Lok Sabha Question No. 5430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: ABSS for Maroda Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5430

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026

## ABSS FOR MARODA RAILWAY STATION

## †5430. SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  progress  of  construction  works  under  the  Amrit  Bharat Station  Scheme particularly the slow  pace  at Maroda Railway Station and the status of operationalisation of street lights from the station to the railway gate;
- (b)  the  status  of  approval  for  much-needed  construction of an  Road Over Bridge (ROB) near Risama Railway DD-19 in Durg, which connects the capital to other major cities;
- (c) the status of approval for the construction of a double railway line from Durg to Rowghat to reduce pressure on passenger and goods trains on
- this route; and
- (d) the status of approval for the daily operation of passenger train number 78826 (Dallirajhara-Durg) and 78827 (Durg-Dallirajhara) with 12 coaches, keeping in view the increasing daily rush of passengers?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d) At Marauda station, located in Chhattisgarh, facilities like high level platform, platform shelter, waiting hall, drinking water arrangement, urinal lavatory, seating arrangement etc. are available.

Marauda  station  has  been  identified  for  development  under  Amrit  Bharat Station Scheme. Development works at Marauda station have been taken up  at  good  pace.  The  structural  work  of  concourse  and  waiting  hall,

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platform shelter, platform surfacing, parking and approach road have been completed.  The  finishing  works  of  concourse  and  waiting  hall,  toilet, circulating  area,  entry/exit  gate,  lighting,  Public  Address  System  and booking counter have been taken up.

Further, the work of providing street lights from Marauda railway station to railway gate has been taken up.

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.

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  the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Out of these, 32 stations are located in Chhattisgarh.  The  name  of  stations  identified  under  Amrit  Bharat Station Scheme in Chhattisgarh are as following:

| State        |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|--------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Chhattisgarh |                32 | Akaltara, Ambikapur, Baikunthpur Road, Balod, Baradwar, Belha, Bhanupratappur, Bhatapara, Bhilai, Bhilai Nagar, Bhilai Power House, Bilaspur, Champa, Dallirajhara, Dongargarh, Durg, Hathbandh, Jagdalpur, Janjgir Naila, Korba, |

| State   | No. of Stations   | Name of Stations                                                                                                                 |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                   | Mahasamund, Mandir Hasaud, Marauda, Nipania, Pendra Road, Raigarh, Raipur Jn, Raj Nandgaon, Sarona, Tilda-Neora, Urkura, Uslapur |

## Completed stations:

Development  works  at  railway  stations  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme in Chhattisgarh have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, works  of  05  stations  have  been  completed.  The  name  of  stations completed in Chhattisgarh are as following:

| State        |   No. of stations | Name of stations              |                 |         |
|--------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|---------|
| Chhattisgarh |                05 | Ambikapur, Dongargarh, Urkura | Bhanupratappur, | Bhilai, |

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:

-  Bhilai  Power House station: The works of new second entry station building, improvement of main entry station building, platform upgradation, improvement of waiting areas, development of circulating area, parking, lifts, escalators and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have  been  completed.  The  finishing  works  of  station  building  and improvement of illumination on platforms have been taken up.

- Dallirajhara  station:  The  works  of  improvement  of  station  building, waiting areas, toilet, platform upgradation and Public Address System have been completed. The works of improvement of circulating area, landscaping,  art  &  culture  works,  signage  and  improvement  of
-  illumination on platforms have been taken up.
-  Raipur Junction station: The works of utility shifting and relocation at second  entry  side  have  been  completed.  The  structural  works  of second entry station building, multi level parking facility on both main and second entry side, service buildings and development of circulating area at second entry side have been taken up.
-  Sarona  station:  The  works  of  new  second  entry  station  building, improvement  of  main  entry  station  building,  platform  upgradation, improvement  of  waiting  areas,  development  of  circulating  area, parking, Public Address System, lifts, escalators and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been completed. The finishing works of station building, landscaping, art &  culture and  improvement  of  illumination on platforms have been taken up.

Development / Upgradation of 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, without hindering passenger movement, speed restrictions due to works carried out in  close  proximity of  tracks  and  high  voltage  power  lines,  etc.  and  these power/signal  cables, etc.), infringements, operation of trains factors affect the completion time.

Development  /  Upgradation  /  Modernization  of  stations  including  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.  Chhattisgarh is covered under  the jurisdiction of  two railway zones,  namely,  South  East  Central  Railway  and  East  Coast  Railway.  For these  zones,  an  allocation  (revised  estimate)  of  ₹  1,163  crore  has  been made for  the  financial  year  2025-26,  out  of  which  an  expenditure  (up  to February, 2026)  of ₹ 974 crore has been incurred so far.

## ROB/RUB

The  work  for  construction  of  Road  Under  Bridge  (RUB)  in  lieu  of  Level Crossing (LC) Nos. DD-19 (Risama Level Crossing) at Km 889/7-8 has been sanctioned. The work of launching of segment boxes has been taken up.

Further, the work of preparation of Technical Feasibility Report / Detailed Project Report (TFR / DPR) for the construction of ROB at the demanded location has been taken up.

Further,  Railways have  also  taken  several  remedial  measures  to  mitigate the problem of water logging, as under:

-  Adequate  drainage  arrangement  has  been  made  as  integral  part  of planning of new RUB/underpasses.
-  In  existing  RUBs/underpasses  remedial  measures  like  water  flow diversion to nearby bridge and nallahs/drains, provision of cover shed on  approach roads, provision  of hump at entry to RUB, provision  of cross drains, sealing of joints etc. have been made as per feasibility, suitability and site requirements.

- In  addition, pumping arrangement has also been made for identified RUBs,  to  drain  out  water  expeditiously  in  case  of  emergency  and provision to stop road traffic in exceptional/unusual rainfall situation
-  for safety of road users.

Completion  &  commissioning  of  ROB/RUB  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.

Train Services

## Dallirajhara-Durg sector is being served by 10  train services listed below:-

|   SN | Train No. & Name               |
|------|--------------------------------|
|    1 | 78824 Durg - Dallirajhara DEMU |
|    2 | 78825 Dallirajhara-Durg DEMU   |
|    3 | 68764 Raipur - Taroki MEMU     |
|    4 | 68765 Taroki-Raipur MEMU       |
|    5 | 78817 Durg - Dallirajhara DEMU |
|    6 | 78818 Antagarh-Durg DEMU       |
|    7 | 78826 Durg-Dallirajhara DEMU   |
|    8 | 78827 Dallirajhara-Durg DEMU   |
|    9 | 78815 Raipur-Antagarh DEMU     |
|   10 | 78816 Antagarh-RaipurDEMU      |

Besides,  increase  in  frequency  of  train  services  is  an  on-going  process, which depends on various factors including:

- 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.
- Occupancy and the traffic requirement of the section.

## Railway Projects

Durg is an existing railway station and already connected to Dallirajhara. Presently,  Durg-  Dallirajhara  is  being  served  by  05  pairs  of  trains.  At present, the section has adequate line capacity to meet the current traffic.

For further providing connectivity to Rowghat and improving the connectivity in the region, Railway has taken up the work of DallirajharaRowghat-Jagdalpur new line project (235 Km). An expenditure of ₹ 1,028 Cr. has been incurred upto March 2025 and an outlay of ₹ 85 Cr. has been provided for this project for the financial year 2025-26. Status of the project is as under:

| Section                     | Status                              |
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Dallirajhara-Taroki (77 Km) | Commissioned.                       |
| Taroki-Rowghat (18 Km)      | Work has been completed.            |
| Rowghat-Jagdalpur (140 Km)  | Land acquisition has been taken up. |

Sanction  of  any  railway  project  depends  upon  many  parameters/factors which include the following:

-  Anticipated  traffic  projections  and  remunerativeness  of  the  proposed route
-  First and last mile connectivity provided by the project
-  Connection of missing links and providing additional route
-  Augmentation of congested/saturated lines
-  Demands raised by State Governments/Central Ministries/Public representatives,
-  Railway's operational requirements
-  Socio-economic considerations
-  Overall availability of funds

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.

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