Lok Sabha Question No. 1782 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Redevelopment of New Delhi Railway Station under ABSS
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Ramvir Singh Bidhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1782 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025

## REDEVELOPMENT OF NEW DELHI RAILWAY STATION UNDER ABSS

†1782. SHRI RAMVIR SINGH BIDHURI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  railway  stations  in  Delhi  to  be  redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme;
- (b)  the  time  by  which  the  redevelopment work of New Delhi Railway Station is likely to be completed; and
- (c) the present status of redevelopment work at the remaining railway stations in the Capital?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (c):      Ministry  of  Railways  has  launched  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme for redevelopment of stations. So far, 1337 stations have been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, out of which  13  stations  are  located  in  the  state  of  Delhi.    The  names  of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the state of Delhi are as following:-

| State   |   No. of Amrit Stations | Names of Amrit Stations                                                                                                                                                         |
|---------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Delhi   |                      13 | Adarshnagar Delhi, Anand Vihar, Bijwasan, Delhi, Delhi Cantt, Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Delhi Shahadra, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Narela, New Delhi, Sabzi Mandi, Safdarjung, Tilak Bridge. |

Development  works  at  railway  stations  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme in the state of Delhi have been taken up at a good pace. For example,

-  At  Safdarjang  station,  the  works  for  construction  of  signal  & telecom  building  has  been  completed  and  it  has  been  made operational.  The  structural  works  of  station  building  have  been completed  and  finishing  and  Mechanical,  Electrical,  Plumbing (MEP)  works  have  been  taken  up.  The  structural  works  of operational  building  completed  and  finishing  work  has  been taken up. Foundation work of air concourse has been completed and works of erection of columns and launching of girders have been  taken  up.  The  work  for  construction  of  departure  plaza canopy has been completed. The work for provision of platform shelter, improvement of circulation and approach road has been taken up.
-  At  Bijwasan  station,  the  structural  work  of  station  building  has been  completed;  masonry  work  and  finishing  works  have  been

taken up. The work for construction of air concourse, works of foundations,  columns,  launching  of  girders  and  casting  of  deck slab have been completed and roofing work has been taken up. The work for platform shelters has been taken up. The structural work  of  electrical  sub-station  has  been  completed  and  trench laying  has  been  taken  up.  The  structural  work  of  sewage treatment plant and subway completed and finishing works have been taken up.

- At Delhi Cantt. Station, the structural work of east side station building (part 1), and the structural work of residential quarters have been completed. The structural works for east side station building (part 2), elevated road, arrival and departure concourse and  finishing  of  east  side  station  building  (part  1)  have  been taken up.
- At Tilak Bridge  station,  works  of  improvement  of  platform surfacing at platform no. 4 & 5, approach road and construction of temporary booking window have been completed and work of construction of new station building has been taken up.
- At  Sabzi  Mandi station,  works  of construction  of  new  platforms with washable apron and coach watering facility, improvement of platform surfacing, widening of entry road and shifting of Passenger Reservation System (PRS) to renovated building have been  completed  and  works  of  construction  of  new  station building, finishing works of toilet block, etc. have been taken up.
- At  Narela  station,  works  of  improvement  of  platform  surfacing, widening  of  platform  no.  2,  provision  of  additional  platform shelters,  shifting  of  booking  window,  finishing  works  of  toilet
- block, etc. have been taken up.
- At  New  Delhi  station,  the  work  for  provision  of  holding  area  at Ajmeri  Gate  side  has  been  completed.  The  holding  area  is equipped  with  a  wide  range  of  commuter-friendly  facilities, including  an  increased  number  of  ticket  counters,  Automatic Ticket  Vending  Machine(ATVMs),  public  announcement  system, electronic  train  information  display  boards,  CCTV  surveillance, luggage scanners, Door Frame Metal Detector (DFMDs), uninterrupted  power  supply,  improved  night-time  lighting,  High Volume  Low  Speed  (HVLS)  fans,  fire-fighting  system,  lightning protection  system,  RO  drinking  water,  and  separate  toilets  for men, women and Divyangjans, along with seating arrangements. This  has  significantly  helped  to  ease  congestion  and  enhance passenger convenience, particularly during  peak travel  periods. Further, the work for basement at Paharganj side, demolition of old structures and utility shifting have been taken up.

Stations  taken  up  for  Master  planning  are  at  various  stages.  Master planning  is  an  iterative  process  requiring  optimization  and  the  time frame for such optimization cannot be indicated at this stage.

Amrit Bharat Station 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.

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. Therefore, no time frame can be indicated at this stage.

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