Lok Sabha Question No. 5210 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-02
Subject: Railway Connectivity in Baghpat
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5210 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2025

## RAILWAY CONNECTIVITY IN BAGHPAT

## †5210. DR. RAJKUMAR SANGWAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  scheme  to improve  railway  connectivity  in  Baghpat  district,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government proposes to introduce new passenger or freight  trains  to  improve  regional  connectivity,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether any study has been conducted to identify the infrastructural  gaps  in  the  railway  network  in  the  said  district,  if  so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the  various  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  modernise  railway stations in the said district; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to increase the frequency of the trains  passing  through  the  said  district  to  ensure  better  transport facilities for passengers and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to  (e)  Railway  network  straddles  across  district  boundaries. Accordingly,  trains  are  introduced  across  such  boundaries  as  per network  requirement.  Baghpat  district  is  majorly  served  by  stations namely Bagpat Road, Baraut, Modinagar etc situated on DelhiSaharanpur sections.

At  present,  Bagpat  Road,  Baraut  and  Modinagar  stations  are  being served by 12 pairs, 13 pairs and 13 pairs of train services respectively providing direct connectivity to cities like Delhi, Haridwar, Saharanpur etc. Besides, introduction of train services and increase in frequency of  existing  train  services  are  on-going  processes  on  Indian  Railways subject  to  traffic  justification,  operational  feasibility,  availability  of resources etc.

## Railway Projects

The  Railway  projects  are  also  surveyed/  sanctioned/executed  Zonal Railway wise and not State-wise/District-wise as the Railways' projects  may  span  across  state  boundaries.  Sanctioning  of  Railway projects  is  a  continuous  and  dynamic  process  of  Indian  Railway. Railway Infrastructure Projects are taken up on the basis of remunerativeness,  traffic  projections,  last  mile  connectivity,  missing links and alternate routes, augmentation of congested/saturated lines socio-economic  considerations  including  connectivity  to  religious, cultural  and  tourist  places  depending  upon  liabilities  of  ongoing projects, overall availability of funds and competing demands.

As  on  01.04.2024,  68  Railway  projects  (16  New  Line,  03  Gauge Conversion  and  49  Doubling),  of  total  length  of  5,874  Km  costing ₹92,001 crore  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  are  at various stages of planning and implementation, out of which 1,313 Km length  has  been  commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of  ₹28,366  crore has been incurred upto March 2024. The status of work is summarized as under:-

| Category                 |   No. of projects |   Total Length (in Km) |   Length Commissioned (in Km) |   Expenditure upto March 2024 (₹in Cr) |
|--------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| New Lines                |                16 |                   1740 |                           297 |                                   8672 |
| Gauge                    |                 3 |                    261 |                             0 |                                     26 |
| Doubling / Multitracking |                49 |                   3873 |                          1016 |                                  19668 |
| Total                    |                68 |                   5874 |                          1313 |                                  28366 |

Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/ partly in Uttar Pradesh is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                          |
|----------|---------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹1,109 crore/year               |
| 2025-26  | ₹19,858 crore (Nearly 18 times) |

The details of commissioning / laying of  new track falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh during 2009-14 and 2014-24 is as under :-

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average Commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 996 Km                   | 199.2 Km/year                         |
| 2014-24  | 4,902 Km                 | 490.2Km/year (More than 2 times)      |

Moreover,  110  No.  Surveys  (Doubling,  New  lines)  of  total  length  of 6,443  km  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  have  been sanctioned  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  financial  year (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and FY 2024-25).

## RoB/RUB Works

05  Nos.  Road  over  Bridges  (ROBs)/  Road  under  Bridges  (RUBs)  are sanctioned  at  cost  of  Rs.  210  Cr  in  Baghpat  district,  Uttar  Pradesh which are at various stages of planning and execution.

Further,  sanctioning  of  works  of  Road  over  Bridge  (ROB)/Road  under Bridge  (RUB)  in  lieu  of  Level  crossings  (LCs)  is  a  continuous  and dynamic  process  of  Indian  Railway.  Such  works  are  prioritized  and taken  up  on  the  basis  of  its  impact  on  safety  in  train  operations, mobility of trains & impact for road users and feasibility etc.

No. of ROBs/ RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 2004-14 vis a vis 2014-25 (Feb'25) is as under:

| Period           | ROBs/ RUBs constructed   |
|------------------|--------------------------|
| 2004-14          | 4,148 Nos.               |
| 2014-25 (Feb'25) | 12,977 Nos.              |

As on 01.02.2025, 4,344 Nos. ROBs/ RUBs are sanctioned at cost of Rs. 97,422 Cr on Indian Railways, which are at various stages of planning and execution.

## Station improvement/redevelopment work

Modinagar railway station located in Baghpat parliamentary constituency  in  the  state  of  Uttar  Pradesh  has  been  identified  for development under Amrit Bharat station Scheme. Tenders for development  works  at  Modinagar  station  have  been  awarded  and works  of  construction  of  station  building,  waiting  hall,  executive longue,  foot  over  bridge  with  lift  and  staircase,  entrance  porch, provision  of  additional  platform  shelters,  improvement  of  platform surfacing, circulating area, etc. have been taken up.

In  recent  years,  many  works  of  passenger  amenities  have  been completed / taken up at railway stations located in Baghpat district in the state of Uttar Pradesh. At Gotra, Fakharpur, Sunera, Ahera, Sujra, Barka, Baoli, Alawalpur Idrispur, Budhpur and Asara stations, works of raising of platforms have been completed and at Khekra and Qasimpur Kheri stations, works of raising the platforms have been taken up.

At  Bhagpat  Road  and  Khekra  stations,  works  of  provision  of  mini platform shelters, waiting halls, waiting rooms, toilets, improvement of circulating area, provision of covering of foot over bridges, etc. have been completed.

So far, 1337 stations have been identified for development under Amrit Bharat  Station  Scheme  out  of  which  157  stations  are  located  in  the state of Uttar Pradesh. The names of stations identified for development under this scheme in the state of Uttar Pradesh are as following:

| State         |   No. of Amrit Stations | Names of Amrit Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|---------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh |                     157 | Achnera, Agra Cantt, Agra Fort, Aishbagh, Akbarpur Jn, Aligarh, Amethi, Amroha, Anand Nagar, Aonla, Ayodhya Dham, Azamgarh, Babatpur, Bachhrawan, Badaun, Badshahnagar, Badshahpur, Baheri, Bahraich, Ballia, Balamau, Balrampur, Banaras, Banda, Barabanki Jn, Bareilly, Bareilly City, Barhni, Basti, Belthara Road, Bhadohi, Bharatkund, Bhatni, Bhuteshwar, Bijnor, Bulandsahar, ChandauliMajhwar, Chandausi, Chilbila, Chitrakut Dham Karwi, Chopan, Chunar Jn, Daliganj, Darshannagar, Deoria Sadar, Dhampur, Dildarnagar, Etawah Jn, Farrukhabad, Fatehabad, Fatehpur, Fatehpur |

| Sikri, Firozabad, Gajraula, Garhmukteshwar, Gauriganj, Ghatampur, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur City, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Govardhan, Govindpuri, Gursahaiganj, Haidergarh, Hapur, Hardoi, Hathras City, Idgah, Izzatnagar, Janghai Jn, Jaunpur City, Jaunpur Jn, Kannauj, Kanpur Anwarganj, Kanpur Bridge Left Bank, Kanpur Central, Kaptanganj, Kasganj, Kashi, Khalilabad, Khurja Jn, Kosi Kalan, KhorsanRaod, Kunda Harnamganj, Lakhimpur, Lalganj, Lalitpur, Lambhua, Lohta, Lucknow (Charbagh & Jn), Lucknow City, Maghar, Mahoba, Mailani, Mainpuri Jn, Malhaur Jn, Manaknagar Jn, Manikpur Jn, Mariahu, Mathura, Mau, Meerut City, Mirzapur, Modi Nagar, Mohanlalganj, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Nagina, Najibabad Jn, Nihalgarh, Orai, Panki Dham, Phaphamau Jn, Phulpur, Pilibhit, Pokhrayan, Pratapgarh Jn, Prayag Jn, Prayagraj, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Raebareli Jn, Raja Ki Mandi, Ramghat Halt, Rampur, Renukoot, Saharanpur Jn, Salempur, Seohara, Shahganj Jn, Shahjahanpur, Shamli, Shikohabad Jn, Shivpur, Siddharth Nagar, Sitapur Jn, Sonbhadra, Sri Krishna Nagar, Sultanpur Jn, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan Chappia, Takia, Tulsipur, Tundla Jn, Ujhani, Unchahar, Unnao Jn, Utraitia Jn, Varanasi Cantt., Varanasi City, Vindhyachal, Virangana Lakshmibai, Vyasnagar, Zafarabad   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Development  works  at  railway  stations  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme in the state of Uttar Pradesh have been taken up at a good pace. The progress at some of the above stations is as given below:

-        At  Ayodhya  Dham  station,  works  of  construction  of  station building,  roof  plaza,  staff  quarters,  sewage  treatment  plant,
- electric  substation,  underground  water  tank,  development  of circulating  area,  parking  area,  approach  roads,  construction  of entrance gates, toilet blocks, improvement of platform surfacing, etc. have been completed and commissioned.
-     At Lucknow Charbagh station, structural work of second entry station  building  (G+6)  has  been  completed  up  to  5th  floor  and further  structural  works,  masonry  works  and  finishing  works have  been  taken  up.  Works  of  construction  of  rest  house  for travelling  ticket  examiners  (TTEs)  and  stores  depot  have  been completed and work of  construction of air concourse has been taken up.
-     At Prayagraj station, works of extension of foot over bridge no. 2, parcel building, arrival building and basement plaza (Civil line side) have been completed and works of construction of station building  on  second  entry  side,  electric  substation,  provision  of platform shelters at platform no. 7 & 8, etc. have been taken up.
-     At Ghaziabad station, work of construction of station buildings on  both  sides,  foot  over  bridge,  air  concourse,  through  roof, structural work of staff quarters to be relocated, construction of electric substation, GRP and RPF buildings, etc. have been taken up.
-        At  Saharanpur  Jn  station,  works  of  improvement  of  station building, waiting hall, executive longue, toilets, circulating area, parking  area,  approach  road,  footpaths,  landscaping,  entrance porch, entry/exit gate, signages, provision of entrance ramp, etc. have been completed.

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. Development/upgradation of stations 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/upgradation  of stations is accorded to higher category of station over lower category of station while sanctioning and executing the works. Amenities'. The details of allocation under Plan Head-53

Development/upgradation  of  stations  including  under  Amrit  Bharat Station  Scheme  is  generally  funded  under  Plan  Head-53  'Customer are maintained Zonal Railway-wise and not work-wise or station-wise. The state  of  Uttar  Pradesh  is  covered  under  five  zones  viz.  East  Central Railway,  North  Central  Railway,  Northern  Railway,  North  Eastern Railway and West Central Railway. For these zones, an allocation of Rs 4,188 Crores (Revised Estimate) has been made for the financial year 2024-25 under Plan Head-53.

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