Lok Sabha Question No. 2611 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: Model Railway Stations in the Country
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Gaddigoudar Parvatagouda Chandanagouda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2611 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2024

## MODEL RAILWAY STATIONS IN THE COUNTRY

2611.  SHRI GADDIGOUDAR PARVATAGOUDA CHANDANAGOUDA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  present  status  of  the  construction  of  model  railway  stations across the country;
- (b)  the  number  of  railway  stations  in  the  country  which  have  been developed/likely  to  be  developed  as  model  railway  stations  during each of the last three years and the current year, particularly for the
- State of Karnataka, State and zone-wise;
- (c) the details of facilities provided at the model railway stations;
- (d) the details of funds allocated during the last three years, year-wise and State/UT-wise; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  set  any  target  for  developing  all
- railway  stations  in  the  country  as  model  railway  stations,  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) Presently, the railway stations over Indian Railways are being developed  under  the  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme.  This  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  under  this  scheme  out  of which 61 stations are located in the State of Karnataka. The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the State of Karnataka are as following:

| State     |   No. of stations | Name of stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Karnataka |                61 | Almatti, Alnavar, Arsikere Junction, Badami, Bagalkot, Ballary, Bangalore Cantt., Bangarpet, Bantawala, Belagavi, Bidar, Bijapur, Chamaraja Nagar, Channapatna, Channasandra, Chikkamagaluru, Chikodi Road,Chitradurga, Davangere, Dharwad, Dodballapur, Gadag, Gangapur Road, Gangavathi, Ghataprabha, Gokak Road, Gubbi, Harihar, Hassan, Hosapete, Kalaburagi, Kengeri, Kopal, Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru Station), Krishnarajapuram, Malleswaram, Malur, Mandya, Mangalore Central, Mangalore Jn., |

| Munirabad, Mysore, Raybag, Raichur, Ramanagaram, Ranibennur, Sagar Jambagaru, Sakleshpur, Shahabad, Shivamogga Town, Shravanabelagola, Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi Jn, Subramanya Road, Talguppa, Tiptur, Tumakuru, Udupi, Wadi, Whitefield, Yadgir, Yesvantpur   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The details of allocation of funds for development and maintenance of stations are  maintained  Zonal  Railway-wise  under  Plan  Head-53 'Customer Amenities' and not work-wise or Station-wise or State/UTwise.  The  state  of  Karnataka  is  covered  by  four  zones  viz.  Central Railway, South Western Railway, South Central Railway and Southern Railway.  The  allocation  for  last  three  financial  years  including  the current financial year (2024-25) for these zones is Rs 9,430 Crores.

Further,  development/redevelopment/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.

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