Lok Sabha Question No. 1595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-04
Subject: Adarsh Station Programme for Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Devesh Chandra Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1595 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2024

## ADARSH STATION PROGRAMME FOR BIHAR AND UTTAR PRADESH

1595.  SHRI DEVESH CHANDRA THAKUR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of railway stations that have been upgraded/renovated/modernized under the Adarsh Station Programme across the country including Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and detail of the
- facilities that are being provided at the Adarsh Stations;
- (b) the details of targets set and achievements made in respect of the above scheme, State-wise;
- (c)  whether the Government proposes to include some more stations under the said scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1595  BY  SHRI  DEVESH  CHANDRA THAKUR TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.12.2024 REGARDING ADARSH STATION PROGRAMME FOR BIHAR AND UTTAR PRADESH

(a) to (d) Presently stations are being developed under 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 Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, out of which 98 stations are located in the state of Bihar and

157 stations are located in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The names of stations identified for development  under  Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are as following:

| State   |   No. of Stati ons | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|---------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Bihar   |                 98 | Anugraha Narayan Road, Ara, Bakhtiyarpur, Banka, Banmankhi, Bapudham Motihari, Barahiya, Barauni, Barh, Barsoi Jn, Begusarai, Bettiah, Bhabua Road, Bhagalpur, Bhagwanpur, Bihar Sharif, Bihiya, Bikramganj, Buxar, Chausa, Chhapra, Dalsingh Sarai, Darbhanga, Dauram Madhepura, Dehri On Sone, Dholi, Dighwara, Dumraon, Durgauti, Fatuha, Gaya, Ghorasahan, Guraru, Hajipur Jn, Jamalpur, Jamui, Janakpur Road, Jaynagar, Jehanabad, Jhanjharpur, Kahalgaon, Karhagola Road, Katihar, Khagaria Jn, Kishanganj, Kudra, Labha, Laheria Sarai, Luckeesarai, Lakhminia, Madhubani, Maheshkhunt, Mairwa, Mansi Jn, Mokama, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Nabinagar Road, Narkatiaganj, Naugachia, Paharpur, Patliputra, Patna, Piro, Pirpainti, Rafiganj, Raghunathpur, |

|               |     | Rajendra Nagar, Rajgir, Ram Dayalu Nagar, Raxaul, Sabaur, Sagauli, Saharsa, Sahibpur Kamal, Sakri, Salauna, Salmari, Samastipur, Sasaram, Shahpur Patoree, Shivanarayanpur, Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Simultala, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Sonpur Jn., Sultanganj, Supaul, Taregna, Thakurganj, Thawe, Arariya Court, Chakia, Nawadah, Motipur, Ekma, Mashrakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|---------------|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh | 157 | Achnera, Agra Cantt, Agra Fort, Aishbagh, Akbarpur Jn, Aligarh, Amethi, Amroha, Ayodhya Dham, Azamgarh, Babatpur, Bachhrawan, Badaun, Badshahnagar, Badshahpur, Baheri, Bahraich, Ballia, Balrampur, Banaras, Banda, Barabanki Jn, Bareilly, Bareilly City, Barhni, Basti, Belthara Road, Bhadohi, Bharatkund, Bhatni, Bhuteshwar, Bulandsahar, ChandauliMajhwar, Chandausi, Chilbila, Chitrakut Dham Karwi, Chopan, Chunar Jn., Daliganj, Darshannagar, Deoria Sadar, 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,  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, 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, Khorsanraod,  Anand  Nagar,  Bijnor,  Dhampur,

| Balamau, Aonla, Muzaffarnagar   |
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The details of allocation of funds for development and maintenance of stations  are  maintained  Zonal  Railway-wise  under  Plan  Head-53 'Customer Amenities'. The state of Bihar is covered by four zones viz. Eastern  Railway,  East  Central  Railway,  North  Eastern  Railway  and Northeast Frontier Railway. The allocation for the financial year 202425 for these zones is Rs 2166 Crores.

The  state  of  Uttar  Pradesh  is  covered  by  five  zones  viz.  Northern Railway, North Central Railway, North Eastern Railway, East Central Railway  and  West  Central  Railway.  The  allocation  for  the  financial year 2024-25 for these zones is Rs 5930 Crores.

Further, upgradation/development/redevelopment 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. However, priority for upgradation/development/redevelopment  of  stations  is  accorded  to higher  category  of  station  over  lower  category  of  station  while sanctioning and executing the works.

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, 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.

1251 Railway stations were developed under Adarsh Station Scheme. This  scheme  involved  improvement  to  facade  of  station  buildings, retiring rooms, waiting rooms, computer based public address system,  signages,  Pay  &  Use  toilets,  water  coolers,  high  level platforms, Foot Over Bridges, ramps at entry to station for Divyangjans and Senior Citizens, etc. as per the respective category of stations.

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