Lok Sabha Question No. 2984 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-17
Subject: Development of Birla Nagar Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Bharat Singh Kushwah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2984 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2025

## DEVELOPMENT OF BIRLA NAGAR RAILWAY STATION

† 2984. SHRI BHARAT SINGH KUSHWAH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to include Birla Nagar Railway Station of Gwalior district under the Bharatmala Railway development scheme  for  the  development,  construction  and  upgradation  of  basic facilities and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  stoppages  of passenger trains at Birla Nagar Railway Station in order to manage the pressure of trains and passengers at Gwalior Junction and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) and (b) At Birlanagar station of Gwalior district, located in Madhya Pradesh,  high  level  platform,  platform  shelter,  waiting  hall,  drinking water taps, seating arrangement, urinal, lavatory and Foot Over Bridge amenities are available. The works of new platform no. 4/5, extension of  Foot  Over  Bridge  to  platform  no.  4/5  and  Divyangjan  ramp  at platform no. 1 have been completed in recent years.

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

Ministry  of  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 have been identified for development under Amrit Bharat  Station  Scheme,  out  of  which  80  stations  are  located  in Madhya  Pradesh.  The  names  of  stations  identified  for  development under Amrit Bharat  Station  Scheme  in  Madhya  Pradesh  are  as following:

| State          |   No. of Amrit Stations | Names of Amrit Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|----------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Madhya Pradesh |                      80 | Akodia, Amla, Anuppur, Ashoknagar, Balaghat, Banapura, Bargawan, Beohari, Berchha, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Bijuri, Bina, BiyavraRajgarh, Chhindwara, Dabra, Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Gadarwara, Ganjbasoda, Ghoradongri, Guna, Gwalior, Harda, Harpalpur, Indore Jn, Itarsi Jn, Jabalpur, Junnor Deo, Kareli, Katni Jn, Katni Murwara, Katni South, Khachrod, Khajuraho Jn, Khandwa, Khirkiya, Laxmi Bai Nagar, Maihar, Maksi Jn, Mandla Fort, Mandsor, M.C.S. Chhatarpur, Meghnagar, Morena, Multai, Nagda Jn, Nainpur Jn, Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad), Narsinghpur, Nepanagar, Nimuch, Orchha, Pandhurna, Pipariya, Ratlam, Rewa, Ruthiyai, Sanchi, Sant Hirdaram Nagar, Satna, Saugor, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Shamgarh, Sheopur Kalan, Shivpuri, Shridham, Shujalpur, Sihora Road, Singrauli, Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha, Vikramgarh Alot |

Development  works  at  railway  stations  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme in Madhya Pradesh have been taken up at a good pace. Till now,  works  of  10  stations  (Beohari,  Harpalpur,  Katni  South,M.C.S. Chhatarpur,Nainpur Jn., Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad), Orchha, Seoni,  Shajapur,  Shridham)  in  Madhya  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 the above stations is as given below:

-  Gwalior  station:  The  works  of  relocated  office  building  blocks, structural work of relocated residential towers, Foot Over Bridge at Jhansi end, structural work of air concourse, structural work of  West  side  arrival  and  departure  concourse  and  mezzanine have  been  completed.  The  works  of  East  side  departure  and arrival  block,  air  concourse  roofing  work,  central  roof  erection work,  platform  work,  improvement  of  existing  station  building, extension  of  Foot  Over  Bridge,  external  development,  arrival passage foundation work and finishing works of residential tower have been taken up.
-  Dabra station: The works of porch, platform shelter,  circulating area and approach road have been completed.  The work of 12 m Foot Over Bridge has been taken up.
-  Umaria  station:  The  works  of  improvement  of  station  building, waiting hall, Passenger Reservation System (PRS), parking area, approach  roads,  toilet,  signages,  coach  indication  board,  train
- indication board and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been completed. The finishing works have been taken up.
-  Mandla  Fort  station:  The  works  of  improvement  of  station building,  waiting  hall,  parking  area,  platform  shelters,  platform surfacing, signages, Passenger Announcement System, lifts and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been completed. The finishing works have been taken up.
-  Junnor  Deo  station:  The  works  of  booking  office,  waiting  hall, porch, platform shelter, improvement of station building, circulating area, parking area, lifts, signages and 12 m Foot Over Bridge  have  been  completed.  The  finishing  works  have  been taken up.

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 Railway-wise and not work-wise, or station-wise  or  state-wise.Madhya  Pradesh  is  covered  under  the jurisdiction  of  seven  railway  zones,  namely,  Central  Railway,  East Central Railway, North Central Railway, South Central Railway, South East Central, Western Railway and West Central Railway. For the last three years and the current year, ₹ 17,294 crore has been allocated while an expenditure of ₹ 14,008 crore has been incurred during the last three years and current year (up to October, 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,  air-port 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.

At present, Birlanagar stations is served by 14 train services providing connectivity inter alia to Gwalior, Agra Cantt., Etawah and Virangana Laxmibai Jhansi.

Besides,  provision  of  stoppage  of  train  services  on  Indian  Railway depend  on  the  traffic  justification,  operational  feasibility  including availability  of  extra  time  on  the  section  &  availability  of  matching infrastructure such as platform length etc.

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