Lok Sabha Question No. 2054 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-11
Subject: Railway Infrastructure Projects in Nashik
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Rajabhau Parag Prakash Waje

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2054 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026

## RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN NASHIK

## 2054. SHRI RAJABHAU PARAG PRAKASH WAJE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of ROBs, RUBs, level-crossing closures and all other railway infrastructure projects (station redevelopment, doubling, electrification, sidings, freight terminals, FOBs, yards etc.) that have been sanctioned, tendered, under implementation/pending approval in Nashik district;
- (b) the details of the sanction/approval date, implementing agency, estimated  cost,  present  status  and  expected  date  of  completion  for each project; and
- (c) the reasons for delays and the specific measures, funding commitments and  inter-agency  coordination  planned  to  expedite  completion  and ensure road-rail safety?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (c): As  on  01.04.2025,  there  are  16,499  Nos.  of  Manned  Level Crossings  (MLCs)  on  Indian  Railways  including  25  Nos.  LCs  in  Nashik District.  All  Unmanned  level  crossings  (UMLCs)  on  Broad  Gauge  (BG) network of Indian Railways have been eliminated by 31.01.2019.

Sanctioning and execution of works of Road Over Bridges/ Road Under Bridges  (ROBs/RUBs)  is  a  continuous  and  ongoing  process  on  Indian Railways.  Such  works  are  prioritized  and  taken  up  on  the  basis  of  its impact on safety and mobility in train operations and impact on road users.

Nos. of ROBs/ RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 2004-14 vis a vis 2014-25 (upto Dec'25) is as under:

| Period                | ROBs/ RUBs constructed                                         |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2004-14               | 4,148 Nos.                                                     |
| 2014-25 (upto Dec'25) | 13,882 Nos. (including 1,228 Nos. in the state of Maharashtra) |

As on 01.01.2026, 4,769 Nos. ROBs/RUBs are sanctioned at the cost of ₹ 1,14,298 crore on Indian Railways  including 20 Nos. at the cost of ₹ 406 crore in Nashik District  of Maharashtra which are at various stage of planning and execution.

Railways have taken following measures to expedite the progress of ROB/RUB works:

- (i)  Joint survey with concerned State Govt./Road Owning Authority is done before  finalizing  the  General  Arrangement  Drawing   (GAD)  to  ensure smooth execution.
- (ii) Periodic meetings of Railway & State Government officials are done to resolve various issues related to ROB/RUB works.
- (iii) Standardization of superstructure drawings for various combinations of span,  skewness  and  width  of  road  on  Railway  portion  has  been  done  to avoid delays during the design approval. This has been issued in the form of compendium, which can be directly adopted for Road Over Bridge across Railway lines for expeditious planning.

(iv) ROB/RUB works are planned to be executed on a single entity basis by Railway wherever possible. In case any Road Owning authority/State Govt. wants,  then  Railway  may  permit  them  to  execute  the  work  on  a  single entity basis.

Station redevelopment:

Nashik  Road,  Devlali,  Igatpuri,  Lasalgaon,  Manmad  Jn,  Nagarsol  and Nandgaon  railway  station  falling  in  Nashik  District  of  Maharashtra  have been identified for redevelopment under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.

This  scheme  envisages  development  of  stations  on  a  continuous  basis with  a  long-term  approach.  The  scheme  involves  preparation  of  master plans  and  their  implementation  in  phases  to  improve  the  stations.  The master planning, keeping in view the necessity at each station 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.

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 under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Out of these, 132 stations located in Maharashtra. The name of stations identified for redevelopment under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Maharashtra is as following:-

| State       |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|-------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Maharashtra |               132 | Ahmednagar, Ajni (Nagpur), Akalkot Road, Akola, Akurdi, Amalner, Amgaon, Amravati, Andheri, Badnera, Balharshah, Bandra Terminus, Baramati, Belapur, Bhandara Road, Bhokar, Bhusawal, Borivali, Byculla, Chalisgaon, Chanda Fort, Chandrapur, Charni Road, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Chinchpokli, Chinchwad, Dadar (CR), Dadar (WR), Dahisar, Daund, Dehu Road, Devlali, Dhamangaon, Dharangaon, Dharashiv, Dharmabad , Dhule, Diva, Dudhani, Gangakher , Godhani, Gondia, Grant Road, Hadapsar, Hatkanangale, Hazur Sahib Nanded, Himayatnagar , Hinganghat, Hingoli Deccan, Igatpuri, Jalgaon, Jalna, Jeur, Jogeshwari, Kalyan Junction, Kamptee, Kandivali, Kanjur Marg, Karad, Katol, Kedgaon, Kinwat , Kopargaon, KurduwadiJunction, Kurla Junction, Lasalgaon, Latur, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, LonandJunction, Lonavla, Lower Parel, Malad, Malkapur, ManmadJunction, Manwath Road , Marine Lines, Matunga, Miraj |

| State   | No. of Stations   | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                   | Junction, MudkhedJunction, Mumbai Central, Mumbra, MurtizapurJunction, Nagarsol, Nagpur Junction, Nandgaon, Nandura, Nandurbar, NarkherJunction, Nashik Road, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Junction, PachoraJunction, Palghar, Pandharpur, PanvelJunction, ParbhaniJunction, Parel, Parli Vaijnath, Partur , Phaltan, Prabhadevi, PulgaonJunction, Pune Junction, Purna Junction, Raver, Rotegaon , Sainagar Shirdi, Sandhurst Road, Sangli, Satara, Savda, Selu , Sewagram, Shahad, Shegaon, Shivaji Nagar Pune, Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus Kolhapur, Solapur, Talegaon, Thakurli, Thane, Titvala, Tumsar Road, Umri, Uruli, Vadala Road, Vidyavihar, Vikhroli, Wadsa, Wardha, Washim, Wathar. |

Development  works  at  railway  stations  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme in the state of Maharashtra have been taken up at a good pace. Till now,  works  of  17  stations  including  Devlali  station  in  Nashik  district (Amgaon,  Chanda  Fort,  Chinchpokli,  Devlali,  Dhule,  Kedgaon,  Lasalgaon, LonandJunction,  Matunga,  MurtizapurJunction,  Netaji  Subhash  Chandra Bose  Itwari  Junction,  Parel,  Savda,  Shahad,  Vadala  Road,  Baramati  and Nandura) in Maharashtra have been completed under this scheme.

The progress of some of the stations in Maharashtra taken up under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme is as given below:

Nashik  Road:  The  work  for  provision  of  new  12m  wide  foot  over  bridge, provision  of  enroute  coach  watering  on  requirement  basis,  the  work  for provision  of  mela  tower  control  center,  circulating  area  development, boundary  wall,  platform  surfacing,  the  work  of  improvement  of  16  toilet blocks,  provision  of  divyangjan  toilets,  signages,  provision  of  furniture, construction  of  6m  wide  foot  over  bridge,  construction  of  east  side  new building, development of circulating area and parking has been sanctioned and  work  awarded.  The  works  for  construction  of  new  east  side  station building,  improvement  of  circulating  area  &  parking  and  construction  of new 6m wide foot over bridge have been taken up.

Further,  the  work  for  provision  of  RCC  overhead  tank,  underground  tank, new pump room, pipeline work to improve watering facility at station, upgradation of Nashik Road railway station, dismantling of existing old foot over bridge, work for provision of passenger information system and work for  provision  of  platform  shelter  at  platform  no.  2,  3  &  4  have  been sanctioned. Igatpuri: The structural work of new service building, construction of new entrance gate, cover shed over staircase of foot over bridge & escalator, circulating area shed, new toilet block and sewage treatment plant ,works of  construction  of  new  booking  office,  improvement  of  station  elevation and platform surfacing have been completed. Finishing works and construction of service building have been taken up. Lasalgaon: The works for construction of new booking office, improvement of circulating area  and  parking,  provision of  platform  shelters,  new entrance  gate,  construction  of  boundary  wall,  toilets,  improvement  of divyangjan facilities and renovation of rooms in station building have been completed. The works for finishing has been taken up. Manmad: The works for provision of new platform shelters, renovation of

station building, toilets  and  renovation  of  booking  office  have  been completed. The works for construction of entrance arch, improvement of circulating area and parking, signage and provision of 12 m foot over bridge have been taken up.

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. 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.

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 station-wise or districtwise  or  state-wise.  Nashik  District  falls  under  the  jurisdiction  of  Central Railway  and  South  Central  Railway.  For  these  two  zones,  allocation  of  ₹ 2201 crore (Revised Estimate) has been made for the financial year 2025-26 under Plan Head-53 and expenditure of ₹ 1871 crore (up to Dec, 2025) has been incurred so far.

Further, development/redevelopment/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  brown  field related challenges such as shifting of utilities, (involving water/sewage lines, optical fiber 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  high  voltage power lines etc. and these factors affect the completion time.

New Line/Doubling/Gauge Conversion work:

Budget  allocation  during  the  last  five  years  has  increased  significantly. Budget  allocation  for  infrastructure  projects  and  safety  works,  falling fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  including  Nashik  District  is  as under:

| Period   | Outlay                             |
|----------|------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹1,171 crore/year                  |
| 2025-26  | ₹23,778 crore (More than 20 times) |

The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the State of Maharashtra including Nashik District during 2009-14 and 2014-25 are as under:

| Period   | New track Commissioned   | Average commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 292 Km                   | 58.4 Km/year                          |
| 2014-25  | 2,292 Km                 | 208.4 Km/year (More than 3 times)     |

As on 01.04.2025, 38 projects (11 New Lines, 02 Gauge Conversion and 25 Doubling),  of  a  total  length  of  5,098  km,  costing  ₹89,780  crore,  falling fully/partly  in  Maharashtra  including  Nashik  District  are  sanctioned.  The summary is as under:-

| Category                |   No. of sanctioned Projects | Total Length (in Km)   | Length Commissioned Upto Mar'25 (Km)   | Exp. upto Mar'25 (₹ in Cr.)   |
|-------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| New Line                |                           11 | 1,355                  | 234                                    | 10,504                        |
| Gauge Conversion        |                           02 | 609                    | 334                                    | 4,286                         |
| Doubling/ Multitracking |                           25 | 3,134                  | 1,792                                  | 24,617                        |
| Total                   |                           38 | 5,098                  | 2,360                                  | 39,407                        |

To improve the rail connectivity in Nashik District, following surveys have been completed and the Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been prepared:-

1. Kasara-Nashik-Manmad 3rd & 4th Line (131 Km)
2. 2.Nashik-Sainagar Shirdi new line (95 Km)

After preparation of DPR, sanctioning of project requires consultation with various stake-holders including State Governments and necessary approvals viz. Appraisal of NITI Aayog, Ministry of Finance etc.

## Electrification

Electrification of railway network on Indian Railways has been take up in mission mode. So far, about 99.4% of Broad Gauge (BG) network has been electrified.  The  electrification  in  remaining  network  has  been  taken  up. Electrification carried out during 2014-25 and before 2014 is as under:

| Period                       | Route Kilometer   |
|------------------------------|-------------------|
| Before 2014 (about 60 years) | 21,801            |
| 2014-25                      | 46,900            |

In Nashik district, entire existing BG network has been electrified. Further, all  new  line/multi-tracking projects are being sanctioned and constructed with electrification.

## Yard remodelling projects

## To improve the capacity of rail Network in Nashik District, following capacity enhancement works have been taken up:

|   S. No . | Name of the Projects                                                                                        |   Cost ( ₹ in Cr) |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Nasik Road -Yard remodeling for extension of PF-1 from 22 to 24 coach length by shifting Goods shed ladder. |             17.68 |
|         2 | Nasik Road - Provision of additional stabling lines                                                         |             26.02 |
|         3 | Nasik Road - Provision of two stabling lines in DN direction.                                               |              4.95 |
|         4 | Devlali -Yard remodeling for provision of additional platforms.                                             |             49.83 |
|         5 | Devlali - Provision of C&W examination and stabling facilities.                                             |             48.52 |
|         6 | Devlali-Provision of additional stabling lines.                                                             |             36.61 |
|         7 | Odha - Yard remodeling for Provision of additional passenger platform.                                      |             49.92 |
|         8 | Odha - Yard remodeling for provision of long haul facilities.                                               |             32.7  |
|         9 | Odha- Provision of stabling lines.                                                                          |             62.18 |

|   10 | Kherwadi station -Yard remodeling for provision of additional passenger platforms.   |   44.86 |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|   11 | Kherwadi - Provision of additional stabling lines.                                   |   25.57 |
|   12 | Kasbe Sukene-Yard remodeling for provision of additional passenger platforms.        |   43.45 |
|   13 | Kasbe Sukene - Provision of additional stabling lines.                               |   26.49 |
|   14 | Niphad - Provision of additional stabling lines.                                     |   32.76 |
|   15 | Ugaon - Providing loop line and stabling lines.                                      |   38.64 |
|   16 | Ugaon: Provision of electronic interlocking (EI).                                    |   20.61 |

Siding/Freight Terminals

To  improve  fright  transportation,  09  Gati  Shakti  Cargo  Teminals  (GCTs) have  already  been  commissioned  in  Maharashtra  State,  Further,  20  Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals (GCTs) projects have been approved in Maharashtra State (including 1 in Nashik district at Kasbe Sukana station).

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