Lok Sabha Question No. 1650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: Upgradation/Beautification of Railway Stations in Rajasthan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Smt. Sanjna Jatav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1650 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2025

## UPGRADATION/BEAUTIFICATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS IN RAJASTHAN

†1650. SMT SANJNA JATAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  railway  stations  upgraded/beautified/being  upgraded during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b)  the  amount  allocated  and  spent  for  upgrading/beautification  of railway stations, State/division-wise;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  amount  spent  and  the  percentage  of  work completed so far at each station, division-wise; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  complete  the pending  works  at  stations  of  different  States  particularly  Rajasthan within the stipulated period?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d) Ministry of Railways has launched Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for development of Railway Stations covering 1337 Railway stations on

Indian  Railways  including  85  stations  in  Rajasthan.  List  of  stations identified under this scheme in the state of Rajasthan is as under:

| State     |   No. of Amrit Stations | Names of Amrit Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Rajasthan |                      85 | Abu Road, Ajmer, Alwar, Anupgarh, Asalpur Jobner, Balotra, Bandikui, Baran, Barmer, Bayana, Beawar, Bharatpur, Bhawani Mandi, Bhilwara, Bijainagar, Bikaner, Bundi, Chanderiya, Chhabra Gugor, Chittorgarh Jn., Churu, Dakaniya Talav, Dausa, Deeg, Degana, Deshnoke, Dholpur, Didwana, Dungarpur, Falna, Fatehnagar, Fatehpur Shekhawati, Gandhinagar Jaipur, Gangapur City, Gogameri, Gotan, Govind Garh, Hanumangarh, Hindaun City, Jaipur Jn, Jaisalmer, Jalor, Jawai Bandh, Jhalawar City, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Kapasan, Khairthal, Kherli, Kota Jn, Lalgarh Jn, Mandal Garh, Mandawar Mahwa Road, Marwar Bhinmal, Marwar Jn, Mavli Jn, Merta Road Jn, Nagaur, Naraina, Nim ka Thana, Nokha, Pali Marwar, Phalodi Jn, Phulera Jn, Pindwara, Rai singh nagar, Rajgarh, Ramdevra, Ramganj Mandi Jn, Ranapratapnagar, Rani, Ratangarh Jn, Ren, Ringas, Sadulpur, Sanganer, Sawai Madhopur, |

| No. of Amrit Stations   | Names of Amrit Stations                                                 |
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                         | Shri Mahaveerji, Sikar, Sojat Road, Somesar, Sri Ganganagar, Sujangarh, |
|                         | Suratgarh, Udaipur City                                                 |

Development  works  at  railway  stations  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, phase-I works of 105 stations including 08 stations (Bundi, Deshnoke, Fatehpur Shekhawati,  Gogameri,  Govind  Garh,  Mandal  Garh,  Mandawar  Mahwa Road and Rajgarh) in the state of Rajasthan have been completed under this  scheme.  The  works  at  other  stations  have  also  been  taken  up  at good pace and progress of some of the above stations is as given below:

- At Bharatpur station, the works  of improvement  of  platform surfacing,  platform  shelter,  waiting  room  and  toilet  have  been completed. The works of improvement to circulating area, improvement  of  old  station  building  and  12  m  Foot  Over  Bridge have been taken up.
- At  Bhawani  Mandi  station,  the  works  of  waiting  room,  platform surfacing, platform shelter, toilet, improvement of circulating area and  improvement  of  old  station  building  have  been  completed. Work of 12 m Foot Over Bridge has been taken up.
- At  Gangapur  City  station,  the  works  of  construction  of  second entry,  waiting  room,  platform  surfacing,  platform  shelter,  toilet,

improvement  to  circulating  area  and  improvement  to  old  station building have been completed. Work of 12 m Foot Over Bridge has been taken up.

- At Hindaun City station, the works of construction of second entry, waiting room, platform surfacing, platform shelter, toilet, improvement  to  circulating  area  and  improvement  to  old  station building have been completed. Work of 12 m Foot Over Bridge has been taken up.
- At Shri Mahaveerji station, the works of improvement of platform surfacing and platform shelter have been completed. The works of construction of second entry, waiting room, toilet, improvement to circulating area, improvement of old station building and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.

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.

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.

Development  /  Upgradation  /  Modernization  of  stations  including  under Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  is  generally  funded  under  Plan  Head-53 'Customer Amenities'. The details of allocation of funds for development and maintenance of stations are maintained Zonal Railway-wise and not work-wise  or  station-wise  or  state-wise.  The  state  of  Rajasthan  is covered under 05 (five) Railway zones, namely Northern Railway, North Central  Railway,  North  Western  Railway,  Western  Railway  and  West Central Railway. For these zones, allocation of ₹ 5,257 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26 under Plan Head-53 and expenditure (up to June, 2025) of ₹ 1,024 crore has been 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. *****