Lok Sabha Question No. 481 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-23
Subject: Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Rakesh Rathor, Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan, Shri Babu Singh Kushwaha, Ms Iqra Choudhary, Shri Pushpendra Saroj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 481 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2025

## AMRIT BHARAT STATION SCHEME FOR UTTAR PRADESH

## 481.  MS IQRA CHOUDHARY:

SHRI PUSHPENDRA SAROJ:

SHRI RAKESH RATHOR:

SHRI BABU SINGH KUSHWAHA

DR. RAJKUMAR SANGWAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number of railway stations selected under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme  (ABSS)  in  Uttar  Pradesh  particularly  in  Baghpat,  Sitapur  and Jaunpur Lok Sabha Constituencies;
- (b) the amount allocated, sanctioned and disbursed and spent for station redevelopment works in the said State under the ABS scheme during the last five years, year-wise, district-wise and station-wise;
- (c)  the  number  of  selected  stations  where  Master  Plans  have  been sanctioned;
- (d)  the  number  of  selected  stations  where  DPR  has  been  sanctioned along with the details of financial and physical progress of the work;
- (e)  the  status  of  DPR  of  Panipat-Meerut  new  railway  line  including  the date of its submission;
- (f)  whether the said project has received approval from the Ministry of Railways or any related authorities such as the Gati Shakti Unit and if so, the details thereof;
- (g)  whether  any  timeline  has  been  fixed  for  the  commencement  and completion of the railway line and if not, the reasons for the delay;
- (h) the estimated project cost and budgetary provisions made so far for the said line; and
- (i)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by the  Government to ensure security, cleanliness and improvement in passenger facilities at railway stations under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (i) Ministry of Railways has launched Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for  development / upgradation of stations over Indian Railways. 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. Out of which, phase-I works have been completed at 20

stations, Phase-I/Phase-II works have been taken up at 130 stations and 9 stations are at master planning / tendering stage.

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 Jn, Akbarpur Jn, Aligarh, Amethi, Amroha, Anand Nagar Jn., Aonla, Ayodhya Dham Junction, Azamgarh, Babatpur, Bachhrawan, Badaun, Badshahnagar, Badshahpur, Baheri, Bahraich, Balamau Jn., Ballia, Balrampur, Banaras, Banda, Barabanki Jn, Bareilly, 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, Garhmuktesar, Gauriganj, Ghatampur, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur City, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Govardhan, Govindpuri, Gursahaiganj, Haidergarh, Hapur, Hardoi, Hathras City, Idgah Agra Jn, |

| Izzatnagar, Janghai Jn, Jaunpur City, Jaunpur Jn, Kannauj, Kanpur Anwarganj, Kanpur Bridge Left Bank, Kanpur Central, Kaptanganj Jn, Kasganj Jn, Kashi, Khalilabad, Khorason road, Khurja Jn., Kosi Kalan, Kunda Harnamganj, Lakhimpur, Lalganj, Lalitpur Jn, Lambhua, Lohta, Lucknow (Charbagh) NR, Lucknow city, Lucknow Jn. (NER), Maa Belha Devi Pratapgarh Junction, Maghar, Maharaja Bijli Pasi, Mahoba Jn, Mailani Jn, Mainpuri Jn, Malhaur, Manak Nagar, Manikpur Jn, Mariahu, Mathura Jn, Mau Jn, Meerut City Jn, Mirzapur, Modinagar, Mohanlalganj, Moradabad Jn, Muzaffarnagar, Nagina, Najibabad Jn, Orai, Panki Dham, Phaphamau Jn, Phulpur, Pilibhit Jn, Pokhrayan, Prayag Jn, Prayagraj Jn, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Jn , Rae Bareli Jn, Raja Ki Mandi, Ramghat Halt, Rampur Jn, 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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Modi Nagar station under Baghpat Parliamentary Constituency, Badshahpur, Janghai Junction, Jaunpur City, Jaunpur Junction, Shahganj Junction, Sri Krishna Nagar, Zafarabad stations under Jaunpur Parliamentary Constituency and Sitapur Junction station under Sitapur Parliamentary Constituency have been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.

Development  works  at  railway  stations  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme  in  the  state  of  Uttar  Pradesh  have  been  taken  up  at  a  good pace. Till now, phase-I works of 20 stations (Ayodhya Dham, Balrampur, Bareily City, Bijnor, Fatehabad, Gola Gokarnath Gomti Nagar, Govardhan, Govindpuri, Hathras City, Idgah Agra Jn., Izzatnagar, Mailani, Pokhrayan, Ramghat Halt, Saharanpur Jn., Siddharth Nagar, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan Chappia, Ujhani) in the state of Uttar Pradesh have been completed  under  this  scheme.  The  works  at  other  stations  have  also been taken up at good pace and progress of some of above stations is as given below:

-  At  Modi  Nagar  station,  work  of  improvement  to  station  building, improvement  to  waiting  area  and  toilets,  12m  wide  Foot  Over  Bridge, new platform shelters, have been completed and work of minor finishing items of building, platform surfacing, signage, improvement to circulating area and parking have been taken up.
-  At  Sitapur  Junction  station,  work  of  construction  of  old  station building  façade,  platform  flooring,  platform  shelter,  circulating  area boundary wall have been completed and works of construction of new station building foundation, pay & use toilet renovation, circulating area road, parking etc. have been taken up.
-  At Jaunpur  Junction  station, structural work  of new  station building, platform shelter and toilet block have been taken up.
-  At Jaunpur City station, work of platform shelters has been taken up.
- At Lucknow (Charbagh & Junction) station, the structural works of the second entry station building, TTE Running Hostel, Store Depot have been  completed  and  masonry  work  including  other  finishing  works, concourse, Foot Over Bridge, second entry circulating area, main entry external development and platform no. 10/11 works have been taken up.
- At Prayagraj station, structural work of second entry side, Rail Mail Service  &  arrival,  parcel  &  arrival  buildings,  and  basement  plaza  at second entry, Electrical substation  have  been  completed  and  finishing work of  these  structures  have  been  taken  up.  Extension  work  of  Foot Over Bridge no. 2 has been completed. Work of roof plaza and relocated structures have been taken up.
- At  Ghaziabad  station,  structural  work  of  station  building  at  main entry side and second entry side, foundation work of Foot Over Bridge, roof plaza,electrical substation at main entry side and second entry side,

Magistrate building, Government Railway Police and Railway Protection Force buildings have been taken up.

Further  development  /  redevelopment  /  upgradation  /  modernisation  of stations  on  Indian  Railways  is  a  continuous  and  ongoing  process  and works in this regard are undertaken as per requirement, subject to interse  priority  and  availability  of  funds.  The  priority  for  development  / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of stations is accorded to higher category of station over lower category of station while sanctioning and executing the works.

Master  planning  is  an  iterative  process  requiring  optimization  and  the time frame and other details 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.

Development  /  upgradation  /  modernisation  of  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 Uttar Pradesh is covered under the jurisdiction of five railway zones, namely East Central Railway, North Central  Railway,  Northern  Railway,  North  Eastern  Railway,  and  West Central Railway. For these zones, the allocations and expenditures made over the last five financial years are as follows: in 2021-22, ₹707 crore was allocated and ₹632 crore expended; in 2022-23, ₹1,278 crore was allocated  and  ₹866  crore  expended;  in  2023-24,  ₹3,888  crore  was allocated  and  ₹2,915  crore  expended;  in  2024-25,  ₹4,188  crore  was allocated and ₹4,143 crore expended; and in 2025-26, ₹4,358 crore has been  allocated,  with  an  expenditure(up  to  June,  2025)  of  ₹877  crore incurred so far.

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.

Railway  projects  are  survey/  sanctioned/  executed  Zonal  Railway  wise and  not  State-wise/UT  wise/District  wise  as  the  Railway  projects  may span across State/UT/District boundaries. Railway projects are sanctioned  on  the  basis  of  remunerativeness,  traffic  projections,  last mile  connectivity,  missing  links  and  alternate  routes,  augmentation  of congested/saturated lines, demands  raised by State Governments, Central Ministries,  Member of Parliament, other public  representatives, Railway's  own  operational  requirement,  socio-economic  considerations etc.  depending  upon  throwforward  of  ongoing  projects  and  overall availability of funds.

The  Survey  for  Meerut-Panipat  New  Rail  Line  (104  Km)  has  been sanctioned for preparing Detailed Project Report. However, Panipat and Meerut are well connected with existing rail network via DelhiGhaziabad.

After firming up of Detailed Project Report (DPR), sanctioning of project requires consultation with various stake-holders including State Governments  and  necessary  approvals  viz.  appraisal  of  NITI  Aayog,

Ministry  of  Finance  etc.  As  sanctioned  of  projects  is  a  continuous  and dynamic process, exact timelines cannot be fixed.

As on 01.04.2025, 49 Railway projects (10 New  Line,  02  Gauge Conversion and 37 Doubling), of total length of 3,808 Km costing ₹62,360 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh are sanctioned, out of which 1,323 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹30,611 crore has been incurred upto March 2025.

The Status of work is summarized as under:-

| Plan Head            |   No. Projects |   Total Length (in Km) |   Length Commissioned (in Km) |   Expenditure upto March 2025 (₹in Cr) |
|----------------------|----------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| New Lines            |             10 |                   1227 |                           340 |                                  10517 |
| Gauge Conversion     |              2 |                     67 |                             0 |                                    281 |
| Double Multitracking |             37 |                   2513 |                           983 |                                  19813 |
| Total                |             49 |                   3808 |                          1323 |                                  30611 |

Budget  allocation  for  infrastructure  projects  and  safety  works,  falling fully/partly in Uttar Pradesh is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                        |
|----------|-------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹1,109 crore/year             |
| 2025-26  | ₹19,858 Cr. (nearly 18 times) |

The completion of any Railway project depends on various factors like quick land acquisition by state government, forest clearance by officials of  forest  department,  deposition  of  cost share by State Government in cost sharing projects, priority of projects, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various authorities, geological and topographical conditions of area, law and order situation in the area of project(s) site, number of working months in a year for particular project site due to climate conditions etc.

Police' and 'Public Order' are state subject under the Seventh Schedule to  the  Constitution  of  India  and  therefore,  State  Governments  are responsible  for prevention,  detection,  registration,  and  investigation  of crime and maintenance of law and order of Railways through their law enforcement  agencies  viz.  Government  Railway  Police  (GRP)/District Police.  Railway  Protection  Force  (RPF)  supplements  the  efforts  of GRP/District Police to provide better protection and security to railway property, passenger area passengers and for matters connected therewith.

The following steps are being taken by the Railway in coordination with GRP for the security of passengers in trains and at stations:-

-  Surveillance is kept through CCTV  cameras provided in number of coaches and at railway stations.
-  For immediate assistance passengers can make complaint on Rail Madad Portal directly or through Helpline Number 139 [integrated with Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) No. 112].
-  Railways  are  in  regular  touch  with  passenger  through  various social media platforms like twitter & facebook to enhance security of passengers and to address their security concern.
-  Frequent announcements are made through Public Address System to educate passengers to take precautions against theft, snatching drugging etc.
-  State  Level  Security  Committee  of  Railways  (SLSCR)  have  been constituted for all State/Union Territories under the Chairmanship of respective Director General of Police/Commissioner of State/Union Territories for regular monitoring and review of security arrangements of the Railways.
-  RPF has established more than 750 Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) over the Indian Railways at Post (Thana) level to counter trafficking through Indian Railways.
-  In  coordination  with  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development (MoWCD),  Child  Help  desks  (CHDs)  have  been  setup  at  selected railway station across the Indian Railway to safeguard children in need  of  care  and  protection.  These  CHDs  are  being  operated  by District Child Protection Units (DCPUs) at district level.

Cleanliness is a continuous process, and every endeavour is made to keep  the  station's  premises  in  a  properly  maintained  and  clean condition. Various measures have been taken for improving cleanliness  at  stations  (including  those  covered  under  the  Amrit Bharat Scheme), which include:

-  Integrated housekeeping contracts at major stations.
-  Mechanized cleaning and provision of two bin-type dustbins at several  locations  for  segregation  of  biodegradable  and  nonbiodegradable wastes.
-  Rag  picking  contracts  and/or  garbage  disposal  contracts  are available at major stations.
-  Prevention of falling of fecal matter on railway tracks by fitting bio-toilets  in  all  passenger  coaches,  thereby  ensuring  cleaner railway stations.
-  Installation of plastic bottle crushing machines at major stations.
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