Lok Sabha Question No. 3117 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Railway Connectivity to Mainpuri District
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Smt. Dimple Yadav

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3117 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026

## RAILWAY CONNECTIVITY TO MAINPURI DISTRICT

## 3117. SMT. DIMPLE YADAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of railway connectivity in Mainpuri district, including the  number  of  trains  originating/terminating/passing  through  district and whether any proposal for expansion of services has been pending during the last five years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  passenger  demand assessment  for  Mainpuri  district  in  view  of  increasing  population, commuter traffic and student movement to nearby cities and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  status  of  any  pending  proposals  for  introduction  of  new  train services/extension of existing routes/doubling of railway lines/ electrification works affecting Mainpuri district; and
- (d)  the  details  of  the  timeline  and  specific  steps  proposed  to  enhance railway  connectivity  and  passenger  amenities  in  Mainpuri  district  to address long-standing service gaps?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (d)  As  the  Railway  network  straddles  across  district  boundaries, trains  are  introduced/operated  across  such  boundaries  as  per  network

- requirement.

Mainpuri  district  is  majorly  served  by  Mainpuri,  Mainpuri  Kacheri  and Shikohabad  stations  which  are  respectively  served  by  05  pairs,  02  pairs and 21 pairs of train services as listed below:

## Trains services serving Mainpuri station:

|   SN | Trains number and name                               |
|------|------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 14151/14152 Kanpur Central - Anand Vihar (T) Express |
|    2 | 14117/14118 Prayagraj-Bhiwani Kalindi Express        |
|    3 | 64623/64624 Agra Cantt - Mainpuri MEMU               |
|    4 | 51905/51906 Farrukhabad - Tundla Passenger           |
|    5 | 55341/55342 Shikohabad - Kasganj Passenger           |

## Trains services serving Mainpuri Kacheri station:

|   SN | Trains number and name                     |
|------|--------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 51905/51906 Farrukhabad - Tundla Passenger |
|    2 | 55341/55342 Shikohabad - Kasganj Passenger |

## Trains services serving Shikohabad station:

|   SN | Trains number and name                             |
|------|----------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 12179/12180 Lucknow-Agra Fort Express              |
|    2 | 12311/12312 Howrah-Kalka Express                   |
|    3 | 12419/12420 Lucknow-New Delhi Express              |
|    4 | 14117/14118 Prayagraj-Bhiwani Express              |
|    5 | 14151/14152 Kanpur Central-Anand Vihar (T) Express |
|    6 | 14163/14164 Subedarganj-Meerut City Express        |
|    7 | 14217/14218 Prayagraj Sangam-Chandigarh Express    |
|    8 | 14853/14854 Varanasi City-Jodhpur Express          |
|    9 | 14863/14864 Varanasi City-Jodhpur Express          |

|   10 | 14865/14866 Varanasi City-Jodhpur Express   |
|------|---------------------------------------------|
|   11 | 15483/15484 Alipur Duar -Delhi Express      |
|   12 | 15657/15658 Delhi-Kamakhya Express          |
|   13 | 18101/18102 Tatanagar -Jammu Tawi Express   |
|   14 | 18309/18310 Sambalpur-Jammu Tawi Express    |
|   15 | 19037/19038 Bandra (T)-Barauni Express      |
|   16 | 51905/51906 Farrukhabad-Tundla Passenger    |
|   17 | 55341/55342 Shikohabad -Kasganj Passenger   |
|   18 | 64587/64588 Kanpur Central-Tundla MEMU      |
|   19 | 64605/64606 Etawah-Tundla MEMU              |
|   20 | 64625/64626 Etawah -Mathura MEMU            |
|   21 | 64631/64632 Phaphund-Shikohabad MEMU        |

Proposals/  requests/  suggestions/  representations,  both  formal  and informal  inter  alia  for  introduction/extension  of  trains  are  received  from Members  of  Parliament,  elected  representatives,  organizations/rail  users etc.  at  various  levels  including  Railway  Board,  Zonal  Railways,  Divisional Office  etc.  As  receipt  of  such  proposals/  requests/  suggestions  is  a continuous and dynamic process, centralized compendium of such requests is  not  maintained.  However,  these  are  examined  and  action  as  found feasible  and  justified  is  taken  from  time  to  time,  which  is  an  on-going process.

Besides, introduction of train services on any route/section, which is an ongoing process,  depends on various factors which include:

-  Capacity of that section.
-  Availability of path.
-  Availability of required rolling stock.
-  Availability of matching infrastructure for rolling stock.
-  Maintenance requirement of railway tracks and other assets.

To  improve  connectivity  of  Mainpuri,  Etawah-Mainpuri  New  Line  (58  km) has been completed.

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) |

The details of commissioning/laying of new track 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 | 5272 Km                  | 479 Km per year (More than 2 times)   |

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 (km) |   Exp upto Mar'25 (Rs. in Cr.) |
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
| New Line               |               10 |                1227 |                        340 |                          10517 |
| Gauge Conversion       |               02 |                  67 |                          0 |                            281 |
| Doubling/Multitracking |               37 |                2513 |                        983 |                          19813 |
| Total                  |               49 |                3807 |                       1323 |                          30611 |

Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh including Mainpuri District are as under:

|   SN. | Project                                              |   Cost (Rs. 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)              |                1766 |

|   5 | Gonda-Gorakhpur Loop Gauge Conversion (260 Km)                                     |   863 |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|   6 | Gonda-Bahraich Gauge Conversion (60 Km)                                            |   318 |
|   7 | Barabanki-Akbarpur Doubling (161 Km)                                               |  1700 |
|   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)                                         |  1634 |
|  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 |
|  20 | Bhimsen-Jhansi Doubling (206 Km)                                                   |  2620 |
|  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 3 rd Line (13 Km)                                           |   177 |
|  24 | Bareilly-Pilibhit-Tanakpur Gauge Conversion (102 Km)                               |   313 |
|  25 | Rosa-Sitapur Cantt-Burhwal Doubling (181 Km)                                       |  2094 |
|  26 | Jaunpur- Akbarpur (Tanda) Doubling (77 Km)                                         |   676 |
|  27 | Ramna- Renukut-Singrauli Doubling (160 Km)                                         |  2436 |
|  28 | Janghai- Phaphamau Doubling (47 Km)                                                |   414 |
|  29 | Varanasi-Madhosingh-Prayagraj Doubling (120 Km)                                    |  2018 |
|  30 | Karaila Road- Shaktinagar Doubling (32 Km)                                         |   763 |
|  31 | Deoband (Muzzafarnagar)-Roorkee (27 Km)                                            |  1289 |
|  32 | Agra-Etawah New Line(110 Km)                                                       |   427 |

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

|   SN | Project                                  |   Cost (Rs. in Cr.) |
|------|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|    1 | Barabanki-Burhwal 3rd Line (27 Km)       |                 426 |
|    2 | Burhwal- Gonda Kacheri 4 th line (56 Km) |                 796 |
|    3 | Burhwal-Gonda 3rd Line (62 Km)           |                1118 |
|    4 | Bahraich- Khalilabad New Line (240 Km)   |                4940 |

|   5 | Katra-Ayodhya Dham Doubling (10 Km)                          |   466 |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|   6 | Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya- Prayagraj 3rd Line (150 Km)        |  2649 |
|   7 | Billi-Chunar Doubling (102 Km)                               |  1424 |
|   8 | Chhapra-Ballia Doubling (65 km)                              |  1046 |
|   9 | Unchhar-Amethi New Line (66 Km)                              |  1229 |
|  10 | Etah-Kasganj New Line ( 29 Km)                               |   389 |
|  11 | Phephna-Indara, Mau-Shahganj Doubling (150 Km)               |  1778 |
|  12 | Gorakhpur- Valmikinagar Doubling (96 Km)                     |  1121 |
|  13 | Varanasi-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya 3 rd and 4 th Line (15 Km) |  2464 |
|  14 | Jhansi-Khairar-Manikpur & Khairar-Bhimsen Doubling (431 Km)  |  4330 |
|  15 | Sahjanwa-Dohrighat New Line (81 Km)                          |  1320 |

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

-  Land acquisition by State Government
-  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

## 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  Mainpuri  district.  Further,  all  new  line  /  multitracking  projects  are being sanctioned and constructed with electrification.

## Passenger Amenities:

Passenger  amenities  at  a  railway  station  are  provided  based  on  norms depending  upon  the  category  of  the  station.  Improvement  of  passenger amenities  over  Indian  Railways  including  railway  stations  in  Mainpuri District is a continuous and on-going process depending upon need, volume of the passenger traffic and inter-se priority of works, subject to availability of  funds.  Further,  at  present,  modernization  of  stations  is  being  taken  up under  'Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme'  which  envisages  development  of stations on a continuous basis with a long-term approach.

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,  1,337  stations  have  been  identified  for  development  under  this scheme, out of which 157 stations including Mainpuri Junction station of Mainpuri  district,  are  located  in  Uttar  Pradesh.  The  names  of  stations identified  for  development  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  in  Uttar Pradesh are as following:

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| 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, 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 |

Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Uttar Pradesh have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, works of 23 stations (Ayodhya Dham Junction, Balrampur, Bareilly City, Bijnor, Fatehabad, Fatehpur, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar, Govardhan, Govindpuri,

Hathras  City,  Idgah  Agra  Jn,  Izzatnagar,  Khalilabad,  Mailani  Jn,  Panki nagar, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan Chappia, Ujhani) in Uttar Pradesh have been

Dham, Pokhrayan, Ramghat Halt, Saharanpur Jn., Siddharth completed under this scheme.

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:

-  Mainpuri Junction station: The works of new station building, porch, Public Reservation System counter, waiting hall, circulating area, parking, approach  road,  lighting,  Public  Address  System,  signages  and  12  m  Foot Over  Bridge  have  been  completed.  The  work  of  Divyangjan  facilities  has 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 BridgeB 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,  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.

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  / of modernisation of a station is carried out based on category station/condition/traffic handled etc.

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 stationwise, 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 has been made  for  the  financial  year  2025-26,  out  of  which  an  expenditure  (up  to January, 2026) of ₹ 3,343 crore has been incurred so far.

02  water  coolers  at  Mainpuri  Railway  Station  and  01  water  cooler  at Bhogaon Railway Station are available in the Mainpuri District. Furthermore, work for provision of  02 nos. of  Passenger lifts at Mainpuri Railway Station have been taken up.

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