Lok Sabha Question No. 6014 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-01
Subject: Inclusion of  Bagaha Station in Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Sunil Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6014 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026

## INCLUSION OF BAGAHA STATION IN AMRIT BHARAT STATION SCHEME

## †6014. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether Bagaha station has not been covered under the Amrit Bharat Station  Scheme  despite  the  fact  thousands  of  passengers  commute daily  for  various  stations  across  the  country  from  the  said  station, yielding  a  daily  revenue  of  over  rupees  two  and  a  half  lakh  to  the
- Railways and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  other  stations  in  Bihar  similar  to  the  category  of  Bagaha station  have  also  been  covered  under  the  said  scheme  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  Bagaha  is  a  police  district  and  sub-divisional  headquarters which share its boarding with Uttar Pradesh and Nepal as a resultant inter-state and international passengers also board trains from Bagaha station and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government is likely to cover Bagaha station under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d)  At  Bagaha  station,  located  in  Bihar,  facilities  like  high  level platform,  platform  shelter,  waiting  room,  drinking  water  arrangement, urinal, lavatory, seating arrangement, Foot Over Bridge etc. are available. The works of Foot Over Bridge and high level platform of platform no. 2/3 have been taken up.

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Further,  development  /  redevelopment  /  upgradation  /  modernisation  of station 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. Development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of a station is carried out based on category of station/condition/traffic handled etc.

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,  1338  stations  have  been  identified  for  development  under  Amrit Bharat  Station  Scheme,  out  of  which  98  stations  station  are  located  in Bihar. The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Uttar Pradesh are as following:

| State   |   No. of Stations | Names of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Bihar   |                98 | Anugraha Narayan Road, Ara, Arariya Court, Bakhtiyarpur, Banka, Banmankhi, Bapudham Motihari, Barahiya, Barauni, Barh, Barsoi Jn, Begusarai, Bettiah, Bhabua Road, Bhagalpur, Bhagwanpur, Bihar Sharif, Bihiya, Bikramganj, Buxar, Chakia, Chausa, Chhapra, Dalsingh Sarai, Darbhanga, Dauram Madhepura, Dehri On Sone, Dholi, Dighwara, Dumraon, Durgauti, Ekma, Fatuha, Gaya, Ghorasahan, Guraru, Hajipur Jn, Jamalpur Jn, Jamui, Janakpur Road, Jaynagar, Jehanabad, Jhanjharpur, Kahalgaon, Karhagola Road, Katihar Jn, Khagaria Jn, Kishanganj, Kudra, Labha, Laheria Sarai, Lakhminia, Luckeesarai Jn, Madhubani, Maheshkhunt, Mairwa, Mansi Jn, Masrakh, Mokama, Motipur, Munger (Monghyr), Muzaffarpur Jn, Nabinagar Road, Narkatiaganj Jn, Naugachia, Nawadah, Paharpur, Patliputra, Patna |

| State   | No. of Stations   | Names of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                   | Jn, Piro, Pirpainti, Rafiganj, Raghunathpur, Rajendra Nagar Terminal (Patna), Rajgir, Ram Dayalu Nagar, Raxaul, Sabaur, Sagauli, Saharsa, Sahibpur Kamal, Sakri, Salauna, Salmari, Samastipur, Sasaram, Shahpur Patoree, Shivanarayanpur, Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Simultala, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Sonpur Jn., Sultanganj, Supaul, Taregna, Thakurganj, Thawe |

## Completed Stations:

Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Bihar have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, 05 stations in Bihar have  been  completed.  The  names  of  stations  completed  in  Bihar  are  as following:

| State   |   No. of Stations | Names of Stations                                    |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Bihar   |                05 | Pirpainti, Sabaur, Shivanarayanpur, Simultala, Thawe |

The activities for development at other stations have also been taken up at good pace and progress of some of the stations is as given below:

-  Arariya  Court  station:  The  structural  work  of  new  station  building, platform  shelter  at  platform  no.  1,  approach  road  and  boundary  wall have been completed. The works of lift, circulating area, 12 m Foot Over Bridge and finishing work of new station building have been taken up.

-  Chausa station:  The  structural  work  of  new  station  building  has  been completed. The works of circulating area, parking, lift,  6  m  Foot  Over Bridge,  brick  work  and  plastering  of  new  station  building  have  been taken up.
-  Durgauti station: The works of raising and extension of platform no. 1/2 & 3/4 and toilet block have been completed. The works of improvement of station building, platform shelter, platform surfacing, improvement of waiting  hall,  toilet  block,  circulating  area,  parking  at  main  entry  side, landscaping,  entry  gate,  tactile  pathway  for  Divyangjan  and  3  m  Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  Kishanganj station: The works of platform surfacing at platform no. 1&2, drinking  water  taps  at  platform  no.  1&2,  improvement  of  circulating area,  parking  at  second  entry,  approach  road  and  boundary  wall  have been completed. The works of horticulture and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  Mansi Junction station: The structural work of new station building till second floor  has  been  completed.  The  works  of  new  platform  shelter, circulating area and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.

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, airport 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.

Development  /  upgradation  /  modernization  of  stations  including  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.  Bihar  is  covered  under  the  jurisdiction  of  four  railway  zones, namely, Eastern Railway, East Central Railway, Northeast Frontier Railway and North Eastern Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 1,828 crore (Revised  Estimate)  has  been  made  for  the  financial  year  2025-26,  out  of which  an  expenditure  (up  to  February,  2026)  of  ₹  1,793  crore  has  been incurred so far.

## Train Services

At present, Bagaha station is served by 48 train services as listed below:

|   S.No. | Train no. and name                                    |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | 12211 Muzaffarpur -Anand Vihar (T) Garib Rath Express |
|       2 | 12212 Anand Vihar (T)-Muzaffarpur Garib Rath Express  |
|       3 | 12557 Muzaffarpur -Anand Vihar (T) Express            |
|       4 | 12558 Anand Vihar (T)-Muzaffarpur Express             |
|       5 | 14009 Bapudham Motihari-Anand Vihar (T) Express       |
|       6 | 14010 Anand Vihar (T)-Bapudham Motihari Express       |
|       7 | 14047 Sitamarhi Junction-Delhi Amrit Bharat Express   |
|       8 | 14048 Delhi -Sitamarhi Junction Amrit Bharat Express  |
|       9 | 14111 Muzaffarpur -Prayagraj Express                  |

|   S.No. | Train no. and name                                           |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|      10 | 14112 Prayagraj -Muzaffarpur Express                         |
|      11 | 15001 Muzaffarpur -Dehradoon Express                         |
|      12 | 15002 Dehradoon-Muzaffarpur Express                          |
|      13 | 15051 Kolkatta (T)-Gorakhpur Express                         |
|      14 | 15052 Gorakhpur -Kolkatta (T) Express                        |
|      15 | 15201 Patliputra-Bagaha Express                              |
|      16 | 15202 Bagaha-Patliputra Express                              |
|      17 | 15211 Darbhanga -Amritsar Express                            |
|      18 | 15212 Amritsar-Darbhanga Express                             |
|      19 | 15273 Raxaul -Anand Vihar (T) Express                        |
|      20 | 15274 Anand Vihar (T)-Raxaul Express                         |
|      21 | 15529 Saharsa -Anand Vihar (T) Express                       |
|      22 | 15530 Anand Vihar (T)-Saharsa Express                        |
|      23 | 15557 Darbhanga -Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express        |
|      24 | 15558 Anand Vihar (T)-Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express         |
|      25 | 15561 Darbhanga -Gomti Nagar Amrit Bharat Express            |
|      26 | 15562 Gomti Nagar-Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express             |
|      27 | Express                                                      |
|      28 | 15568 Anand Vihar (T)-Bapudham Motihari Amrit Bharat Express |

|   S.No. | Train no. and name                               |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|
|      29 | 15653 Guwahati-Jammutavi Express                 |
|      30 | 15654 Jammutavi-Guwahati Express                 |
|      31 | 15705 Katihar -Delhi Express                     |
|      32 | 15706 Delhi-Katihar Express                      |
|      33 | 19037 Bandra Terminus-Barauni Junction Express   |
|      34 | 19038 Barauni Junction-Bandra (T) Express        |
|      35 | 19269 Porbandar-Muzaffarpur Express              |
|      36 | 19270 Muzaffarpur -Porbandar Express             |
|      37 | 19623 Madar -Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express      |
|      38 | 19624 Darbhanga -Madar Amrit Bharat Express      |
|      39 | 26501 Patliputra-Gorakhpur Vande Bharat Express  |
|      40 | 26502 Gorakhpur -Patliputra Vande Bharat Express |
|      41 | 55039 Narkatiaganj -Barhni Passenger             |
|      42 | 55040 Barhni-Narkatiaganj Passenger              |
|      43 | 55047 Narkatiaganj -Gorakhpur Cantt. Passenger   |
|      44 | 55048 Gorakhpur Cantt.-Narkatiaganj Passenger    |
|      45 | 55095 Narkatiaganj -Gorakhpur Cantt. Passenger   |
|      46 | 55096 Gorakhpur Cantt.-Narkatiaganj Passenger    |
|      47 | 55097 Narkatiaganj -Gorakhpur Cantt. Passenger   |
|      48 | 55098 Gorakhpur Cantt.-Narkatiaganj Passenger    |

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