Lok Sabha Question No. 4162 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-26
Subject: ABSS for Railway Stations of Delhi
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Ramvir Singh Bidhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4162 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2025

## ABSS FOR RAILWAY STATIONS OF DELHI

†4162.  SHRI RAMVIR SINGH BIDHURI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number of railway stations in Delhi being developed as Amrit Bharat Stations;
- (b) the time by which the work of modernization of stations identified under the said scheme is likely to be completed; and
- (c)  the  amount  of  funds  being  spent  by  the  Government  on  the  said scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (c)  Ministry  of  Railways  has  launched  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme for redevelopment of stations. So far, 1337 stations have been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, out of which  13  stations  are  located  in  the  state  of  Delhi.  The  names  of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the state of Delhi are as following:

| State   |   No. of Amrit Stations | Names of Amrit Stations                                                                                                                                                        |
|---------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Delhi   |                      13 | Adarshnagar Delhi, Anand Vihar, Bijwasan, Delhi, Delhi Cantt, Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Delhi Shahadra, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Narela, New Delhi, Sabzi Mandi, Safdarjung, Tilak Bridge |

Development  works  at  railway  stations  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme in the state of Delhi have been taken up at a good pace. For example,

-  At  Safdarjang  station,  following  works  have  been  taken  up  for execution:-
- o Construction  of  signal  &  telecom  building  has  been completed and it has been made operational.
- o Structural works of station building have been completed and finishing works have been taken up.
- o Structural works of operational office building have been taken up.
- o Foundation  work  of  air  concourse  has  been  completed and works of erection of columns and launching of girders have been taken up.
- o Construction of departure plaza canopy has been completed and improvement of circulation and approach road has been taken up.
- o Construction of sewage treatment plant has been completed.
- At  Bijwasan  station,  following  works  have  been  taken  up  for
- execution:-
- o
- Structural  work  of  station  building  has  been  completed, masonry work and finishing works have been taken up.
- o For construction of air concourse, works of foundations, columns,  launching  of  girders  and  casting  of  deck  slab have been taken up.
- Works of construction of skywalk and retaining wall have
- o been taken up.
- o Construction of new platform shelters has been taken up.
- o Structural work of electrical sub-station has completed and trench laying has been taken up.
- been
- o Work of construction of sewage treatment plant has been taken up.
- o Finishing works of subways have been taken up.
- At Tilak Bridge station,  works  of  improvement  of  platform surfacing at platform no. 4 & 5, approach road and construction of temporary booking window have been completed and work of
- construction of new station building has been taken up.
- At  Sabzi  Mandi station, works of construction of new platforms with washable apron and coach watering facility, improvement of platform surfacing, widening of entry road and shifting of Passenger Reservation System (PRS) to renovated building have been  completed  and  works  of  construction  of  new  station
- building, finishing works of toilet block, etc. have been taken up.
- At  Narela  station,  works  of  improvement  of  platform  surfacing,
- widening  of  platform  no.  2,  provision  of  additional  platform

shelters,  shifting  of  booking  window,  finishing  works  of  toilet block, etc. 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.

Development/upgradation/modenisation 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  Delhi  is  covered  under Northern  Railway.  For  this  zone,  an  allocation  of  Rs  1,531  Crores (Revised Estimate) has been made for the financial year 2024-25 under

Plan Head-53 and an expenditure of Rs 1,339 Crores has been incurred during 2024-25 (up to February, 2025).

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.

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