Lok Sabha Question No. 4290 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-18
Subject: Additional Platform at Ambikapur Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Chintamani Maharaj

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4290 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026

## ADDITIONAL PLATFORM AT AMBIKAPUR RAILWAY STATION

## †4290. SHRI CHINTAMANI MAHARAJ:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether construction of the sanctioned additional platform at Ambikapur railway station has not yet commenced despite completion of the tender process and award of the work under the jurisdiction of South East Central Railway and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the work could not begin due to non-availability of the site to the construction department in time by the commercial and operating departments and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  inconvenience  is  being  faced  by  passengers  due  to  this delay and if so, the action taken against the officials responsible for the same; and
- (d) the concrete steps taken/being taken by the Government to commence and complete the construction of the said additional platform within a stipulated timeframe?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d): Ambikapur Railway Station presently handles 06 pair of coaching trains  per  day.  Average  Daily  passenger  footfall  at  Ambikapur  Railway Station is 4495 persons. To cater these passengers, Facilities like a high level  platform,  platform  shelter,  waiting  hall,  drinking  water  arrangement, urinal,  lavatory,  seating  arrangement  etc.  are  available  at  Ambikapur Railway Station.

Further,  Ambikapur  Railway  station  has  been  identified  for  development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.

The works taken up for redevelopment of Ambikapur station are as under:

-  Improvement of station building
-  Entrance porch
-  New platform shelter
-  Improvement of platform surface
-  Improvement of waiting hall and toilet
-  New booking counter
-  Circulating area and parking
-  Signage
-  Construction of a passenger platform
-  Construction of a loop line
-  Construction of 6m wide Foot Over Bridge
-  Provision of Coaching Maintenance/Terminal facility having provisions of 1 Pit Line, 1 Stabling line and 1 Shunting neck

Completion of Railway project/s depends on various factors which include the following:

-  Land acquisition
-  Forest clearance
-  Shifting of infringing utilities
-  Statutory clearances from various authorities
-  Geological and topographical conditions of area
-  Law and order situation in the area of project site
-  Number of working months in a year for particular project site etc.

Further,  Indian  Railways  has  a  well  established  mechanism  to  monitor implementation  of  projects  including  their  reviews,  inspection,  check  for quality  of  works  and  audits.  Works  are  carried  out  adhering  to  the standards  and  specifications  laid  down  in  various  codes  and  manuals. Progress  review/Inspections  etc  are  carried  out  from  time  to  time  at various  levels  including  DRMs,  CAO/Cs,  GMs,  Railway  Board  Officers  etc. and necessary action is taken accordingly.

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