Lok Sabha Question No. 269 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Revenue Collection from Railway Stations in Kerala
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri K Radhakrishnan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 269 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026

## REVENUE COLLECTION FROM RAILWAY STATIONS IN KERALA

## *269. SHRI K RADHAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  total  revenue  collected  from  all  railway  stations  in Kerala during the last five years, year-wise and station-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  total  expenditure  incurred/  funds  allocated  by  the Government  for  railway  infrastructure  and  development  projects  in Kerala during the said period, year-wise;
- (c) the ratio of revenue collected from Kerala to the amount invested back into railway development in the State during each of the last five years and whether such investment is proportionate to the revenue generated
- and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  criteria  used  by  the  Government  to  determine allocation of funds for railway projects in different States; and
- (e)  whether  Kerala's  revenue  contribution  has  been  considered  in  fund allocation decisions and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO.269 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026 IN LOK SABHA

- (a) to  (e)  Railway  Revenue/Earning  is  maintained  zone  wise  and  not State-wise.  Kerala  is  covered  under  the  jurisdiction  of  Southern Railway.  The  Revenue  generated  and  total  expenditure  incurred    by Southern Railway during the last five years are as under:

(₹ in crore)

| Financial Year       | Earning   | Total Expenditure   |
|----------------------|-----------|---------------------|
| 2020-21 (Covid Year) | 4,043     | 14,821              |
| 2021-22 (Covid Year) | 7,094     | 21,423              |
| 2022-23              | 9,967     | 22,873              |
| 2023-24              | 11,286    | 26,505              |
| 2024-25              | 11,628    | 29,225              |

## Budget allocation:

Budget allocation  in  the  recent  years  has  increased  significantly  in Kerela. Budget  allocation  for infrastructure projects and  safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Kerala is as under:-

| Period   | Outlay                             |
|----------|------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹ 372 crore/year                   |
| 2025-26  | ₹ 3,042 crore (more than 8 time)   |
| 2026-27  | ₹ 3,795 crore (more than 10 times) |

## Ongoing projects:

As on 01.04.2025, 06 projects (02 new line and 04 doubling) of 266 km length, costing ₹9,415 crore falling fully/partly in Kerala have been

## sanctioned.  The summary is as under:-

| Category                 |   No. of projects | Total Length   | Length Commissioned   | Balance to complete   | Expenditure upto March 2025 (₹ in crore)   |
|--------------------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| New line                 |                02 | 146 km         | 0 km                  | 146 km                | 309                                        |
| Doubling /multitrack ing |                04 | 120 km         | 26 km                 | 94 km                 | 2,941                                      |
| Total                    |                06 | 266 km         | 26 km                 | 240 km                | 3,250                                      |

## Recently completed projects:

## Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in Kerala are as under:

|   S.No. | Project                                                                   | Cost (₹ in crore)   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Dindigul-Pollachi-Palghat & Pollachi-Coimbatore gauge conversion (217 km) | 1,360               |
|       2 | Quilon-Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur gauge conversion (357 km)                  | 1,122               |
|       3 | Mulanturutti-Kuruppantara doubling (24 km)                                | 303                 |
|       4 | Chenganur-Chingavanam doubling (27 km)                                    | 436                 |
|       5 | Ambalapuzha-Haripad doubling (18 km)                                      | 346                 |
|       6 | Kurruppanthara-Chingavanam doubling (27 km)                               | 749                 |

## Projects:

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

|   S.No. | Project                                  | Cost (₹ in crore)   |
|---------|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Tirunnavaya -Guruvayur new line (35 Km)  | 138                 |
|       2 | Angamali-Sabarimala new line (111 km)    | 3,801               |
|       3 | Ernakulam-Kumbalamdoubling (8 km)        | 595                 |
|       4 | Kumbalam-Thuravur Patch doubling (16 km) | 803                 |
|       5 | Trivandrum- Kanyakumari doubling (87 km) | 3,786               |
|       6 | Shoranur - Vallathol doubling (10 km)    | 367                 |
|       7 | Palakkad Town - Parli bypass line (2 Km) | 164                 |
|       8 | Alappuzha- Ambalapuzha doubling (13 Km)  | 324                 |
|       9 | Turavur - Mararikulam doubling (21 Km)   | 451                 |

## Land acquisition status:

Execution  of  important  infrastructure  projects  falling  fully/partly  in the State of Kerala are held up due to delay in land acquisition. Status of land acquisition in the State of Kerala is as under:

| Total Land required for Projects in Kerala   | 476 ha       |
|----------------------------------------------|--------------|
| Land Acquired                                | 65 ha (14%)  |
| Balance Land to be acquired                  | 411 ha (86%) |

Railway had deposited ₹1,975 crore for land acquisition to Government  of  Kerala.    Support  of  the  Government  of  Kerala  is

needed to expedite the land acquisition.  For instance, details of some major  projects  which  are  delayed  due  to  land  acquisition  are  as under:-

|   S.No. | Name of the project                        |   Total land required (in Ha) |   Land acquired (in Ha) |   Balance Land to be acquired (in Ha) |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|       1 | Angamali - Sabarimala new line (111 km)    |                           416 |                      24 |                                   392 |
|       2 | Ernakulam - Kumbalam Patch doubling (8 km) |                             4 |                       3 |                                     1 |
|       3 | Kumbalam - Turavur Patch doubling (16 km)  |                            10 |                       9 |                                     1 |
|       4 | Shoranur - Vallathol doubling (10 km)      |                             5 |                       0 |                                     5 |

Government  of  India  is  geared  up  to  execute  projects,  however success depends upon the support of Government of Kerala.

Road Over Bridges (ROBs)/Road Under Bridges (RUBs):

As on 01.02.2026, 138 Road Over Bridges/Road Under Bridges (ROBs/RUBs) across railways tracks have been sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 4,835 crore in the State of Kerala which are at various stages of planning and execution.

A total of 106 Nos. ROBs/RUBs are delayed on account of the State Govt. The details are as under:

|   S.No. | Reason                                       |   ROBs/RUBs (in No.) |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|       1 | Delay in Land Acquisition by State Govt.     |                   38 |
|       2 | Finalization of Alignment by State Govt.     |                   63 |
|       3 | Law & order/ Public Protest/Court cases etc. |                    2 |
|       4 | Agency yet to be fixed                       |                    3 |

Completion & commissioning of ROBs/RUBs works depends on various factors like cooperation of  State Governments in giving  consent for closure  of  LC,   fixing  of  approach  alignment,  approval  of  General Arrangement Drawing (GAD), land acquisition, removal of encroachment,  shifting  of  infringing  utilities,  statutory  clearances from  various  authorities,   law  and  order  situation  in  the  area  of project  /  work  sites,   duration  of  working  season  in  a  year  for  the particular  project  /  area   due  to  climatic  conditions  etc.   All  these factors affect the completion time of the projects / works.

Railways have taken following measures to expedite the progress of ROB/RUB works:

- i. Joint survey with concerned State Govt./Road Owning Authority is done before finalizing the General Arrangement Drawing (GAD) to ensure smooth execution.
- ii. Periodic  meetings  of  Railway  &  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.

## National level progress of ROBs/RUBs:

Nos. of ROBs/ RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 2004-14 vis a vis 2014-25 (Jan'26) is as under:

| Period           | ROBs/ RUBs constructed                                  |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 2004-14          | 4,148 Nos.                                              |
| 2014-25 (Jan'26) | 14,024 Nos. (including 121 Nos. in the State of Kerala) |

## Amrit Bharat Stations:

The scheme  involves preparation of master plans and their implementation  in  phases  to  improve  the  stations.  The  master planning includes:

- i. Improvement of access to station and circulating areas
- ii. Integration of station with both sides of city
- iii. Improvement of station building
- iv. Improvement  of  waiting  halls,  toilets,  sitting  arrangement, water booths
- v. Provision of wider foot over bridge/air concourse commensurate with passenger traffic
- vi. Provision of lift/escalators/ramp
- vii. Improvement  /Provision  of  platform  surface  and  cover  over platforms
- viii. Provision  of  kiosks  for  local  products  through  schemes  like 'One Station One Product'
- ix. Parking areas, Multimodal integration
- x. Amenities for Divyangjans
- xi. Better passenger information systems

- xii. 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 35 stations are located in Kerala. The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Kerala are as following:

| State   |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Kerala  |                35 | Alappuzha, Angadippuram, Angamali For Kaladi, Chalakudi, Changanassery, Chengannur, Chirayinkeezh, Ernakulam, Ernakulam Town, Ettumanur, Ferok, Guruvayur, Kannur, Kasargod, Kayankulam Jn, Kollam Jn, Kozhikode, Kuttippuram, Mavelikara, Neyyattinkara, Nilambur Road, Ottappalam, Parappanangadi, Payyanur, Punalur, Shoranur Jn., Thalassery, Thiruvananthapuram Central, Thrisur, Tirur, Tiruvalla, Tripunithura, Vadakara, Varkala Shivagiri, Wadakancheri |

## Completed stations:

Development works at  railway  stations  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme in Kerala have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, work of following 11 stations has been completed under this scheme:

| State   |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                    |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Kerala  |                11 | Angamali for Kaladi, Chalakudi, Changanassery, Chirayinkeezh, Ferok, Kuttippuram, Nilambur Road, Shoranur Jn., Tripunithura, Vadakara, Wadakancheri |

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:

- i. Angadippuram  station: The  works  of  porch in first entry, platform  shelter,  platform  surfacing  of  platform  no.  1  &  2, concourse,  booking  office,  waiting  hall,  toilet,  improvement  of circulating area, parking and approach road of first entry, coach indication board, train indication board and signages have been completed. The works of Divyangjan facilities, lift and 6 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
- ii. Guruvayur station: The works of platform shelter, improvement of concourse, circulating area and parking have been completed.  The  works  of  improvement  of  station  building, entrance arch, booking office, waiting hall, new retiring room, Divyangjan facilities and Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
- iii. Parappanangadi station:  The works of  porch,  platform  shelter, platform  surfacing,  improvement  of  concourse,  booking  office, waiting  area  at  platform  no.  1,  toilet,  circulating  area  at  first

entry, parking at second entry, lift, coach indication board and train  indication  board  have  been  completed.  The  work  of Divyangjan facilities has been taken up.

- iv. Payyanur  station:  The  works  of  porch,  platform  shelter,raising of  platform  no.  2  &  3,  improvement  of  concourse,  booking office,  waiting  hall,  circulating  area  at  second  entry,  parking, coach  indication  board  and  train  indication  board  have  been taken up. The  works  of improvement  of  station building, circulating area at first entry, Divyangjan facilities, lift and 6 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
- v. Tirur  station:  The  works  of  improvement  of  station  building, porch at first entry, concourse, raising and platform surfacing of platform no. 1, platform shelter, booking office, toilet, improvement of retiring room, improvement to circulating area at first entry,parking at second entry, lift, signages, improvement of Foot Over Bridge, coach indication board, train indication  board,  lift  and  escalator  at  second  entry  have  been completed.  The  works  of  circulating  area  at  second  entry, parking at first entry and Divyangjan facilities 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. Development  /  redevelopment  /  upgradation  /  modernisation  of  a station is carried out based on category of station/condition/traffic handled etc.

Further,  Sanctioning  of  any  railway  project  depends  upon  many parameters/factors which include the following:

- i. Anticipated traffic projections and remunerativeness of the proposed route
- ii. First and last mile connectivity provided by the project
- iii. Connection of missing links and providing additional route
- iv. Augmentation of congested/saturated lines
- v. Demands  raised  by  State  Governments/Central  Ministries/Public representatives
- vi. Railway's own operational requirements
- vii. Socio-economic considerations
- viii. Overall availability of funds

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

- i. Land acquisition by State Government
- ii. Forest clearance
- iii. Shifting of infringing utilities
- iv. Statutory clearances from various authorities
- v. Geological and topographical conditions of area
- vi. Law and order situation in the area of project site
- vii. 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.

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