Lok Sabha Question No. 5215 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-02
Subject: Development of Nalgonda and Miryalaguda Railway Stations under ABSS
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Kunduru Raghuveer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5215 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2025

## DEVELOPMENT OF NALGONDA AND MIRYALAGUDA RAILWAY

## STATIONS UNDER ABSS

5215.  SHRI KUNDURU RAGHUVEER:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that Nalgonda and Miryalaguda Railway Stations which are part of the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, lack  basic  facilities  such  as  escalators,  elevators  and  sufficient waiting  halls  causing  inconvenience  to  pregnant  women,  elderly passengers and differently-abled individuals, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  utilized  for  the  development  of these two stations under the said scheme and the timeline proposed for completing the planned upgrades;
- (c)  whether  steps  will  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  prioritize  and fast-track the installation of escalators and elevators at these stations, considering their high passenger traffic and revenue generated  by  the  Railways  from  these  stations,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d)  the  plans  to  enhance  other  essential  infrastructure  including waiting  halls,  booking  offices,  seating  arrangements,  drinking  water facilities and restrooms; and
- (e)  the  specific  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to ensure  that  these  infrastructure  upgrades  are  completed  on  a  fasttrack basis to meet the basic needs of passengers?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (e)  Nalgonda  and  Miryalaguda  railway  stations  located  in  the state of Telangana have been identified for development under Amrit

Bharat  Station  Scheme.  Tenders  for  development  works  at  these stations have been awarded and works have been taken up.

At Nalgonda  station, works  of provision of additional platform shelters, improvement of booking office and platform surfacing have been completed and works of construction of new foot over bridge, improvement of station building, waiting hall, toilets, circulating area, parking area, provision of amenities for Divyangjan, lifts, escalators, signages, etc. have been taken up.

At  Miryalaguda  station,  works  of  improvement  of  platform  surfacing and  additional  platform  shelters  have  been  completed  and  works  of construction of new foot over bridge, improvement of station building, waiting hall, toilets, circulating area, parking  area, provision of amenities  for  Divyangjan,  lifts,  escalators,  signages,  etc.  have  been taken up.

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.

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  and  passengers  with  reduced  mobility,  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 long term.

So  far,  1337  railway  stations,  including  40  stations  located  in  the state of Telangana, have been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. The names of stations identified for development  under  this  scheme  in  the  state  of  Telangana  are  as following:-

| State     |   No. of Amrit Stations | Names of Amrit Stations                                                                                   | Names of Amrit Stations                                                                                     | Names of Amrit Stations                                                                       |
|-----------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Telangana |                      40 | Adilabad, Bhadrachalam Hi-tech City, Jadcherla, Kamareddi, Khammam, Mahabubabad, Malkajgiri, Miryalaguda, | Basar, Road, Gadwal, Huppuguda, Jangaon, Karimnagar, Lingampalli, Mahbubnagar, Manchiryal, Medak, Nalgonda, | Begumpet, Hafizpeta, Hyderabad, Kacheguda, Kazipet Jn, Madhira, Malakpet, Medchal, Nizamabad, |

| Peddapalli, Ramagundam, Secunderabad, Shadnagar, Sri Bala Brahmeswara Jogulamba, Tandur, Umdanagar, Vikarabad, Warangal, Yadadri, Yakutpura, Zahirabad   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Upgradation/development  of  railway  stations,  including  under  Amrit Bharat  Station  Scheme,  is  generally  funded  under  Plan  Head-53 'Customer Amenities'. The details of allocation and expenditure under Plan Head-53 are maintained Zonal Railway-wise and not work-wise or station-wise  or  State-wise.  The  state  of  Telangana  is  covered  under South  Central  Railway.  The  allocation  for  the  financial  year  2024-25 (Revised Estimate) under Plan Head-53 for this zone is Rs 1,053 Crores and  an  expenditure  of  Rs  871  Crores  has  been  incurred  during  the current year (up to February, 2025).

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,  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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