Lok Sabha Question No. 2951 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-17
Subject: Installation of Lifts at Railway Stations of Jharkhand
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2951

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2025

## INSTALLATION OF LIFTS AT RAILWAY STATIONS OF JHARKHAND 2951. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  lifts  installed  at  railway  stations  across  the country  particularly  in  the  State  of  Jharkhand,  zone  and  divisionwise;
- (b) the number of lifts that are currently operational, nonoperational/under maintenance;
- (c) the average time taken for repair and restoration of non-functional lifts at stations particularly in Jharkhand; and
- (d) whether the Government has assessed the factors contributing to prolonged  repair  timelines  and  the  measures  undertaken  to  ensure timely restoration  of lift  services  for  passengers especially persons with disabilities and senior citizens and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): To improve passenger experience and comfort, Ministry of Railways has launched  Amrit Bharat Station  Scheme  for redevelopment of stations with a long-term approach. This includes provision of Lifts also.

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 57 stations are located in

Jharkhand. The name of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Jharkhand are as following:

| State     |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Jharkhand |                57 | Balsiring, Bano, Barajamda Jn, Barkakana, Basukinath, Bhaga, Bokaro Steel City, Chaibasa, Chakradharpur, Chandil, Chandrapura, Daltonganj, Dangoaposi, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Dumka, Gamharia, Gangaghat, Garhwa Road, Garhwa Town, Ghatsila, Giridih, Godda, Govindpur Road, Haidarnagar, Hatia, Hazaribagh Road, Jamtara, Japla, Jasidih, Katrasgarh, Koderma, Kumardhubi, Latehar, Lohardaga, Madhupur, Manoharpur, Muhammadganj, Muri, N.S.C.B. Gomoh, Nagaruntari, Namkom, Orga, Pakur, Parasnath, Piska, Rajkharswan, Rajmahal, Ramgarh Cant, Ranchi, Sahibganj, Sankarpur, Silli, Sini, Tatanagar, Tatisilwai, Vidyasagar |

Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme  in  Jharkhand  have  been  taken  up  at  a  good  pace.  Till now,  works  of  08  stations  (Godda,  Govindpur  Road,  Lohardaga, Madhupur,  Piska,  Rajmahal,  Sahibganj,  Sankarpur)  in  Jharkhand have been completed under this scheme.

The works at other stations have also been taken up at good pace and progress of some of above stations is as given below:

- Muri  Junction  station:  The  works  of  improvement  of  station building,  entrance  porch,  new  waiting  hall,  approach  road, circulating  area,  parking  area,  Divyangjan  facilities,  station lighting and signage have been completed. The finishing works
-  have been taken up.
-  Orga  station:  The  works  of  improvement  of  station  building, platform shelter, approach road and station lighting have been completed.  The  works  of  platform  surfacing,  parking  and Divyangjan facilities have been taken up.
-  Bano  station:  The  works  of  improvement  of  station  building, circulating area, approach road and Divyangjan facilities have been  completed.  The  works  of  platform  shelter, platform surfacing and Divyangjan facilities for Foot Over Bridge ramp, toilet and drinking water booth have been taken up.
-  Gangaghat station: The works  of improvement  of station building,  platform shelter, approach road and circulating area have been completed. The works of Foot Over Bridge ramp and Divyangjan facilities have been taken up.

Further development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of stations including provision of passenger amenities  at  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.

Till November, 2025, 1931 lifts have been provided over the Indian Railways (IR) for ease of movement and as passenger amenity item at  Railway  Stations.  This  includes  51  nos.  operational  lifts  at  24 Railway Stations in the State of Jharkhand.

Lifts are functional with regular schedule maintenance or need based attention. Maintenance/repair of lifts including attention during breakdowns is done through the Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC), which covers routine maintenance and ensures timely restoration of faults.

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