Lok Sabha Question No. 1754 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: State-of-Art facilities in Tughlakabad Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Ramvir Singh Bidhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1754

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2025

## STATE-OF-ART FACILITIES IN TUGHLAKABAD RAILWAY STATION

†1754.  SHRI RAMVIR SINGH BIDHURI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  convert  the  main  and historic Tughlakabad railway station of South Delhi into a terminal and provide state-of-the-art facilities there;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the time by which it is proposed to restore the stoppage of Songaria Superfast train no. 20451 and 20452 and Jan Shatabdi Express train no. 12059 and 12060 at Tughlakabad station; and
- (d)  the  time  by  which  the  Government  proposes  to  give  relief  to  poor labourers as these trains are used by thousands of workers from South Delhi  to  go  to  their  homes  in  Rajasthan  and  Madhya  Pradesh  and  now they  have  to  board  these  trains  from  Nizamuddin  or  Faridabad  which wastes at least two hours of time and the poor workers have to spend a lot of money?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  &  (b)  Tughlakabad,  located  on  Delhi-Palwal  section,  is  one  of  the major railway stations of Delhi area which include stations/terminals like New  Delhi,  Hazrat  Nizamuddin,  Anand  Vihar  Terminal,  Delhi  Junction,

Delhi  Sarai  Rohilla  etc.  Tughlakabad,  located  in  South  Delhi  is  at  a distance of around 11 km from Hazarat Nizamuddin and around 18 km from New Delhi Station, inter alia catering to the needs of passengers bound for Kota. Presently, 30 train services are catering to the needs of passengers at Tughlakabad station.

At Tughlakabad railway station, the work of construction of a Divyangjan toilet  at  platform  no.  1,  ladies  toilet, improvement of parking facilities, shelter  of  Foot  Over  Bridge,  new  water  booth  and  new  benches  on platforms have been completed. The works of improvement of platform shelters  of  platform  no.  1  and  2,  shelter  of  Divyangjan  parking  and additional water booth have been taken up.

The  development  /  redevelopment  /  upgradation  /  modernization  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 / modernization of stations is accorded to higher category of station over lower category of station while sanctioning and executing the works.

Further, Ministry of Railways has launched Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for  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 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 center at the station in the long term. Development  /  Upgradation  /  Modernization  of  stations  is  generally funded under Plan Head-53 'Customer Amenities'. The fund allocation of ₹ 12,118 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26 under Plan Head - 53 and expenditure (up to June, 2025) of ₹ 2,612 crore has been incurred so far. Railway  projects  are  taken  up  on  the  basis  of  remunerativeness, Railway's  own operational requirement, demands  raised by State Governments,  Central  Ministries,  Members  of  Parliament,  other  public representatives,  socio-economic  considerations  etc.  depending  upon throw forward of ongoing projects and overall availability of funds which is a continuous and ongoing process. (c)  &  (d)  Indian  Railways  remains  sensitive  to  the  travel  needs  of  all passengers, including labourer's residing in South Delhi. Passengers of Tughlakabad may avail the services of 20451/20452 Sogaria-New Delhi Express  and  12059/60  Kota-Hazarat  Nizamuddin  Jan  Shatabdi  Express from New Delhi/Hazarat Nizamuddin located near Tughlakabad. Besides, provision of stoppage of train services is an on-going process on Indian

Railways subject to operational feasibility, traffic justification etc.

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