Lok Sabha Question No. 2299 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-12
Subject: Development of Bareilly Junction Railway Station into World Class Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2299 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2025

## DEVELOPMENT OF BAREILLY JUNCTION RAILWAY STATION INTO WORLD CLASS STATION

†2299.  SHRI CHHATRAPAL SINGH GANGWAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the time by which Bareilly Junction Railway Station is likely to be
- developed as a world class station;
- (b) the details of the proposals for the construction of new rail lines or the introduction of Express trains from Bareilly; and
- (c) the amount provisioned for the expansion of rail service in Bareilly?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c) Development/upgradation of stations on Indian Railways is a continuous and ongoing process and works in this regard are undertaken  as per requirement, subject to inter-se priority and availability of funds.  The  priority  for  development/upgradation  of stations is accorded to higher category of station over lower category of station while sanctioning and executing the works.

In  recent  years,  various  works  related  to  passenger  amenities  have been  executed  at  Bareilly  Junction  station  in  the  state  of  Uttar Pradesh  which  include  provision  of  escalator  at  foot  over  bridge, upgradation of upper class waiting hall, etc. Further,  Bareilly  Junction  railway  station  has  been  identified  for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. This  scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a longterm  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. So far, 1337 stations have been identified for development under Amrit

Bharat Station Scheme, out of which 157 stations are located in the state of Uttar Pradesh. 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, Akbarpur Jn, Aligarh, Amethi, Amroha, Anand Nagar, Aonla, Ayodhya Dham, Azamgarh, Babatpur, Bachhrawan, Badaun, Badshahnagar, Badshahpur, Baheri, Bahraich, Ballia, Balamau, Balrampur, Banaras, Banda, Barabanki Jn, Bareilly Jn, 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, Garhmukteshwar, Gauriganj, Ghatampur, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur City, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Govardhan, Govindpuri, Gursahaiganj, Haidergarh, Hapur, Hardoi, Hathras City, Idgah, Izzatnagar, Janghai Jn, Jaunpur City, Jaunpur |

| Jn, Kannauj, Kanpur Anwarganj, Kanpur Bridge Left Bank, Kanpur Central, Kaptanganj, Kasganj, Kashi, Khalilabad, Khurja Jn, Kosi Kalan, Khorsan Raod, Kunda Harnamganj, Lakhimpur, Lalganj, Lalitpur, Lambhua, Lohta, Lucknow (Charbagh & Jn), Lucknow City, Maghar, Mahoba, Mailani, Mainpuri Jn, Malhaur Jn, Manaknagar Jn, Manikpur Jn, Mariahu, Mathura, Mau, Meerut City, Mirzapur, Modi Nagar, Mohanlalganj, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Nagina, Najibabad Jn, Nihalgarh, Orai, Panki Dham, Phaphamau Jn, Phulpur, Pilibhit, Pokhrayan, Pratapgarh Jn, Prayag Jn, Prayagraj, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Raebareli Jn, Raja Ki Mandi, Ramghat Halt, Rampur, 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, Vyasnagar, Zafarabad   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Master  planning  for  development  of  Bareilly  Junction  station  under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme has been taken up. This is an iterative process requiring optimization and the time frame for such optimization cannot be indicated at this stage.

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.  The  state  of  Uttar Pradesh is covered under five zones viz. East Central Railway, North Central  Railway,  Northern  Railway,  North  Eastern  Railway  and  West Central  Railway.  For  these  zones,  an  allocation  of  Rs  4,188  Crores (Revised Estimate) has been made for the financial year 2024-25 under Plan Head-53 and an expenditure of Rs 3,202 Crores has been incurred during 2024-25 (up to January, 2025).

The Railway projects are surveyed/ sanctioned/executed Zonal Railway wise and not State-wise/District-wise as the Railways' projects  may  span  across  state  boundaries.  Sanctioning  of  Railway projects  is  a  continuous  and  dynamic  process  of  Indian  Railway. Railway Infrastructure Projects are taken up on the basis of remunerativeness,  traffic  projections,  last  mile  connectivity,  missing links and alternate routes, augmentation of congested/saturated lines socio-economic  considerations  including  connectivity  to  religious, cultural  and  tourist  places  depending  upon  liabilities  of  ongoing projects, overall availability of funds and competing demands.

As  on  01.04.2024,  68  Railway  projects  (16  New  Line,  03  Gauge Conversion and 49 Doubling), of total length of  5,874 Km costing Rs 92,001 Crores falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh including Bareilly, are at various stages of planning and implementation, out of which 1,313 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of Rs  28,366  Crores  has  been  incurred  upto  March  2024.  The  status  of work is summarized as under:-

| Plan Head                |   No. of projects |   Total Length (in Km) |   Length Commission ed (in Km) |   Expenditure upto March 2024 ( ₹ in Cr) |
|--------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| New Lines                |                16 |                   1740 |                            297 |                                     8672 |
| Gauge Conversion         |                 3 |                    261 |                              0 |                                       26 |
| Doubling / Multitracking |                49 |                   3873 |                           1016 |                                    19668 |
| Total                    |                68 |                   5874 |                           1313 |                                    28366 |

Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/ partly in Uttar Pradesh is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                               |
|----------|--------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | Rs 1,109 crore/year                  |
| 2024-25  | Rs 19,848 crore (More than 17 times) |

The details of commissioning / laying of  new track falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh during 2009-14 and 2014-24 is as under :-

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average Commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 996 Km                   | 199.2 Km/year                         |
| 2014-24  | 4,902 Km                 | 490.2 Km/year (More than 2 times)     |

Moreover, Survey for construction of 3rd & 4th line between Sitapur Roza - Moradabad (172 Km) has been sanctioned. At present, Bareilly is served by 87 pairs of train services connecting it to  prominent  cities  like  Delhi,  Mumbai,  Kolkata,  Lucknow,  Guwahati, Bhuj,  Yog  Nagari  Rishikesh,  Shri  Mata  Vaishno  Devi  Katra,  etc. Besides, introduction of new train services is an ongoing process on Indian Railways subject to traffic justification, operational feasibility, etc.

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