Lok Sabha Question No. 3165 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-19
Subject: Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Virendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3165 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2025

AMRIT BHARAT STATION SCHEME FOR CHANDAULI, UTTAR PRADESH

†3165.  SHRI VIRENDRA SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  railway  stations  being  upgraded  under  the  Amrit Bharat Station scheme (ABSs) and the budget allocated in this regard;
- (b) the budget allocated under ABSs at Majhwar station of Chandauli district headquarters in Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) the works to be done for its expansion and the time by which it is likely to be completed;
- (d)  whether  there  is  a  proposal  to  build  ROB  near  Dhina  station  on Howrah  via  Patna  route  from  Pandit  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyay  Railway (PDDUR, Mughalsarai) Station in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh, if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether  a  time-limit  has  been  fixed  for  completion  of  ROB  of Kuchaman  railway  crossing  on  the  same  route,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (f)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  for  beautification  and expansion of PDDURS; and
- (g) if so, the area of the land allotted for its expansion?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (g)  Chandauli  Majhwar  railway  station  located  in  the  state  of Uttar Pradesh has been identified for development under Amrit Bharat

Station Scheme. For development works at this station, tenders have been awarded and works of extension of station building, construction of  new  foot  over  bridge,  additional  platform  shelters,  extension  of platforms, improvement of circulating area, parking area, toilets, etc. have been taken up.

Pandit  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyay  Junction  railway  station  has  been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Master planning for  development of this  station  under  the  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.

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 Amrit Bharat Station 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 Jn, 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, 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 / upgradation / modernisation of stations including under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme is generally funded under Plan Head-53 'Customer  Amenities'.  An  allocation  of  Rs  12,994  Crores  (Revised Estimate)  has  been  made  for  the  financial  year  2024-25  under  Plan

Head-53. 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 202425 under Plan Head-53.

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,  air-port 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.

A subway at Km 725/15-17 between Dhina and Tulsi Ashram in PatnaDeen Dayal Upadhyay section has been sanctioned. Detailed estimate has been sanctioned and contract has been awarded.

Construction of Road over Bridge (ROB) in lieu of Level Crossing (LC) No. 105/A/T at Km 744/27-29 in Kuchaman yard of Danapur division has been sanctioned. The work has been taken up by the Railway on Single Entity basis. Finalization of alignment plan has been taken up.

Completion  &  commissioning  of  ROB/RUB  works  depends  on  various factors like cooperation of  State Governments in giving  consent for closure  of  Level  Crossing,   fixing  of  approach  alignment,  approval  of General  Arrangement  Drawing  (GAD),  land  acquisition,  removal  of encroachment, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various  authorities,   law  and  order  situation  in  the  area  of  project  / work  sites,   duration  of  working  season  in  a  year  for  the  particular project / area  due to climatic conditions etc.  All these factors affect the completion time of the projects / works.

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