Lok Sabha Question No. 5505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Development of Etawah Junction Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Jitendra Kumar Dohare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5505

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026

## DEVELOPMENT OF ETAWAH JUNCTION RAILWAY STATION

- †5505. SHRI JITENDRA KUMAR DOHARE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to increase the stoppages of major trains  at  Etawah  Junction  Railway  Station  in  view  of  the  growing passenger footfall in the Etawah district;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  operate  new  direct  trains  from Etawah to major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and South India and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to expand Etawah railway station by increasing  platforms  and  modernizing  passenger  amenities  such  as waiting rooms, escalators and parking; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (d)  Etawah  station  is  presently  being  served  by  106  train  services (listed below). These are providing direct connectivity to destinations like Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Jodhpur, Lucknow, Guwahati, Puri, Patna, Varanasi etc.

## Trains serving Etawah Station

|   SN | Train no. and name                                    |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 20175 Banaras-Agra Cantt Vande Bharat Express         |
|    2 | 20176 Agra Cantt -Banaras Vande Bharat Express        |
|    3 | 19623 Madar -Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express           |
|    4 | 19624 Darbhanga -Madar Amrit Bharat Express           |
|    5 | 15133 Chhapra-Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express    |
|    6 | 15134 Anand Vihar (T)-Chhapra Amrit Bharat Express    |
|    7 | 15557 Darbhanga -Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express |
|    8 | 15558 Anand Vihar (T)-Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express  |

|   9 | 12003 Lucknow-New Delhi Shatabdi Express          |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------|
|  10 | 12004 New Delhi-Lucknow Shatabdi Express          |
|  11 | 12033 Kanpur Central-New Delhi Shatabdi Express   |
|  12 | 12034 New Delhi-Kanpur Central Shatabdi Express   |
|  13 | 11903 Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi -Etawah Express |
|  14 | 11904 Etawah -Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Express |
|  15 | 12179 Lucknow-Agra Fort Express                   |
|  16 | 12180 Agra Fort-Lucknow Express                   |
|  17 | 12225 Azamgarh-Delhi Express                      |
|  18 | 12226 Delhi -Azamgarh Express                     |
|  19 | 12303 Howrah -New Delhi Express                   |
|  20 | 12304 New Delhi-Howrah Express                    |
|  21 | 12307 Howrah -Jodhpur Express                     |
|  22 | 12308 Jodhpur -Howrah Express                     |
|  23 | 12311 Howrah -Kalka Express                       |
|  24 | 12312 Kalka-Howrah Express                        |
|  25 | 12381 Howrah -New Delhi Express                   |
|  26 | 12382 New Delhi-Howrah Express                    |
|  27 | 12403 Prayagraj -Lalgarh Express                  |
|  28 | 12404 Lalgarh -Prayagraj Express                  |
|  29 | 12419 Lucknow -New Delhi Express                  |
|  30 | 12420 New Delhi-Lucknow Express                   |
|  31 | 12505 Kamakhya-Anand Vihar (T) Express            |
|  32 | 12506 Anand Vihar (T)-Kamakhya Express            |
|  33 | 12875 Puri-Anand Vihar (T) Express                |
|  34 | 12876 Anand Vihar (T)-Puri Express                |
|  36 | 12946 Banaras-Veraval Express                     |
|  37 | 13237 Patna -Kota Express                         |
|  38 | 13238 Kota -Patna Express                         |
|  39 | 13239 Patna -Kota Express                         |
|  40 | 13240 Kota -Patna Express                         |
|  41 | 14113 Subedarganj-Dehradun Express                |
|  42 | 14114 Dehradun-Subedarganj Express                |
|  43 | 14163 Subedarganj-Meerut City Express             |
|  44 | 14164 Meerut City-Subedarganj Express             |
|  45 | 14217 Prayagraj Sangam-Chandigarh Express         |
|  46 | 14218 Chandigarh-Prayagraj Sangam Express         |
|  47 | 14853 Varanasi City-Jodhpur Express               |
|  48 | 14854 Jodhpur -Varanasi City Express              |
|  49 | 14863 Varanasi City-Jodhpur Express               |

|   51 | 14865 Varanasi City-Jodhpur Express     |
|------|-----------------------------------------|
|   52 | 14866 Jodhpur -Varanasi City Express    |
|   53 | 15045 Gorakhpur -Okha Express           |
|   54 | 15046 Okha-Gorakhpur Express            |
|   55 | 15483 Alipur Duar -Delhi Express        |
|   56 | 15484 Delhi -Alipur Duar Express        |
|   57 | 15565 Lalitgram-New Delhi Express       |
|   58 | 15566 New Delhi-Lalitgram Express       |
|   59 | 15707 Katihar -Amritsar Express         |
|   60 | 15708 Amritsar-Katihar Express          |
|   61 | 15733 Balurghat-Bathinda Express        |
|   62 | 15734 Bathinda-Balurghat Express        |
|   63 | 15743 Balurghat-Bathinda Express        |
|   64 | 15744 Bathinda-Balurghat Express        |
|   65 | 18101 Tatanagar -Jammu Tawi Express     |
|   66 | 18102 Jammu Tawi-Tatanagar Express      |
|   67 | 18309 Sambalpur -Jammu Tawi Express     |
|   68 | 18310 Jammu Tawi-Sambalpur Express      |
|   69 | 19037 Bandra (T)-Barauni Express        |
|   70 | 19038 Barauni-Bandra (T) Express        |
|   71 | 19603 Daurai-Godda Express              |
|   72 | 19604 Godda-Daurai Express              |
|   73 | 19811 Kota -Etawah Express              |
|   74 | 19812 Etawah -Kota Express              |
|   75 | 20403 Prayagraj -Lalgarh Express        |
|   76 | 20404 Lalgarh -Prayagraj Express        |
|   77 | 20801 Islampur-New Delhi Express        |
|   78 | 20802 New Delhi-Islampur Express        |
|   79 | 20941 Bandra (T)-Ghazipur City Express  |
|   80 | 20942 Ghazipur City-Bandra (T) Express  |
|   81 | 20961 Udhna -Banaras Express            |
|   82 | 20962 Banaras-Udhna Express             |
|   83 | 22307 Howrah -Bikaner Express           |
|   84 | 22308 Bikaner -Howrah Express           |
|   85 | 22431 Subedarganj-Mctm Udhampur Express |
|   86 | 22432 Mctm Udhampur-Subedarganj Express |
|   87 | 64169 Phaphund-Etawah MEMU              |
|   88 | 64170 Etawah -Phaphund MEMU             |
|   89 | 64587 Kanpur Central-Tundla MEMU        |
|   90 | 64588 Tundla -Kanpur Central MEMU       |
|   91 | 64603 Kanpur Central-Etawah MEMU        |
|   92 | 64604 Etawah -Kanpur Central MEMU       |

|   93 | 64605 Etawah -Tundla MEMU       |
|------|---------------------------------|
|   94 | 64606 Tundla -Etawah MEMU       |
|   95 | 64623 Agra Cantt -Mainpuri MEMU |
|   96 | 64624 Mainpuri-Agra Cantt MEMU  |
|   97 | 64625 Etawah -Agra Cantt MEMU   |
|   98 | 64626 Agra Cantt -Etawah MEMU   |
|   99 | 64627 Phaphund-Etawah MEMU      |
|  100 | 64628 Etawah -Phaphund MEMU     |
|  101 | 64631 Phaphund-Shikohabad MEMU  |
|  102 | 64632 Shikohabad -Phaphund MEMU |
|  103 | 64633 Gwalior -Etawah MEMU      |
|  104 | 64634 Etawah -Gwalior MEMU      |
|  105 | 64641 Gwalior -Etawah MEMU      |
|  106 | 64642 Etawah -Gwalior MEMU      |

Presently, Etawah is connected to Delhi by 21 pairs of  trains, to Mumbai by 02 pairs of trains, to Kolkata by 05 pairs of trains. These are listed below:

## Trains between Etawah and Delhi

| SN.   | Train no. and name                                         |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1     | 15133/15134 Chhapra-Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express   |
| 2     | 15557/15558 Darbhanga-Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express |
| 3     | 12003/12004 Lucknow-New Delhi Shatabdi Express             |
| 4     | 12033/12034 Kanpur Central-New Delhi Shatabdi Express      |
| 5     | 12225/12226 Azamgarh-Delhi Express                         |
| 6     | 12303/12304 Howrah-New Delhi Express                       |
| 7     | 12311/12312 Howrah-Kalka Express                           |
| 8     | 12381/12382 Howrah-New Delhi Express                       |
| 9 10  | 12419/12420 Lucknow-New Delhi Express                      |
|       | 12505/12506 Kamakhya-Anand Vihar (T) Express               |
| 11    | 12875/12876 Puri-Anand Vihar (T) Express                   |
| 12    | 14117/14118 Prayagraj-Bhiwani Express                      |
| 13    | 14151/14152 Kanpur Central-Anand Vihar (T) Express         |
| 14    | 14217/14218 Prayagraj Sangam-Chandigarh Express            |
| 15    | 15483/15484 Alipur Duar-Delhi Express                      |
| 16    | 15565/15566 Lalitgram-New Delhi Express                    |
| 17    | 15707/15708 Katihar-Amritsar Express                       |
| 18    | 15733/15734 Balurghat-Bathinda Express                     |
| 19    | 18101/18102 Tatanagar-Jammu Tawi Express                   |
| 20    | 18309/18310 Sambalpur-Jammu Tawi Express                   |
| 21    | 20801/20802 Islampur-New Delhi Express                     |

## Trains between Etawah and Mumbai

|   SN. | Train no. and name                           |
|-------|----------------------------------------------|
|     1 | 19037/19038 Bandra (T)-Barauni Express       |
|     2 | 20941/20942 Bandra (T)-Ghazipur City Express |

## Trains between Etawah and Kolkata

|   SN. | Train no. and name                   |
|-------|--------------------------------------|
|     1 | 12307/12308 Howrah-Jodhpur Express   |
|     2 | 22307/22308 Howrah-Bikaner Express   |
|     3 | 12311/12312 Howrah-Kalka Express     |
|     4 | 12303/12304 Howrah-New Delhi Express |
|     5 | 12381/12382 Howrah-New Delhi Express |

Besides,  introduction  of  new  trains  on  any  route/section  /provision  of stoppage  of  train  services  are  on-going  processes  on  Indian  Railways subject to operational feasibility, traffic justification, competing demands etc.

## Escalators:

At  present,  03  lifts  are  available  at  Etawah  railway  station.  Further,  the work of 04 nos. escalators on new 12 meter Foot  Over Bridge (FOB) has been  taken  up  at  Etawah  railway  station  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme.

## Amrit Bharat Stations:

At  Etawah  Junction  station,  located  in  Uttar  Pradesh,  facilities  like  high level platforms, platform shelter, waiting hall, drinking water arrangement, urinal, lavatory, seating arrangement, Foot Over Bridge etc. are available.

Etawah Junction station in located in Uttar Pradesh, has been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Development works are taken up at good pace. The works of improvement of station building, new G+1 station building at second entry, improvement of waiting hall, Pay & Use  toilet,  Divyangjan  toilet,  new  parking,  improvement  of  Passenger Reservation System room, circulating area at main entry and second entry have been completed. The work of 12 m Foot Over Bridge has been taken up.

Development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of stations on Indian Railways including provision of passenger amenities like high level platform, waiting room, escalator, parking etc. 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. Development  / redevelopment  /  upgradation  /  modernisation  of  a  station  is  carried  out based on category of station/condition/traffic handled etc.

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,  1,338  stations  have  been  identified  for  development  under  this scheme, out of which, 157 stations including Etawah Junction station are located in Uttar Pradesh. The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Uttar Pradesh are as following:

| State         |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                             |
|---------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh |               157 | Achnera, Agra Cantt., Agra Fort, Aishbagh Jn, Akbarpur Jn, Aligarh, Amethi, Amroha, Anand Nagar Jn., Aonla, Ayodhya Dham Junction, Azamgarh, |

## Completed stations:

Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Uttar Pradesh have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, 23 stations in Uttar  Pradesh  have  been  completed.  The  name  of  stations  completed  in Uttar Pradesh are as following:

Babatpur, Bachhrawan, Badaun, Badshahnagar, Badshahpur,  Baheri,  Bahraich,  Balamau  Jn.,  Ballia, Balrampur,  Banaras,  Banda,  Barabanki  Jn,  Bareilly, Bareilly  City,  Barhni,  Basti,  Belthara  Road,  Bhadohi, Bharatkund, Bhatni, Bhuteshwar, Bijnor, Bulandsahar, Chandauli Majhwar,  Chandausi,  Chilbila, Chitrakut dham karwi, Chopan, Chunar Jn., Daliganj, Darshannagar,  Deoria  Sadar,  Dhampur,  Dildarnagar, Etawah Jn., Farrukhabad, Fatehabad, Fatehpur, Fatehpur  Sikri,  Firozabad,  Gajraula,  Garhmuktesar, Gauriganj, Ghatampur, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur City, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Govardhan, Govindpuri, Gursahaiganj, Haidergarh, Hapur, Hardoi, Hathras City, Idgah Agra Jn, Izzatnagar,  Janghai  Jn,  Jaunpur  City,  Jaunpur  Jn, Kannauj, Kanpur Anwarganj, Kanpur Bridge Left Bank,  Kanpur  Central,  Kaptanganj  Jn,  Kasganj  Jn, Kashi,  Khalilabad,  Khorason  road,  Khurja  Jn.,  Kosi Kalan, Kunda Harnamganj, Lakhimpur, Lalganj, Lalitpur Jn, Lambhua, Lohta, Lucknow (Charbagh) NR, Lucknow  city,  Lucknow  Jn.  (NER),  Maa  Belha  Devi Pratapgarh  Junction,  Maghar,  Maharaja  Bijli  Pasi, Mahoba Jn, Mailani Jn, Mainpuri Jn, Malhaur, Manak Nagar,  Manikpur  Jn,  Mariahu,  Mathura  Jn,  Mau  Jn, Meerut  City  Jn,  Mirzapur,  Modinagar,  Mohanlalganj, Moradabad Jn, Muzaffarnagar, Nagina, Najibabad Jn, Orai, Panki Dham, Phaphamau Jn, Phulpur, Pilibhit Jn, Pokhrayan,  Prayag  Jn,  Prayagraj  Jn,  Pt.  Deen  Dayal Upadhyay Jn , Rae Bareli Jn, Raja Ki Mandi, Ramghat Halt, Rampur Jn, Renukoot, Saharanpur Jn., Salempur, Seohara, Shahganj Jn, Shahjahanpur, Shamli,  Shikohabad  Jn.,  Shivpur,  Siddharth  Nagar, Sitapur Jn., Sonbhadra, Sri Krishna Nagar, Sultanpur Jn, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan Chappia, Takia, Tulsipur,  Tundla  Jn.,  Ujhani,  Unchahar,  Unnao  Jn, Utraitia Jn, Varanasi Cantt., Varanasi City, Vindhyachal, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Vyasnagar, Zafarabad

| State         |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh |                23 | Ayodhya Dham Junction, Balrampur, Bareilly City, Bijnor, Fatehabad, Fatehpur, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar, Govardhan, Govindpuri, Hathras City, Idgah Agra Jn, Izzatnagar, Khalilabad, Mailani Jn, Panki Dham, Pokhrayan, Ramghat Halt, Saharanpur Jn., Siddharth Nagar, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan Chappia, Ujhani |

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

-  Ghaziabad  station:  The  structural  works  of  station  building  at  main entry  side  and  second  entry  side,  foundation  work  of  new  Foot  Over Bridge-B at Tundla end, roof plaza, extension work of existing Foot Over Bridge-A, finishing work of electrical substation at main entry side and second entry side, Magistrate building, Government Railway Police and Railway Protection Force buildings have been taken up.
-  Rampur Junction station:  The  works  of  new  station  building,  platform shelter, platform surfacing, booking office, waiting hall and toilet have been  completed.  The  works  of  circulating  area  and  Foot  Over  Bridge have been taken up.
-  Shahjahanpur  station:  The  works  of  platform  shelter  and  platform surfacing at platform no. 1 and 2/3 have been completed. The works of improvement of station building, new station building at second entry, circulating area and Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  Shikohabad  Junction  station: The  works  of  new  station building, platform surfacing of platform no. 1/2, improvement of circulating area, parking and Divyangjan facilities have been completed. The work of 12 m Foot Over Bridge has been taken up.

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.

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 constituency wise or state-wise. Uttar Pradesh is covered under the jurisdiction of five railway zones,  namely  East  Central  Railway, Northern Railway, North Central Railway, North Eastern Railway and West Central Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 3,794 crore (Revised Estimate)  has  been  made for  the  financial  year  2025-26,  out  of  which  an expenditure (up to February, 2026) of ₹ 3,694 crore has been incurred so far.

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