Lok Sabha Question No. 334 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Redevelopment of Hosur Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri K Gopinath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 334

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2024

## REDEVELOPMENT OF HOSUR RAILWAY STATION

- *334.  SHRI K GOPINATH:

Will the Minister of  RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposals for the construction of new railway line between Hosur and Krishnagiri via Jolarpet or Dharmapuri, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps for the redevelopment  of  Hosur  Railway  Station  with  state-of  -art facilities, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has any plans to transfer Hosur Station to  Salem  Division  of  Southern  Railways,  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 334 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2024.

(a) to (f): 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, Members of Parliament,  other  public  representatives,  Railway's  own  operational requirement, socio-economic considerations including trade and tourism  etc.  depending  upon  throwforward  of  ongoing  projects  and overall availability of funds.

Railway infrastructure projects falling fully/partly in the State of Tamil Nadu are covered under Southern Railway (SR), South Central Railway (SCR)  and  South  Western  Railway  (SWR)  zones  of  Indian  Railways. Zonal Railway wise details of Railway projects including cost, expenditure and outlay are made available in public domain on Indian Railway's website.

As  on  01.04.2024,  22  Railways  projects  (10  new  line,  03  Gauge conversion and 09 doubling) of total length 2,587 Km, costing ₹33,467 crore,  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  are  at  various stages  of  planning  and  implementation,  out  of  which  665  Km  length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹7,153 crore has been incurred  upto  March'  2024.  The  status  of  work  is  summarized  as under:-

| Plan Head               |   No. of projects |   Total Length (in Km) |   Length Commissioned (in Km) |   Expenditure upto March 2024 (₹ in Cr.) |
|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| New Line                |                10 |                    872 |                            24 |                                     1223 |
| Gauge Conversion        |                 3 |                    748 |                           604 |                                     3267 |
| Doubling /Multitracking |                 9 |                    967 |                            37 |                                     2664 |
| Total                   |                22 |                   2587 |                           665 |                                     7153 |

Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Tamil Nadu is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                           |
|----------|----------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹879 crore/year                  |
| 2024-25  | ₹6,362 crore (more than 7 times) |

Though fund allocation has increased manifold but pace of execution of  project  is  dependent  on  expeditious  land  acquisition.  Railway acquires  the  land  through  State  Government  and  the  completion  of railway projects is dependent  of land acquisition. Execution of important  infrastructure  projects  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of Tamil  Nadu are held up due to delay in land acquisition. Status of land acquisition in the State of Tamil Nadu is as under:

| Total Land required for Projects in Tamil Nadu   | 3389 Ha       |
|--------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| Land Acquired                                    | 866 Ha (26%)  |
| Balance Land to be acquired                      | 2523 Ha (74%) |

Government  of  India  is  geared  up  to  execute  projects,  however success depends upon the support of Government of Tamil Nadu.  For instance, details of some major projects which are delayed due to land acquisition are as under:-

|   SN | Name of the project                         |   Total land required (in Ha) |   Land acquired (in Ha) |   Balance Land to be acquired (in Ha) |
|------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|    1 | Tindivanam -Tiruvannamalai new line (71 Km) |                           273 |                      33 |                                   240 |
|    2 | Attiputtu - Puttur New Line (88 Km)         |                           189 |                       0 |                                   189 |
|    3 | Morappur - Dharmapuri (36 Km)               |                            93 |                       0 |                                    93 |
|    4 | Mannargudi - Pattukkottai (41 Km)           |                           152 |                       0 |                                   152 |
|    5 | Thanjavur - Pattukottai (52 Km)             |                           196 |                       0 |                                   196 |

Final Location Survey (FLS) between Jolarpettai/Tirupattur - Hosur via Krishnagiri new line (98 Km) has been sanctioned.

For  connectivity  between  Hosur  and  Jolarpettai  via  Dharmapuri, Morappur- Dharmapuri (36 Km) new line project has been sanctioned. However, total 93.26 Ha land is required for acquisition. So far, no land has been handed over by State Government of Tamil Nadu.

Sanctioning of Railway projects is a continuous and dynamic process of Indian Railway. Railway infrastructure projects are taken up on the basis of remunerativeness, traffic  projections, last  mile  connectivity,

missing links and alternate routes, augmentation of congested/saturated lines, socio-economic considerations etc. depending  upon  liabilities  of  ongoing  projects,  overall  availability  of funds and competing demands.

Ministry  of  Railways  has  launched  'Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme'  for development  of  Railway  stations  on  Indian  Railways.  This  scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a longterm 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 77 stations, including Hosur railway station, are located in the state of Tamil Nadu. The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the state of Tamil Nadu are as following:

| State      |   No. of Amrit Stations | Names of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Tamil Nadu |                      77 | Ambasamudram, Ambattur, Arakkonam Jn, Ariyalur, Avadi, Bommidi, Chengalpattu Jn, Chennai Beach, Chennai Egmore, Chennai Park, Chidambaram, Chinna Salem, Chrompet, Coimbatore Jn, Coimbatore North, Coonoor, Dharmapuri, Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central, Erode Jn, Guduvancheri, Guindy, Gummidipundi, Hosur, Jolarpettai Jn, Kanniyakumari, Karaikkudi, Karur Jn, Katpadi, Kovilpatti, Kulitturai, Kumbakonam, Lalgudi, Madurai Jn, Mambalam, Manaparai, Mannargudi, Mayiladuturai Jn, Mettupalayam, Morappur, Nagercoil Jn, Namakkal, Palani, Paramakkudi, Perambur, Podanur Jn, Pollachi, Polur, Pudukkottai, Rajapalayam, Ramanathapuram, Rameswaram, |

| Salem, Samalpatti, Sholavandan, Srirangam, Srivilliputtur, St.Thomas Mount, Tambaram, Tenkasi, Thanjavur Jn, Thiruvarur Jn, Tiruchendur, Tirunelveli Jn, Tirupadripulyur, Tirupattur, Tiruppur, Tirusulam, Tiruttani, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Udagamandalam, Vellore Cantt., Villupuram Jn, Virudhunagar, Vriddhachalam Jn, Dindigul, Tuticorin   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Tenders for development works have been awarded and works have been taken up for 71 Amrit stations, including Hosur station, located in the  state  of  Tamil  Nadu.  At  Hosur  station,  works  of  construction  of new  12  m  wide  Foot  Over  Bridge,  waiting  hall,  pay  &  use  toilets, improvement of existing station building, parking area, approach road, extension of platform shelters, etc. have been taken up. Other projects have also exhibited good pace of execution. For example:

-  At Rameshwaram station, MFC building and parcel office have been completed.  Structural  works  of  north  side  terminal  building  and substation  have  been  completed  and  works  of  east  side  terminal building,  arrival  forecourt,  platform  improvement,  etc.  have  been taken up.
-  At  Madurai  station,  structural  works  of  east  side  multi-level  twowheeler parking and electric substation have been completed and works of east  side  terminal  building, both  sides  multi - level  car

parking, air concourse, parcel Foot Over Bridge, subway, etc. have been taken up.

-  At Chennai Egmore station, structural work of parcel building have been completed and works of both sides multi-level car parking, GI Road side terminal building, etc. have been taken up.
-  At Samalpatti station, works of construction of new main terminal building and main entry side circulating area have been completed and  works  of  second  entry  parking  area,  raising  of  platform, construction of compound wall, etc. have been taken up.
-  At Karaikkudi Station, works of improvement of platform shelters, seating arrangement, parking area, construction of new porch, lifts and installation  of  coach  indication  boards  have  been  completed. Structural  works  for  waiting  hall,  entry  and  exit  gates  have  been completed  and  works  of  circulating  area,  covered  pathway,  etc. have been taken up.
-  At Ariyalur and Mannargudi stations, works of construction of new entry gates, entrance porch, improvement of circulating area with approach  road,  parking  area,    concourse  area,  booking  counters, platform  surface,  waiting  halls  and  platform  shelters  have  been completed.

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,  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.

Provision  /  upgradation  of  passenger  amenities  and  development  of stations  including  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  is  generally funded  under  Plan  Head-53  'Customer  Amenities'.  The  details  of allocation under Plan Head-53 are maintained Zonal Railway-wise and not  work-wise  or  Station-wise  or  State-wise.  Hosur  station  falls  in South Western Railway. The allocation for the financial year 2024-25 for this zone is ₹961 Crores.

Hosur Station is in Bengaluru Division of South Western Railway and presently,  no  proposal  is  under  consideration  for  transfer  of  Hosur Station to Salem Division of Southern Railways.

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