Lok Sabha Question No. 1666 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Development of Vijayawada Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1666 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## DEVELOPMENT OF VIJAYAWADA RAILWAY STATION

1666. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS

- (a)  whether  Vijayawada  Railway  Station  is  one  of  the  stations selected for upgradation under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme for modernization of railway stations;
- (b) if so, whether the Master Plan for the development of Vijayawada  station  has  been  prepared  and approved  by the competent authorities;
- (c) if so, the details of the works sanctioned ?
- (d)  whether  the  upgradation  of  passenger  information  systems  at select  stations  includes  the  provision  of  real-time  information  on the  live  status  of  train  position  and  delays  based  on  the  RTIS system; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1666 BY SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.12.2023 REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF VIJAYAWADA RAILWAY STATION

(a)  to  (c)  Ministry  of  Railways  has  launched  'Amrit  Bharat  Station scheme'  for  development  of  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,  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 such 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  ballast  less  tracks,  'Roof  Plazas'  as  per  necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centres at the station in the long term.

So far 1309 stations including Vijayawada railway station have been identified for redevelopment under this scheme across Indian Railways. Vijayawada is at Master Planning stage which is an iterative process requiring  optimisation  and  the  details  of  and  time  frame  for such optimisation can not be provided at this stage.

(d) & (e) Real time information on the live status of train position is provided  through  National  Train  Enquiry  System  (NTES).    The  train running  information  is  made  available  to  passengers  through  NTES Mobile App Website (enquiry.indianrail.gov.in) and Passenger Information  Systems  at  Railway  Stations.  The  live  running  status  of Train  is  captured  in  the  National  Train  enquiry  System  from  various sources  viz.  Real  Time  Train  Information  System  (RTIS),  Section Controllers and Data Loggers.

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