station  of  Churu  Lok  Sabha  Constituency, platform shelter, waiting hall, drinking water facilities, seating

arrangement  amenities  are  available.  The  work  of  extension  and raising of platform has been taken up.

Majority  of  platforms  on  Indian  Railways  are  high  level  platforms. However,  to  improve  passenger  comfort  and  safety,  Ministry of Railways has envisaged to provide high level platform at all stations on Broad Gauge lines in a phased manner.

Development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of stations including raising of platforms to high level platforms on Indian Railways is a continuous and ongoing process and works in this regard are  undertaken  as  per  requirement,  subject  to  inter-se  priority  and 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.

Ministry  of  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 this scheme, out of which 85 stations including Churu, Gogameri, Ratangarh  Jn.,  Sadulpur  and  Sujangarh  stations  of  Churu  Lok  Sabha Constituency, are located in Rajasthan. The names  of stations identified  for  development  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  in Rajasthan are as following:

| State     |   No. of | Name of Stations                                                                                                              |
|-----------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Rajasthan |       85 | Abu Road, Ajmer, Alwar, Anupgarh, Asalpur Jobner, Balotra, Bandikui, Baran, Barmer, Bayana, Beawar, Bharatpur, Bhawani Mandi, |

| State   | No. of Stations   | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                   | Bhilwara, Bijainagar, Bikaner, Bundi, Chanderiya, Chhabra Gugor, Chittorgarh Jn., Churu, Dakaniya Talav, Dausa, Deeg, Degana, Deshnoke, Dholpur, Didwana, Dungarpur, Falna, Fatehnagar, Fatehpur Shekhawati, Gandhinagar Jaipur, Gangapur City, Gogameri, Gotan, Govind Garh, Hanumangarh, Hindaun City, Jaipur Jn, Jaisalmer, Jalor, Jawai Bandh, Jhalawar City, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Kapasan, Khairthal, Kherli, Kota Jn, Lalgarh Jn, Mandal Garh, Mandawar Mahwa Road, Marwar Bhinmal, Marwar Jn, Mavli Jn, Merta Road Jn, Nagaur, Naraina, Nim ka Thana, Nokha, Pali Marwar, Phalodi Jn, Phulera Jn, Pindwara, Rai singh nagar, Rajgarh, Ramdevra, Ramganj Mandi Jn, Ranapratapnagar, Rani, Ratangarh Jn, Ren, Ringas, Sadulpur, Sanganer, Sawai Madhopur, Shri Mahaveerji, Sikar, Sojat Road, Somesar, Sri ganganagar, Sujangarh, Suratgarh, Udaipur City |

Development  works  at  railway  stations  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme in  Rajasthan  have  been  taken  up  at  a  good  pace.  Till  now, works of 11 stations (Barmer, Bundi, Deshnoke, Fatehpur Shekhawati,

Gogameri, Govind Garh, Jaisalmer, Khairthal, Mandal Garh, Mandawar Mahwa Road, Rajgarh) in Rajasthan have been completed under this scheme. The works at other stations have also been taken up at good pace and progress of some of the above stations is as given below:

-  Churu  station:  The  works  of  station  building,  platform  shelter, improvement  of  platform  surface,  waiting  hall,  toilet,  circulating area, parking, Divyangjan facilities and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  Ratangarh  Jn.  station:  The  works  of  station  building,  platform shelter, improvement  of  platform  surface,  waiting  hall, toilet, circulating  area,  parking,  lighting,  Divyangjan  facilities  and  12  m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  Sadulpur  station:  The  works  of  station  building,  platform  shelter, improvement  of  platform  surface,  waiting  hall,  toilet,  circulating area, parking and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  Sujangarh station: The works of station building, platform shelter, improvement  of  platform  surface,  waiting  hall,  toilet,  circulating area, parking, Divyangjan facilities and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  Bikaner  station:  The  work  of  refurbishment  of  MFC  building except telecom side has been completed. The foundation work of North side station building have been taken up.
-  Gandhinagar  Jaipur  station:  The  structural  works  of  main  and second entry station building, works of launching of air concourse and casting of deck slab have been completed. The finishing works of main and second entry station building, works of platform shelter and platform resurfacing have been taken up.
-  Jaipur  Junction  station:  The  structural  works  of  second  entry

station building and basement, foundation work of air concourse and launching of Foot Over Bridge at Dausa end from platform 1 to  platform  4&5  have  been  completed.  The  works  of  front station building and basement, finishing works of second entry station  building  and  basement,  fabrication,  launching  of  air concourse and Foot Over Bridge at Sikar end have been taken up.

-  Udaipur City station: The structural work of East and West side station  building  including  basement  has  been  completed.  The finishing works of East and West side station building including basement have been taken up.

The details of expenditure incurred for development and maintenance of  stations  are  maintained  Zonal  Railway-wise  under  Plan  Head-53 'Customer Amenities' and not work-wise or Station-wise. Rajasthan is covered  by  five  zones  viz.  Northern  Railway,  North  Central  Railway, North  Western  Railway,  Western  Railway  and  West  Central  Railway. For these zone, an allocation of ₹ 5,257 crore has been made for the financial  year  2025-26,  out  of  which  an  expenditure  of  ₹  2,829  crore has been incurred so far.

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.

## Security:

Policing is a state subject under the seventh  schedule  of the Constitution of India and accordingly, cases of unnatural deaths over Indian  Railways  are  registered  and  investigated  by  the  concerned police  authorities,  such  as  the  Government  Railway  Police  (GRP)  or the  district  police  based  on  their  jurisdiction.  Data  on  all  unnatural deaths  on  Railway  tracks  is  published  by  National  Crime  Record

Bureau (NCRB) in Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI). The following  steps  are  being  taken  in  coordination  with  GRP/Police for the safety of passengers in any untoward incidents including death due to falling from train:

-  Zonal  Railways  have  constituted  'Joint  Committees'  comprising officers of Safety, Security, Signal and Engineering departments to study  the  causes  and  suggest  specific  measures  to  minimise deaths  due  to  untoward  incidents  including  falling  from  train. Accordingly,  preventive  and  corrective  measures  are  taken  to improve and create infrastructure to minimise casualties.
-  Regular announcements are made through Public Address System at  Railway  stations  urging  passengers  to  use  Foot  Over  Bridges (FOBs) and to avoid crossing of railway tracks.
-  Legal action is taken against persons travelling on train rooftops, footboards and other restricted places.
-  Short  videos  for  passenger  awareness  are  also  displayed  in  Rail Display Network at railway station.
-  Various awareness  campaigns  are organized by Railways to sensitize passengers about the fatalities of crossing railway tracks, footboard/rooftop  travelling,  boarding/de-boarding  running  trains etc.
-  Regular  drives  are  conducted  against  trespassing,  travelling  on footboard,  steps,  roof  top  of  trains,  boarding/de-boarding  running trains  and  the  persons  apprehended  are  prosecuted  under  the relevant provisions of the Railways Act, 1989.
-  Warning  sign  boards  are  provided  at  conspicuous  places  for  the awareness of passengers.

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