Lok Sabha Question No. 311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-27
Subject: Upgradation of Diphu Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Raja Ram Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 311 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2024

## UPGRADATION OF DIPHU RAILWAY STATION

311  SHRI RAJA RAM SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has initiated any plan for upgradation of Diphu  Railway  Station  located  at  Diphu  in  the  District  Headquarter under  the  Administrative  jurisdiction  of    Karbi  Anglong  Autonomous Council to state of the Art facilities;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any step for providing facilities of 24 x 7 Online Railway Ticket Booking at Diphu Railway Station, if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has receive the demands of the people at Diphu requesting that the train, Rajdhani be stopped at Diphu Railway Station at least for two minutes; and
- (d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?

## 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.  311  BY  SHRI  RAJA  RAM  SINGH  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.11.2024 REGARDING UPGRADATION OF DIPHU RAILWAY STATION.

(a)  to  (d)  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 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 centres at the station in the long term.

So  far  1337  station  have  been  identified  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme, out of which 50 stations, including Diphu station are located in the state of Assam. The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the state of Assam are as following:

| State   |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Assam   |                50 | Amguri, Arunachal, Chaparmukh, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Diphu, Duliajan, Fakiragram Jn., Gauripur, Gohpur, Golaghat, Gosai gaon halt, Haibargaon, Harmuti, Hojai, Jagiroad, Jorhat Town, Kamakhya, Kokrajhar, Lanka, Ledo, Lumding, Majbat, Makum Jn, Margherita, Mariani, |

| Murkeongselek, Naharkatiya, Nalbari, Namrup, Narangi, New Bongaigaon, New Haflong, New Karimganj, New Tinsukia, North Lakhimpur, Pathsala, Rangapara North, Rangiya Jn, Sarupathar, Sibsagar Town, Silapathar, Silchar, Simaluguri, Tangla, Tinsukia, Udalguri, Viswanath Chariali, Guwahati   |
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For development works at Diphu station, tenders have been awarded and  works  of  improvement  of  circulating  area,  parking  facilities, covered pathways, road improvement, etc. have been taken up. 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  Assam  is  covered  by  Northeast Frontier Railway zone. The allocation for the financial year 2024-25 for this zone is Rs 530.48 Crores. Unreserved ticketing counter is available 24x7 and reserved ticketing counter is available from 08:00 to 20:00 hrs at Diphu Railway station. However, online reserved and unreserved ticketing facility is available 24x7, except during the scheduled maintenance period. Presently, Diphu station is being served by 19 pairs of train services including  15909/15910  Lalgarh  -  Dibrugarh  Awadh  Assam  Express (Daily) providing connectivity to Delhi. Further, 20503/20504 Dibrugarh - New Delhi Rajdhani Express and 12423/12424 Dibrugarh - New Delhi Rajdhani Express have scheduled stoppages at Dimapur (37 km)/Lumding  (37  km),  from  where  the  passengers  may  avail  these services.  Besides,  provision  of  stoppages  of  train  services,  including Rajdhani  train  services,  is  an  on-going  process  on  Indian  Railways, subject to operational feasibility, traffic justification, etc.

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