Lok Sabha Question No. 379 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-26
Subject: New Railway Network in Bihar
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Abhay Kumar Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 379

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2025

## NEW RAILWAY NETWORK IN BIHAR

- †*379  SHRI ABHAY KUMAR SINHA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  launch  new  schemes  to expand the railway network of Bihar;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  length  in  kilometers  of  railway  track  doubled,  electrified  and new rail lines laid in Bihar during the last five years along with the project-wise details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government  proposes  to develop major railway stations  of  Bihar  including  Aurangabad  under  the  "Amrit  Bharat Station Scheme"; and
- (e) if so, the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED  TO IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 379 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2025

(a)  to  (e):  Railway  projects  are  surveyed/sanctioned/executed  Zonal Railway  wise and not State-wise/District  wise as the Railways' projects may  span  across  State  boundaries. Railway  projects are sanctioned on the basis of remunerativeness, traffic projections, last mile connectivity, missing  links and  alternate  routes, augmentation of  congested/saturated lines, demands raised by State Governments, Central Ministries, Members of Parliament, other public representatives, Railway's own operational requirement, socioeconomic considerations etc. depending upon throwforward of ongoing projects and overall availability of funds.

As on 01.04.2024, 55 projects (31 New Lines, 02 Gauge Conversions and 22 Doubling), of total length of 5,064 Km, costing Rs. 79,356 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar are in planning/approval/construction  stage,  out  of  which,  1194  km  length has been  commissioned and  an  expenditure  of  Rs.  26,983  crore  has been incurred upto March, 2024. The summary is as under:-

| Category                 |   No. of projects |   Total Length (in Km) |   Length Commission ed till March, 2024 (in Km) |   Total Exp. upto March, 2024 (Rs. in Cr.) |
|--------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| New Lines                |                31 |                   2712 |                                             464 |                                      13629 |
| Gauge Conversion         |                 2 |                    348 |                                             288 |                                       1520 |
| Doubling/Multi- tracking |                22 |                   2005 |                                             442 |                                      11834 |
| Total                    |                55 |                   5064 |                                            1194 |                                      26983 |

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## The  details  of  outlay  for  infrastructure  projects  falling  fully/partly  in the State of Bihar is as under:-

| Period   | Outlay                          |
|----------|---------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | Rs. 1132 Cr./year               |
| 2025-26  | Rs. 10,066 Cr. (Nearly 9 times) |

## The details of commissioning/ laying of new track falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar is as under:-

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average Commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 318 Km                   | 63.6 Km                               |
| 2014-24  | 1669 Km                  | 166.9 Km (More than 2.5 times)        |

## Some of the important projects recently commissioned in Bihar are as under:-

|   S.No. | Name of Project                    |   Length (in km) |
|---------|------------------------------------|------------------|
|       1 | Kosi Bridge                        |               22 |
|       2 | Patna Bridge                       |               28 |
|       3 | Munger Bridge                      |               15 |
|       4 | Daniawan-Biharsharif NL            |               38 |
|       5 | Jamalpur - Munger NL               |                8 |
|       6 | Chandan - Banka NL                 |               40 |
|       7 | Mandarhill- Dumka - Rampurhat NL   |              130 |
|       8 | Maharajganj-Masrakh NL             |               35 |
|       9 | Rajgir-Hisua-Tilaiya NL            |               46 |
|      10 | Natesar-Islampur NL                |               21 |
|      11 | ChhapraGramin to Khairali NL       |               11 |
|      12 | Rampurhat-Mandarhill via Dumka NL  |              130 |
|      13 | Mansi -Saharsa - Purnia GC         |              141 |
|      14 | Kaptanganj-Thawe-Chhapra GC        |              234 |
|      15 | Jaynagar-Darbhanga-Narkatiaganj GC |              260 |
|      16 | Banmakhi- Bihariganj GC            |               28 |

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                     |   Length (in Km) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|      17 | Jaynagar-Darbhanga-Narkatiaganj GC                  |              260 |
|      18 | Narkatiaganj-Bhikhna Tori GC                        |               35 |
|      19 | Sakri-Laukaha Bazar-Nirmali & Saharsa-Forbesganj GC |              206 |
|      20 | Sahibganj-Pirpainti Doubling                        |               23 |
|      21 | Maheshkunt-Thanabihpur Doubling                     |               32 |
|      22 | Hajipur-Ramdayalu Nagar Doubling                    |               48 |
|      23 | Pirpainti-Bhagalpur Doubling                        |               51 |
|      24 | Bakhtiyarpur-Barh Doubling                          |               19 |
|      25 | Hajipur-Bachwara Doubling                           |               72 |

Further, Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor from Ludhiana to Sonnagar (1337 km) has also been commissioned. An important section of this freight corridor passes through Bihar.

During last three years (i.e. 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-24 and current Financial Year i.e. 2024-25), total 77 Nos. of Surveys (13 New Line, 64 Doubling) falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar having a total length of 4200 Km have been sanctioned.

To provide rail connectivity to Aurangabad, Anugrah Narayan Road to Aurangabad(13 Kms) New Line section, part of Bihta-Aurangabad New Line  has  been  sanctioned  at  cost  of  Rs.  440.59  crore  recently.  The project involves construction of new railway station at Aurangabad for the first time.

Broad  Gauge  (BG)  network  situated  in  the  State  of  Bihar  has  been 100% electrified. BG lines of 1,573 Rkm have been electrified during last five years and current years.

## Re-development of stations:

Amrit Bharat Station Scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a long-term approach. It involves preparation of master  plans  and  their  implementation  in  phases  to  improve  the amenities at the stations like improvement of station access, circulating  areas,  waiting  halls,  toilets,  lift/escalators  as  necessary, platform  surfacing  and  cover  over  platform,  cleanliness,  free  Wi-Fi, kiosks  for  local  products  through  schemes  like  'One  Station  One Product',  better  passenger  information  systems,  executive  lounges, nominated spaces for business meetings, landscaping, etc. keeping in view the necessity at each station.

The scheme also envisages improvement of building, integrating  the station with both sides of the city, multimodal integration, amenities for Divyangjans, 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  98  stations  including Anugraha Narayan Road station, are located in the state of Bihar. At Anugraha Narayan Road station, tenders for development works have been awarded and  works have  been  taken  up.  Two  lifts  have  been installed  and  commissioned.  Work  of  foundation  of  new  foot  over bridge has been completed and works of improvement of circulating area, parking area, upper class waiting hall, etc. have been taken up.

The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the state of Bihar are as following:

| State   |   No. of Amrit Stations | Names of Amrit Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|---------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Bihar   |                      98 | Anugraha Narayan Road, Ara, Arariya Court, Bakhtiyarpur, Banka, Banmankhi, BapudhamMotihari, Barahiya, Barauni, Barh, Barsoi Jn, Begusarai, Bettiah, Bhabua Road, Bhagalpur, Bhagwanpur, Bihar Sharif, Bihiya, Bikramganj, Buxar, Chakia, Chausa, Chhapra, Dalsingh Sarai, Darbhanga, DauramMadhepura, Dehri On Sone, Dholi, Dighwara, Dumraon, Durgauti, Ekma, Fatuha, Gaya, Ghorasahan, Guraru, Hajipur Jn, Jamalpur, Jamui, Janakpur Road, Jaynagar, Jehanabad, Jhanjharpur, Kahalgaon, Karhagola Road, Katihar, Khagaria Jn, Kishanganj, Kudra, Labha, Laheria Sarai, Luckeesarai, Lakhminia, Madhubani, Maheshkhunt, Mairwa, Mansi Jn, Mashrakh, Mokama, Motipur, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Nabinagar Road, Narkatiaganj, Naugachia, Nawadah, Paharpur, Patliputra, Patna, Piro, Pirpainti, Rafiganj, Raghunathpur, Rajendra Nagar, Rajgir, Ram Dayalu Nagar, Raxaul, Sabaur, Sagauli, Saharsa, Sahibpur Kamal, Sakri, Salauna, Salmari, Samastipur, Sasaram, Shahpur Patoree, Shivanarayanpur, Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Simultala, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Sonpur Jn, Sultanganj, Supaul, Taregna, Thakurganj, Thawe |

Development  works  at  railway  stations  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme in the state of Bihar have been taken up at a good pace. For example,

-  At  Gaya  station,  structural  works  of  West  side  departure  and arrival  building,  East  side  departure  building,  East  side  pilgrimage building  and  multi-level  two-wheeler  parking  have  been  completed and  works  of  construction  of  air  concourse,  new  platform  shelters, etc. have been taken up.
-  At  Muzaffarpur  station,  structural  works  of  new  combined terminal building, South side arrival  block building, booking counters, office    buildings    have      been      completed      and      works      of construction of new foot over bridge, departure block, elevated roads, etc. have been taken up.
-  At Bapudham  Motihari station, structural work of station buildings    on  both  sides,  works  of  construction  of  West  side  arrival building,  residential  blocks,  telecom  building,  etc.  have  been  taken up.
-  At  Saharsa  station,  structural  works  of  new  station  building including new waiting  hall  and  toilet  block,  improvement  of  parking area and entrance gate have been completed and works of construction  of  new  foot  over  bridge,  boundary  wall,  additional platform shelters, electrical works of station building, etc. have been taken up.

At Salauna station, structural works of new station building, improvement of circulating area, parking area, road work and raising of platform no. 2 have been completed and works of construction of new foot over bridge, raising of platform no. 1, etc. have been taken up.

-  At  Banmankhi  station,  structural  work  of  new  station  building has  been  completed  and  works  of  construction  of  new  foot  over bridge, additional platform shelters, finishing works of station building, improvement of circulating area, etc. have been taken up.

Development/upgradation/modernization  of  stations  including  under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme is generally funded under Plan Head-53 'Customer Amenities'. The details of allocation and expenditure under Plan Head-53 are maintained Zonal Railway-wise and not work-wise or station-wise or state-wise. The state of Bihar is covered under four zones  viz.  Eastern  railway,  East  Central  Railway,  North  Eastern Railway and Northeast Frontier Railway. For these zones, an allocation of Rs 2,111 Crores (Revised Estimate) has been made for the financial year 2024-25 under Plan Head-53.

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