Lok Sabha Question No. 3191 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Upgradation of Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3191 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2016

## UPGRADATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS

## †3191. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  has  received  any  proposals/requests  from the  various  State  Governments  including  Uttar  Pradesh  and Maharashtra for the upgradation of railway stations, road overbridges and pedestrian overbridges in their major cities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  approved  the  proposals  of  above States, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the time by which the railway stations are likely to be approved and upgraded?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3191 BY SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 16.03.2016 REGARDING UPGRADATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS.

(a) to (d): Yes, Madam.  28  proposals/requests  from the various State Governments  including  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Maharashtra  for  upgradation  of railway stations were received. All such proposals for upgradation of stations under Adarsh Station Schemes have been considered. Proposals for construction of Road Over Bridges (ROBs) in lieu of Level Crossings (LCs) are normally received at various levels in zonal railways from State Government/other Statutory Authorities. After completing various formalities with State Government/Statutory Authorities, regarding the consent for sharing cost and closure of LCs, proposals received for construction of ROBs in  lieu  of  LCs  are  further  processed  for  their  including  in  Railway  Works Programme.

State-wise details of proposals for upgradation of railway stations and for construction of Road Over Bridges (ROBs)

| State           | No. of proposals for upgradation of stations in the year 2015-16   | No. of ROBs included in Railway budget 2016-17   |
|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Gujarat         | 1                                                                  | 8                                                |
| Odisha          | 6                                                                  | 16                                               |
| Haryana         | 1                                                                  | 23                                               |
| Karnataka       | 2                                                                  | 7                                                |
| Kerala          | 3                                                                  | 12                                               |
| Maharashtra     | 3                                                                  | 31                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh   | 3                                                                  | 57                                               |
| Tripura         | 1                                                                  | -                                                |
| Assam           | 3                                                                  | 1                                                |
| Uttarakhand     | 2                                                                  | -                                                |
| Andhra Pradesh  | 1                                                                  | 6                                                |
| Telangana       | 2                                                                  | 5                                                |
| Bihar           | -                                                                  | 25                                               |
| Chattisgarh     | -                                                                  | 2                                                |
| Jammu & Kashmir | -                                                                  | 2                                                |
| Jharkhand       | -                                                                  | 12                                               |
| Madhya Pradesh  | -                                                                  | 41                                               |
| Punjab          | -                                                                  | 10                                               |
| Rajasthan       | -                                                                  | 7                                                |
| Tamil Nadu      | -                                                                  | 13                                               |
| West Bengal     | -                                                                  | 8                                                |
| Total           | 28                                                                 | 286                                              |