Lok Sabha Question No. 5184 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-02
Subject: Additional FOB under Shahjahanpur Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5184 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2025

## ADDITIONAL FOB UNDER SHAHJAHANPUR RAILWAY STATION

†5184.  SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken or proposes to take any steps to  reconstruct  and  raise  the  floor  of  platform  no.  2  and  3  and  to construct  an  additional  foot  over  bridge  for  the  convenience  of passengers in going from one platform to another to provide facility of coach guidance system and to widen and reconstruct the road from the oil tank to Dhaka Tal Railway Colony towards the second entrance of  the  railway  station  of  Shahjahanpur  Railway  Station  under  the Northern Railway;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  also  received  any  requests  from
- public representatives in this regard; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  details  of  the  progress
- made so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (d)  Shahjahanpur  station  located  in  the  state  of  Uttar  Pradesh has  been  identified  for  development  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station

Scheme. Tenders for development works at Shahjahanpur station have been awarded and works of improvement of existing station building, construction of new station building on second entry side, raising of platforms no. 2 & 3, construction of new foot over bridge, relocation of staff  quarters,  etc. have been taken up. Provision of coach guidance system has been included in the scope of development works at this station.

Road from Oil Tank to Dhaka Tal Railway Colony towards the second entrance of the railway station of Shahjahanpur is available. This road is maintained and repaired on regular basis as per requirement.

Further, 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.

So far, 1337 stations have been identified for development under Amrit Bharat  Station  Scheme  out  of  which  157  railway  stations,  including Shahjahanpur station, are located in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The names of stations identified for development under this scheme in the state of Uttar Pradesh are as following:

| State         |   No. of Amrit | 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, 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,   |
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| 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   |
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Development  works  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  at  railway stations located in the state of Uttar Pradesh have been taken up at a good pace. The progress at some of these stations is as given below:

- At  Ayodhya  Dham  station,  works  of  construction  of  station building,  roof  plaza,  staff  quarters,  sewage  treatment  plant, electric  substation,  underground  water  tank,  development  of circulating  area,  parking  area,  approach  roads,  construction  of entrance gates, toilet blocks, improvement of platform surfacing, etc. have been completed and commissioned.
- At  Lucknow  Charbagh  station,  structural  work  of  second  entry station  building  (G+6)  has  been  completed  up  to  5th  floor  and

further  structural  works,  masonry  works  and  finishing  works have  been  taken  up.  Works  of  construction  of  rest  house  for travelling  ticket  examiners  (TTEs)  and  stores  depot  have  been completed and work of construction of air concourse has been taken up.

- At Prayagraj station, works of extension of foot over bridge no. 2, parcel  building,  arrival  building  and  basement  plaza  (Civil  line side) have been completed and works of construction of station building  on  second  entry  side,  electric  substation,  provision  of platform shelters at platform no. 7 & 8, etc. have been taken up.
- At  Ghaziabad  station,  work  of  construction  of  station  buildings on  both  sides,  foot  over  bridge,  air  concourse,  through  roof, structural work of staff quarters to be relocated, construction of electric substation, GRP and RPF buildings, etc. have been taken up.
- At  Saharanpur  Jn  station,  works  of  improvement  of  station building, waiting hall, executive longue, toilets, circulating area, parking  area,  approach  road,  footpaths,  landscaping,  entrance porch, entry/exit gate, signages, provision of entrance ramp, etc. have been completed.

Amrit Bharat Station Scheme envisages 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 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. Development/upgradation  of  stations  including  under  Amrit  Bharat Station  Scheme  is  generally  funded  under  Plan  Head-53  'Customer Amenities'. The details of allocation under Plan Head-53 are maintained Zonal Railway-wise and not work-wise or station-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. Suggestions/requests  regarding  passenger  amenities  are  received from  public  representatives  by  Railways  at  various  levels  including Railway Board, Zonal Railways, Division Office, etc. As the receipt of such  suggestions/requests  and  action  taken  thereon  is  a  continuous such

and dynamic process, centralized compendium of representations is not maintained.

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