Lok Sabha Question No. 4456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-20
Subject: Poor Condition of Railway Stations in Jaunpur District
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Adv Priya Saroj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 4456 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.08.2025.

## POOR CONDITION OF RAILWAY STATIONS IN JAUNPUR DISTRICT

## 4456. ADV PRIYA SAROJ:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of railway stations in Jaunpur  district and  their respective categories(A1,A,B, etc);
- (b) the details of stations in Jaunpur District and nearby areas lacking basic  passenger  amenities  like  drinking  water,  seating,  toilets, lights and digital displays;
- (c) whether there is any proposal to modernize/redevelop these rural stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme/Station Redevelopment schemes; and
- (d) if so, the timeline for completion of such upgrades and the budget allocated for the said district stations?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (d)  : At present, railway stations are categorised as Non-Suburban Grade(NSG), Suburban Grade(SG) and Halt Grade(HG) stations for provision  of  passenger  amenities.  Further  these  groups  have  been  put into  grades  ranging  from  NSG(1-6),  SG(1-3)  and  HG(1-3)  respectively based on passenger earnings and/or outward passengers handled at the station.

The  details  of  28  railway  stations  in  Jaunpur  district  along  with their respective categories is as under:

| CATEGORY   | NAME OF STATION                                                                                                             |
|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| NSG-3      | Janghai, Jaunpur, Shahganj                                                                                                  |
| NSG-4      | Jaunpur City                                                                                                                |
| NSG-5      | Badshahpur, Mariahu, Shri Krishna Nagar, Zafrabad                                                                           |
| NSG-6      | Bakhsha, Bilwai, Harpalganj, Jalaganj, Kheta Sarai, Mahirawan, Mehgawan, Nibhapur, Sarai Harkhu, Sarkoni, Trilochan Mahadev |
| HG-2       | Barsethi, Jarauna                                                                                                           |
| HG-3       | Bhannaur, Kajgaon Teharwan, Katwar Bazar, Manikala, Salkhapur, Sudhnipur, Warigaon Newada                                   |

Minimum  Essential  Amenities  (MEA)  like  waiting  hall,  platform shelter, drinking water, toilets, seating arrangements, adequate lighting etc are available at the railway stations within Jaunpur district, as per norms. Upgradation / Modernisation of stations on Indian Railways is a  continuous  and  ongoing  process  and  works  in  this  regard  are undertaken as per requirement, inter-se priority, 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.

To enhance customer experience and provide better amenities, Indian  Railways  has  launched  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  for redevelopment of stations with a long-term approach.

The  scheme  involves  preparation  of  master  plans  and  their implementation  in  phases  to  improve  the  stations.  The  master planning includes:

-  Improvement of access to station and circulating areas
-  Integration of station with both sides of city
- 
- Improvement of station building
-  Improvement  of  waiting  halls,  toilets,  sitting  arrangement, water booths
-  Provision of wider foot over bridge/air concourse commensurate with passenger traffic
-  Provision of lift/escalators/ramp
-  Improvement  /Provision  of  platform  surface  and  cover  over platforms
-  Provision  of  kiosks  for  local  products  through  schemes  like 'One Station One Product'
-  Parking areas, Multimodal integration
- 
- Amenities for Divyangjans
-  Better passenger information systems
-  Provision of executive lounges, nominated spaces for business meetings,  landscaping,  etc.  keeping  in  view  the  necessity  at each station.

The scheme  also envisages 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, including 157 stations located in the state of  Uttar  Pradesh,  have  been  identified  for  development  under  this scheme.  The  names  of  stations  identified  for  development  under Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  are  as following:

| State         |   No. of Amrit Stations | Names of Amrit Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|---------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh |                     157 | Achnera, Agra Cantt., Agra Fort, Aishbagh Jn, Akbarpur Jn, Aligarh, Amethi, Amroha, Anand Nagar Jn., Aonla, Ayodhya Dham Junction, Azamgarh, Babatpur, Bachhrawan, Badaun, Badshahnagar, Badshahpur, Baheri, Bahraich, Balamau Jn., Ballia, Balrampur, Banaras, Banda, Barabanki Jn, Bareilly, Bareilly City, Barhni, Basti, Belthara Road, Bhadohi, Bharatkund, Bhatni, Bhuteshwar, Bijnor, Bulandsahar, Chandauli Majhwar, Chandausi, Chilbila, Chitrakut dham karwi, Chopan, Chunar Jn., Daliganj, Darshannagar, Deoria Sadar, Dhampur, Dildarnagar, Etawah Jn., Farrukhabad, Fatehabad, Fatehpur, Fatehpur Sikri, Firozabad, Gajraula, Garhmuktesar, Gauriganj, Ghatampur, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur City, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Govardhan, Govindpuri, Gursahaiganj, Haidergarh, Hapur, Hardoi, Hathras City, Idgah Agra Jn, Izzatnagar, Janghai Jn, Jaunpur City, Jaunpur Jn, Kannauj, Kanpur Anwarganj, Kanpur Bridge Left Bank, Kanpur Central, Kaptanganj Jn, Kasganj Jn, Kashi, Khalilabad, Khorason road, Khurja Jn., Kosi Kalan, Kunda Harnamganj, Lakhimpur, |

| Lalganj, Lalitpur Jn, Lambhua, Lohta, Lucknow (Charbagh) NR, Lucknow city, Lucknow Jn. (NER), Maa Belha Devi Pratapgarh Junction, Maghar, Maharaja Bijli Pasi, Mahoba Jn, Mailani Jn, Mainpuri Jn, Malhaur, Manak Nagar, Manikpur Jn, Mariahu, Mathura Jn, Mau Jn, Meerut City Jn, Mirzapur, Modinagar, Mohanlalganj, Moradabad Jn, Muzaffarnagar, Nagina, Najibabad Jn, Orai, Panki Dham, Phaphamau Jn, Phulpur, Pilibhit Jn, Pokhrayan, Prayag Jn, Prayagraj Jn, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Jn , Rae Bareli Jn, Raja Ki Mandi, Ramghat Halt, Rampur Jn, Renukoot, Saharanpur Jn., Salempur, Seohara, Shahganj Jn, Shahjahanpur, Shamli, Shikohabad Jn., Shivpur, Siddharth nagar, Sitapur Jn., Sonbhadra, Sri Krishna Nagar, Sultanpur Jn, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan Chappia, Takia, Tulsipur, Tundla Jn., Ujhani, Unchahar, Unnao Jn, Utraitia Jn, Varanasi Cantt., Varanasi City, Vindhyachal, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Vyasnagar, Zafarabad   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Development  works  at  railway  stations  under  Amrit  Bharat Station Scheme in the state of Uttar Pradesh have been taken up at a good  pace.  Till  now,  phase-I  works  of  20  stations  (Ayodhya  Dham, Balrampur, Bareilly City, Bijnor, Fatehabad, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar,  Govardhan,  Govindpuri,  Hathras  City,  Idgah  Agra  Jn, Izzatnagar, Mailani, Pokhrayan, Ramghat Halt, Saharanpur Jn.,

Siddharth nagar, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan Chappia, Ujhani) in the state of Uttar Pradesh have been completed under this scheme. The works at other stations have also been taken up at good pace and progress of some of above stations is as given below:

-  Shahganj Junction station: The works of 6 m Foot Over Bridge and boundary wall in circulating area have been taken up.
-  Jaunpur  Junction  station:  The  structural  work  of  new  station building, platform shelter and toilet block have been taken up.
-  Jaunpur  City  station:  The  works  of  platform  shelters  have  been taken up.
-  Mariahu  station:  The  works  of  station  building,  circulating  area, toilet,  waiting  hall,  lighting  and  Divyangjan  facilities  have  been taken up.
-  Badshahpur  station: The  works  of  station building, platform shelter, circulating area, toilet, waiting hall, lighting and Divyangjan facilities have been taken up.
-  Sri Krishna Nagar station: The works of station building, platform shelter, circulating area, toilet, waiting hall, lighting and Divyangjan facilities have been taken up.

Development  /  Redevelopment  /  Upgradation  /  Modernisation  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  brown  field  related  challengessuch  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.

Development / upgradation / modernisation 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 Railwaywise and not work-wise, or station wise or state-wise. The state of Uttar Pradesh is covered under the jurisdiction of five railway zones, namely  East  Central  Railway,  North  Central Railway,  Northern Railway,  North  Eastern  Railway,  and  West  Central  Railway.  For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 4,358 crore has been made for the financial  year  2025-26,  out  of  which  an  expenditure  (up  to  July, 2025) of ₹ 1,213 crore has been incurred so far.

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