Lok Sabha Question No. 892 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Revamping of Udaipur City Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 892 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## REVAMPING OF UDAIPUR CITY RAILWAY STATION

†892. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is working on the scheme for redevelopment/revamping of the Udaipur City Railway Station; (b)  if so, the details thereof, work-wise; (c) the work-wise details of the funds allocated under the redevelopment/revamping of the said railway station, so far; and (d) the time by which the Government is likely to complete the said
- work?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d):   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  892  BY  SHRI  ARJUN  LAL  MEENA TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  07.02.2024  REGARDING REVAMPING OF UDAIPUR CITY RAILWAY STATION

(a) to (d): Ministry  of  Railways  has  launched  'Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme'  for  development  of  Stations  on  Indian  Railways.  This  scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a long term approach.  Udaipur  City  Station  is  one  of  the  Stations  identified  for development under this scheme.

The scheme 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, cleanliness, free WiFi, 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 such 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 ballast less tracks, 'Roof Plazas' as per necessity phasing and feasibility and creation of city centers at the station in the long term.

The details of allocation of funds for development and maintenance of Stations are maintained Zonal Railway-wise and not work-wise or Station-wise.  An amount of ₹525.96 crores has been allocated under Plan  Head-53  'Customer  Amenities'  for  the  year  2023-24  to  North Western Railway under which Udaipur City Station falls.

Modernization/Development 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 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, restrictions due to works carried out in close proximity of high voltage power lines etc . and these factors affect the completion time . Therefore, no time frame can be indicated.

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