Lok Sabha Question No. 672 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Fund Earmarked for Renovation of Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Haribhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 672 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2025

## FUND EARMARKED FOR RENOVATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS

†672. SHRI HARIBHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  amount  of  funds  earmarked  by  the  Government  for  the renovation of railway stations for the year 2025-26, state-wise;
- (b) the current status of renovations of existing railway station such as station  expansion,  platform  expansion  and  expansion  of  railway  ticket reservation centres, State-wise; and
- (c)  the  current  status  of  construction  work  of  railway  overbridges  and underpasses on existing railway lines, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (c)  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  work-wise  or  station  wise  or  state-wise.  The  fund allocation  of  ₹  12,118  crore  has  been  made  for  the  financial  year 2025-26 under Plan Head-53 and expenditure (up to October, 2025) of ₹ 7,253 crore has been incurred so far.

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, 1337 stations have been identified for development under this scheme. Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, works of 105 stations has been completed. Names of these stations are as following: Ambikapur,  Amgaon,  Ayodhya  Dham,  Bagalkot,  Baijnath  Paprola, Balrampur,  Bareilly  City,  Begumpet,  Bhanupratappur,  Bhilai,  Bijnor, Bundi, Chanda Fort, Chidambaram, Chinchpokli, Chirayinkeezh, Cuttack, Dakor, Derol, Deshnoke, Devlali, Dharwad, Dhule, Dongargarh,  Fatehabad,  Fatehpur  Shekhawati,  Gadag,  Gogameri, Gokak Road, Gola Gokarnath, Gomti Nagar, Govardhan, Govind Garh, Govindpuri,  Govindpur  Road,  Haibargaon,  Hathras  City,  Hapa,  Idgah Agra Jn., Izzatnagar, Jam Jodhpur, Jam Wanthali, Joychandi Pahar, Kalyani Ghoshpara, Kanalus Jn., Karamsad, Karimnagar, Katni South, Kedgaon,  Kosamba  Jn.,  Kulitturai,  Lasalgaon,  Limbdi,  Lonand  Jn., Mahe, Mahuva, Mailani, Mandal Garh, MandawarMahwa Road, Mandi Dabwali, Mannargudi, Matunga, Mithapur, Morbi, Munirabad, Murtizapur Jn., Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad), Netaji Subhash Chandra  Bose  Itwari  Junction,  Okha,  Orchha,  Palitana,  Panagarh, Parel,  Pirpainti,  Pokhrayan,  Polur,  Rajgarh,  Rajmahal,  Rajula  Jn., Ramghat Halt,  Saharanpur  Jn.,  Samakhiyali,  Samalpatti,  Sankarpur,

Savda,  Seoni,  Shahad,  Shajapur,  Shridham,  Siddharth  Nagar,  Sihor Jn., Srirangam, St.Thomas Mount, Sullurpeta, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan  Chappia,  Thawe,  Tiruvannamalai, Ujhani, Urkura, Utran, Vadakara, Vadala Road, Vriddhachalam Jn., Warangal.

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

-  Tirupati station:The structural framework of new main entry station building on South  side and  2 nos.  air  concourses  have  been completed. The finishing works of new main entry station building on South side and air concourses, structural work of station building on North  side,  platform  shelter  works,  lift,  escalators  etc.  have  been taken up.
-  Nellore station:The structural frameworks, brickwork and plastering of station buildings on both East and West sides and structural work of air concourse have been completed. The finishing works of station building  on  both  East  and  West  side  and  air  concourse,  extension work  of  subway,  water  tanks,  sewage  treatment  plant  have  been taken up.
-  Yesvantpur station: The structural works  of East side station building, civil works of East side sub-station, East side elevated road and  Multi  Level  Car  parking  have  been  completed.  The  finishing works of East side station building, East side elevated road and Multi Level Car parking, sewage treatment plant, structural work of West side station building and air concourse have been taken up.
-  Bangalore Cantt. station: The works of 24 m wide diversion road on the South side, training centre, hostel on North side, structural
- work  of  South  side  station  building  have  been  completed. The finishing  work  South  side  station  building,  structural  work  of North side station building, Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.

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-  Rameswaram station:The  structural  works  of  East/North  terminal building, departure forecourt, arrival forecourt, residential tower, sub-station  building,  desalination  plant  and  sewage  treatment plant have been completed. The masonry works of East terminal building,  finishing  works  of  North  terminal  building,  departure forecourt, arrival forecourt, residential tower, platform upgradation including platform shelter and revamping of existing waiting hall have been taken up.
-  Safdarjung  station:  The  work  of  signal  building,  station  building, plumbing and fire fighting, structural work of operational building up to  terrace  floor  slab,  air  concourse  foundation  and  pedestals  have been completed. The station building electrical and low voltage work, platform  refurbishing  work,  finishing  work  of  operational  building, overhead tank, air concourse have been taken up.

Further, development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation 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  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. Therefore, no time frame can be indicated at this stage.

## ROB/RUB Works

Sanctioning of works of Road Over Bridges (ROBs) / Road Under Bridges (RUBs)  across  railway  tracks  is  a  continuous  and  dynamic  process  of Indian Railways. Such works are prioritized and taken up on the basis of its impact on safety in train operations, mobility of trains and feasibility etc.

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

| Period   | ROBs/ RUBs constructed (in Nos.)   |
|----------|------------------------------------|
| 2004-14  | 4,148 Nos.                         |
| 2014-25  | 13,653 Nos.                        |
| (Oct'25) |                                    |

As on 01.11.2025, 4,689 nos. ROBs/ RUBs are sanctioned at the cost of Rs.  1,11,583  croreon  Indian  Railways  which  are  at  various  stages  of planning and execution.

- Further,  Railways  have  taken  following  measures  to  expedite  the progress of ROB/RUB works: (i) Joint survey with concerned State Government/Road Owning Authority is done before finalizing the General Arrangement Drawing (GAD) to ensure smooth execution. (ii)    Periodic  meetings  of  Railway  and  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 Owning Authority/State Government wants, then Railway may permit them to
- by Railway wherever possible. In case any Road execute the work on a single entity basis.

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