Lok Sabha Question No. 4196 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-26
Subject: Development of Railway Stations in Kaushambi
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Pushpendra Saroj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4196 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2025

## DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY STATIONS IN KAUSHAMBI

4196.  SHRI PUSHPENDRA SAROJ:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of developed railway stations in Kaushambi and nearby areas;
- (b)  whether  many  railway  stations  in  rural  Uttar  Pradesh  lack  basic passenger  amenities  like  clean  platforms,  drinking  water,  proper lighting and waiting areas, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  specific  stations  redevelopment  projects  have  been planned for Kaushambi district and nearby railway stations like Sirathu and if so, the details thereof, district-wise;
- (d) whether new escalators, CCTV surveillance and better sanitation facilities have been introduced there; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (e)  Ministry  of  Railways  has  launched  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme  for development / upgradation of stations over Indian

Railways. 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. These include Kunda Harnamganj  station  in  Kaushambi  parliamentary  constituency  and Prayagraj  Jn,  Prayag  Jn,  Phulpur,  Phaphamau  Jn,  Banda,  Chitrakut Dham  Karwi,  Manikpur  Jn,  etc.  in  the  nearby  areas.  The  names  of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the state of Uttar Pradesh are as following:

| State         |   No. of Amrit Stations | Names of Amrit Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| 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, Chandauli Majhwar, 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, Khorsan Raod, 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,   |
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| 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   |
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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  Gomtinagar  station,  works  of  construction  of  north  terminal station building and air concourse with all associated passenger amenities have been completed. Structural works of two commercial  buildings  along  with  parking  have  been  completed and finishing works have been taken up. Further, development of approach  road,  construction  of  south  terminal  station  building, improvement of platform surfacing, landscaping, etc. have been taken up.
- 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.

Master planning for development of Kunda Harnamganj station under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme has been taken up. This is an iterative process requiring optimization and the time frame for such optimization cannot be indicated at this stage.

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.

At Sirathu railway station located in Kaushambi district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, all the passenger amenities required as per the norms of Minimum Essential Amenities have been provided. Further, provision/upgradation  of  amenities  and  development  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.

Development/upgradation  of  stations  including  under  Amrit  Bharat Station  Scheme  is  generally  funded  under  Plan  Head-53  'Customer Amenities'. The details of allocation under Plan Head-53 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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