Lok Sabha Question No. 2089 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Modernisation of Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan, Kripanath Mallah, Ramesh Bidhuri, Sanjeev Kumar Singari, Dinesh Lal "Nirahua" Yadav, S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2089 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## MODERNISATION OF STATIONS

2089. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:

SHRI DINESH LAL YADAV 'NIRAHUA':

SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of major railway stations that have been modernised along with the number of railway stations proposed to  be  modernised  across  the  country  including  Assam,  Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala especially in backward and rural areas;
- (b) whether the Railways has also launched an 'ambitious plan' of modernisation  of Railway  stations including  development  of world class stations and model stations, if so, the details thereof, station zone-wise;
- (c)  whether the Government proposes to upgrade the Guruvayur station to international standards considering the importance of this  station  in  the  pilgrim  tourism  map  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized for modernization of these stations so far along with the target fixed, station-wise including Madurai and Thrissur railway stations;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  quality  checks  of modernisation  works  carried  out  at  major  railway  stations  of Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala;

(f) if so, the details thereof;

- (g)  whether  the  Government  has  found  the  works  to  be  out  of substandard quality and if so, the action taken in this regard; and
- (h)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  make  passenger amenities  better  at  the  railway  stations  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (h)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2089  BY  SHRI  T.N.  PRATHAPAN, SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH, SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI, DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI, SHRI DINESH LAL YADAV 'NIRAHUA' AND SHRI S. VENKATESAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.08.2023 REGARDING MODERNISATION OF STATIONS (a) to (h) Upgradation/ modernization  of stations on Indian Railways is a continuous and on-going process and works in this regard  are  undertaken  as  per  requirement,  subject  to  inter-se priority  and  availability  of  funds.  The  priority  for  upgradation  / modernization  of  stations  is  accorded  to  higher  category  of station  over  lower  category  of  station  while  sanctioning  and executing the work. Three  stations  viz:   Rani  Kamlapati  in  the  State  of  Madhya Pradesh, Gandhinagar in the State of Gujarat and Sir M. Visveswaraya  Railway  Station  in  the  State  of  Karnataka  have been  redeveloped/modernized  in  recent past. Based  on  the experience gained from these stations, the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme has been launched for development of Railway stations on  Indian  Railways.  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, 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,  'Roof  Plazas'  as  per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centres at the station in the long term.

Under  the  Scheme,  1309  stations  across  the  Country  including Guruvayur, Madurai and Thrissur have been identified for upgradation/modernisation over Indian Railways.  The number of stations, State-wise is as under :

|   S. NO | STATE/UT          |   NO. OF STATIONS |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                72 |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                 1 |
|       3 | Assam             |                50 |
|       4 | Bihar             |                92 |
|       5 | Chattisgarh       |                32 |
|       6 | Delhi             |                13 |
|       7 | Goa               |                 3 |
|       8 | Gujarat           |                87 |
|       9 | Haryana           |                34 |
|      10 | Himachal Pradesh  |                 4 |
|      11 | Jharkhand         |                57 |
|      12 | Karnataka         |                56 |
|      13 | Kerala            |                35 |
|      14 | Madhya Pradesh    |                80 |
|      15 | Maharashtra       |               126 |
|      16 | Manipur           |                 1 |
|      17 | Meghalaya         |                 1 |
|      18 | Mizoram           |                 1 |
|      19 | Nagaland          |                 1 |
|      20 | Odisha            |                57 |
|      21 | Punjab            |                30 |
|      22 | Rajasthan         |                83 |
|      23 | Sikkim            |                 1 |
|      24 | Tamil Nadu        |                75 |
|      25 | Telangana         |                40 |

| 26   | Tripura               |    4 |
|------|-----------------------|------|
| 27   | UT of Chandigarh      |    1 |
| 28   | UT of Jammu & Kashmir |    4 |
| 29   | UT of Puducherry      |    3 |
| 30   | Uttar Pradesh         |  156 |
| 31   | Uttarakhand           |   11 |
| 32   | West Bengal           |   98 |
|      | Total                 | 1309 |

The details of expenditure incurred for development and maintenance  of  stations are  maintained Zonal Railway-wise under  Plan  Head-53  'Customer  Amenities'  and  not  work-wise  or Station-wise. The  details of expenditure incurred by Indian Railway for development and maintenance of stations under Plan Head-53 'Customer Amenities', during last three years and allocation and expenditure for current financial year i.e. 2023-24 are as under:

## (Fig. in crore of ₹ )

|                    | 2020-21     | 2021-22     | 2022-23     | 2023-24    | 2023-24                       |
|--------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------------------------|
| Zonal Railway      | Expenditure | Expenditure | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure (till June, 2023) |
| Central            | 275.85      | 152.94      | 137.18      | 937.75     | 42.68                         |
| Eastern            | 158.96      | 145.20      | 115.96      | 378.52     | 42.41                         |
| East Central       | 165.46      | 146.42      | 184.70      | 781.52     | 58.61                         |
| East Coast         | 87.16       | 66.98       | 82.67       | 699.66     | 60.77                         |
| Northern           | 247.25      | 221.68      | 390.57      | 2799.53    | 88.88                         |
| North Central      | 163.41      | 118.72      | 131.22      | 930.40     | 51.42                         |
| North Eastern      | 103.90      | 95.33       | 108.10      | 273.50     | 32.14                         |
| Northeast Frontier | 104.07      | 90.03       | 90.30       | 400.91     | 44.31                         |

|                    | 2020-21     | 2021-22     | 2022-23     | 2023-24    | 2023-24                       |
|--------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------------------------|
| Zonal Railway      | Expenditure | Expenditure | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure (till June, 2023) |
| North Western      | 126.39      | 51.39       | 111.46      | 858.75     | 49.25                         |
| Southern           | 204.71      | 154.34      | 147.21      | 1242.58    | 49.67                         |
| South Central      | 219.79      | 154.56      | 146.54      | 961.86     | 83.64                         |
| South Eastern      | 118.22      | 111.61      | 145.26      | 480.40     | 25.13                         |
| South East Central | 118.76      | 65.18       | 50.95       | 183.11     | 13.32                         |
| South Western      | 115.13      | 112.13      | 81.32       | 468.21     | 29.89                         |
| Western            | 318.04      | 255.77      | 179.43      | 1540.83    | 47.96                         |
| West Central       | 46.08       | 49.93       | 51.43       | 401.41     | 15.94                         |
| Metro              | 9.74        | 3.57        | 5.08        | 16.06      | 0.90                          |
| TOTAL              | 2582.92     | 1995.75     | 2159.38     | 13355.00   | 736.92                        |

Further, redevelopment of stations is complex in nature involving safety  of  passengers  and  trains  and  requires  various  statutory clearances from urban/local bodies etc. and these factors affect the  completion  time.  Therefore,  no  time-frame  can  be  indicated at this stage. Indian Railways has an inbuilt mechanism to check the quality of works, which is being performed at various levels by concerned Railway  officials  as  per  guidelines  laid  down  in  the  Indian Railways  Engineering  Code,  Indian  Railways  Works  Manual  and Specification etc. and the works meeting the laid down standards only are accepted. This is a continuous process and a centralised compendium of the same is not maintained.

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