Lok Sabha Question No. 604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Redevelopment of Dera Baba Nanak Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 604 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2025

## REDEVELOPMENT OF DERA BABA NANAK RAILWAY STATION

†604. SHRI SUKHJINDER SINGH RANDHAWA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  redevelop  the  historic  Dera Baba Nanak Railway Station;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  suggestions/requests from  any  public  representatives  in  this  regard  and  if  so,  the  details thereof  including  the  steps  likely  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c)  At  Dera  Baba  Nanak  station,  booking  window,  platform shelter, seating arrangements, drinking water taps, urinals, lavatories, waiting hall, seating arrangement and Foot Over Bridge amenities are available. The works of additional platform shelter, Divyangjan toilets and water booth 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.

Proposals/requests/suggestions/representations, both formal and informal for Railway projects/ Works across the country are received on  the  basis  of  demands  raised  by  State  Governments,  Members  of Parliament, Ministries of Central Government, elected representatives, Railways' own requirements, organizations/ rail users etc., at various levels  including  Railway  Board,  Zonal  Railways,  Division  Office  etc. Receipt of such proposals / requests/ suggestions/ representations is a continuous and dynamic process and these are examined and action as  found  feasible  and  justified  is  taken  from  time  to  time  and centralized compendium for the same is not maintained.

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 Amrit Bharat  Station  Scheme,  out  of  which  30  stations  are  located  in  the state of Punjab. The name of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the state of Punjab are as following:

| State   |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Punjab  |                30 | Abohar, Amritsar, Anandpur Sahib, Beas, Bhatinda Junction, Dhandari Kalan, Dhuri, Fazilka, Firozpur Cantt, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar Cantt Junction, Jalandhar City Junction, Kapurthala, Kot Kapura Junction, Ludhiana Junction, Malerkotla, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar, Nangal Dam, Pathankot Cantt., Pathankot Junction, Patiala, Phagwara Junction, Phillaur Junction, Rup Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Mohali, Sangrur, Sirhind |

Development  works  at  railway  stations  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme in the state of Punjab have been taken up at a good pace and progress of some of the above stations is as given below:

- Gurdaspur station: The works of entrance porch, improvement to station building, waiting halls, toilets, entrance ramp and parking area have been completed. The works of platform shelter, platform surfacing, circulating area and approach road have been taken up.
- Anandpur  Sahib  station:  The  works  of  improvement  of  station building,  circulating  area,  parking  area,  improvement  of  waiting  hall, new waiting room, executive lounge, toilet, platform shelter, platform surfacing, lifts and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been completed. The finishing works have been taken up.
- Sahibzada Ajit  Singh  Mohali  station:  The  works  of  improvement of station building, circulating area, parking area, platform surfacing, toilets, coach indication board, train indication board, signages and 12 m Foot  Over  Bridge  have  been  completed.  The  finishing  works  have

been taken up. Muktsar  station:  The  works  of  improvement  of  station  building, circulating  area,  parking  area,  waiting  rooms,  toilets,  new  second entry  booking  office,  platform  shelter,  platform  surfacing  and  12  m Foot Over Bridge have been completed. The finishing works have been

- taken up.

Upgradation  /  development  /  redevelopment  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 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.

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