Lok Sabha Question No. 5507 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Doubling/Electrification/Extension of Railway Lines in Shravasti
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Ram Shiromani Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5507

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026

## DOUBLING/ELECTRIFICATION/EXTENSION OF RAILWAY LINES IN SHRAVASTI

## †5507.   SHRI RAM SHIROMANI VERMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any proposal is under consideration for the laying of new railway  lines,  doubling,  electrification  or  extension  of  tracks  to enhance  rail  connectivity  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  with particular reference to Shravasti and Balrampur districts and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether  there  is  any  scheme  to  upgrade  passenger  amenities including platform extension, waiting halls, toilets, drinking water, digital  information  boards,  parking  and  facilities  for  Divyangjans' (persons  with  disabilities)  at  major  stations  in  the  said  districts and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) and (b): Bahraich - Shravasti - Balrampur - Utraula - Domariyaganj -  Khalilabad  new  line  project  (240  Km)  passing  through  Shravasti  and Balrampur districts has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹4,940 crore.

The project has been notified as 'Special Railway Project' for acquisition of  land  through  State  Government.  The  project  consists  of  32  stations namely Khalilabad, Bhagauli, Bakhira, Medhawal, Pasai, Khesraha, Bansi, Ramwanpur,  Bhagobhar,  Tikaria,  Domariyaganj,  Dhankharpur,  Banjarha, Chirkutiha, Utraula, Kapauasherpur, Sridatganj, Mahesh Bhari, Khagaijot,

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Balrampur, Jharkhandi, Hasuwal Dol, Shravasti, Ikauna, Luxmanpur, Bishunapur, Bhinga, Hariharpur, Bardehra, Dhuswa, Ajatapur and Bahraich. All these stations are planned with modern facilities.

## Major section-wise progress is as under:

| Section                    | Status                                                                                                                                 |
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Khalilabad-Bansi (54 Km)   | More than 90 percent of land acquisition completed. Earthwork, minor, major bridges and station construction works have been taken up. |
| Bansi-Shravasti (113 Km)   | Land acquisition has been taken up.                                                                                                    |
| Shravasti-Bahraich (73 Km) | Land acquisition has been taken up and is in advance stage.                                                                            |

## UTTAR PRADESH:

Railway Budget:

Budget  allocation  for  infrastructure  projects  and  safety  works,  falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                          |
|----------|---------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹1,109 crore/year               |
| 2025-26  | ₹19,858 crore (Nearly 18 times) |

Track Construction:

The details of constructing of new tracks falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under:

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average Commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 996 Km                   | 199 Km/year                           |
| 2014-25  | 5,272 Km                 | 479 Km per year (More than 2 times)   |

## Projects Sanctioned:

As on 01.04.2025, 49 projects (10 New Line, 02 Gauge Conversion and 37 Doubling) of  3,807  Km length, costing ₹62,360 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

| Category               |   No of Projects | Total Length (Km)   | Length Commissioned upto Mar'25 (Km)   | Exp upto Mar'25 (₹ in Cr.)   |
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| New Line               |               10 | 1,227               | 340                                    | 10,517                       |
| Gauge Conversion       |               02 | 67                  | -                                      | 281                          |
| Doubling/Multitracking |               37 | 2,513               | 983                                    | 19,813                       |
| Total                  |               49 | 3,807               | 1,323                                  | 30,611                       |

## Recently completed projects:

Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the

## State of Uttar Pradesh are as under:

|   S. No. | Project                                                  | Cost (₹ in Cr.)   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Etawah-Mainpuri New Line (58 Km)                         | 313               |
|        2 | Bahraich - Nanpara - Nepal Ganj Gauge Conversion (56 Km) | 342               |
|        3 | Ballia-Ghazipur city Doubling (65 Km)                    | 650               |
|        4 | Ghazipur city-Tarighat New Line (17 Km)                  | 1,766             |
|        5 | Gonda-Gorakhpur Loop Gauge Conversion (260 Km)           | 863               |
|        6 | Gonda-Bahraich Gauge Conversion (60 Km)                  | 318               |
|        7 | Barabanki-Akbarpur Doubling (161 Km)                     | 1,700             |
|        8 | Kaptanganj-Thawe-Chhapra Gauge Conversion (234 Km)       | 819               |
|        9 | Pilibhit-Shahjahanpur Gauge Conversion (83 Km)           | 589               |
|       10 | Indara-Dohrighat Gauge Conversion (34 Km)                | 213               |
|       11 | Lucknow-Pilibhit Gauge Conversion (263 Km)               | 1,634             |
|       12 | Bhadoi-Janghai Doubling (31 Km)                          | 168               |
|       13 | Lahota-Bhadoi Doubling (39 Km)                           | 184               |
|       14 | Meerut-Muzaffarnagar Doubling (55 Km)                    | 430               |
|       15 | Phaphamau-Prayagraj Doubling (14 Km)                     | 212               |
|       16 | Muzaffarnagar-Tapri Doubling (52 Km)                     | 525               |
|       17 | Utretia-Raibareilly Doubling (66 Km)                     | 662               |
|       18 | Raibareilly-Amethi Doubling (60 Km)                      | 668               |
|       19 | Alamnagar-Utretia Doubling (20 Km)                       | 358               |

|   S. No. | Project                                                                           | Cost (₹ in Cr.)   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|       20 | Bhimsen-Jhansi Doubling (206 Km)                                                  | 2,620             |
|       21 | Domingarh-Gorakhpur-Kusumhi 3rd Line and Gorakhpur-Nakaha Jungle Doubling (21 Km) | 508               |
|       22 | Malhaur-Daliganj Doubling (13 Km)                                                 | 183               |
|       23 | Ruma Chakeri- Chandari 3rd Line (13 Km)                                           | 177               |
|       24 | Bareilly - Pilibhit - Tanakpur Gauge Conversion (102 Km)                          | 313               |
|       25 | Rosa-Sitapur Cantt-Burhwal Doubling (181 Km)                                      | 2,094             |
|       26 | Jaunpur- Akbarpur (Tanda) Doubling (77 Km)                                        | 676               |
|       27 | Ramna- Renukut-Singrauli Doubling (160 Km)                                        | 2,436             |
|       28 | Janghai- Phaphamau Doubling (47 Km)                                               | 414               |
|       29 | Varanasi-Madhosingh-Prayagraj Doubling (120 Km)                                   | 2,018             |
|       30 | Karaila Road- Shaktinagar Doubling (32 Km)                                        | 763               |
|       31 | Deoband (Muzzafarnagar)-Roorkee (27 Km)                                           | 1,289             |
|       32 | Agra-Etawah New Line (110 Km)                                                     | 427               |
|       33 | Phephna-Indara, Mau-Shahganj Doubling (150 Km)                                    | 1,778             |

## Ongoing projects:

Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh which have been taken up are as under:

|   SN. | Project                                                           | Cost (₹ in Cr.)   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|     1 | Barabanki-Burhwal 3rd Line (27 Km)                                | 426               |
|     2 | Burhwal-Gonda Kacheri 4th line (56 Km)                            | 796               |
|     3 | Burhwal-Gonda 3rd Line (62 Km)                                    | 1,118             |
|     4 | Bahraich-Khalilabad New Line (240 Km)                             | 4,940             |
|     5 | Katra-Ayodhya Dham Doubling (10 Km)                               | 466               |
|     6 | Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya - Prayagraj 3rd Line (150 Km)            | 2,649             |
|     7 | Billi-Chunar Doubling (102 Km)                                    | 1,424             |
|     8 | Chhapra-Ballia Doubling (65 Km)                                   | 1,046             |
|     9 | Unchhar-Amethi New Line (66 Km)                                   | 1,229             |
|    10 | Etah-Kasganj New Line ( 29 Km)                                    | 389               |
|    11 | Gorakhpur-Valmikinagar Doubling (96 Km)                           | 1,121             |
|    12 | Varanasi-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya 3rd and 4th Line (15 Km)        | 2,464             |
|    13 | Jhansi - Khairar - Manikpur & Khairar - Bhimsen Doubling (431 Km) | 4,330             |

| 14   | Sahjanwa-Dohrighat New Line (81 Km)              | 1,320   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 15   | Kuberpur-Yamuna Bridge 3rd line (10 Km)          | 170     |
| 16   | Prayagraj (Iradatganj)-Manikpur 3rd Line (84 Km) | 1,508   |
| 17   | Dilkusha-Malhaur 3rd Line (8 Km)                 | 164     |
| 18   | Bypass/Chord line at Ayodhya Cantt. (between     | 97      |
|      | Salarpur-Masodha) (6 Km)                         |         |
| 19   | Didarganj-Shahganj-Bilwai Chord line (6 Km)      | 137     |
| 20   | Varanasi Shivpur 3rd line (6 Km)                 | 76      |
| 21   | Jaunpur Jn.-Zafarabad Doubling (6 Km)            | 177     |
| 22   | Bhatni-Aurnihar Doubling (117 Km)                | 2,529   |
| 23   | Mathura-Jhansi 3rd line (274 Km)                 | 5,924   |
| 24   | Agra Fort-Bandikui Doubling (150 Km)             | 988     |
| 25   | Janghai-Pratapgarh-Amethi Doubling (87 Km)       | 1,197   |
| 26   | Barabanki-Malhaur 3rd & 4th Line (33 Km)         | 407     |
| 27   | Phaphamau-Unchahar Doubling (72 Km)              | 971     |
| 28   | Aunrihar-Varanasi City 3rd Line (31 Km)          | 76      |

Completion of Railway project/s depends on various factors which include the following:

-  Land acquisition
-  Forest clearance
-  Shifting of infringing utilities
-  Statutory clearances from various authorities
-  Geological and topographical conditions of area
-  Law and order situation in the area of project site
-  Number of working months in a year for particular project site etc.

All these factors affect the completion time and cost of the project/s.

## Railway Electrification:

Electrification of railway network on Indian Railways has been taken 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 Uttar Pradesh, entire existing BG network has been electrified including that in Balrampur district. Further, all new line / multitracking projects are being sanctioned and constructed with electrification.

## Amrit Bharat Stations:

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,  1338  stations  have  been  identified  for  development  under  Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, out of which 157 stations including Balrampur and Tulsipur  stations of Balrampur district, are located in Uttar Pradesh. The name  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, 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, Chitrakutdhamkarwi, 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

## 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  names  of stations completed in Uttar Pradesh are as following:

| 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:

-  Tulsipur station: The works of improvement of station building, entrance porch, circulating area, parking area, improvement to waiting room, toilet, platform shelter and signages have been completed. The finishing works have been taken up.
-  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 12m Foot Over Bridge has been taken up.

Further  development  /  redevelopment  /  upgradation  /  modernisation  of stations on Indian Railways including provision of passenger amenities like platform  upgradation,  waiting  hall,  toilet,  drinking  water  arrangement, signages,  Divyangjan  facilities  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.

Indian  Railways is  committed to make its railway stations accessible for Persons  with  Disabilities  (Divyangjans)  and  passengers  with  reduced mobility as part of 'Sugamya  Bharat Mission' or 'Accessible India Campaign' of Government of India. In compliance of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, 'Guidelines on accessibility of Indian Railway stations and facilities at stations for differently abled persons (Divyangjans) and passengers with reduced mobility' have been circulated and  notified  in  the  Gazette  of  India.  The  guidelines  include  provisions  of

facilities  for  Divyangjans  and  passengers  with  reduced  mobility  such  as entrance ramps, accessible parking, low height ticket counters/help booths,  toilets,  drinking  water  booths,  subways/Foot  Over  Bridges  with ramps/lifts, standard signages including Braille signages and tactile pathways for visual impairment, etc. which are being provided in a phased manner and on the principles of reasonable accommodation.

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

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