Lok Sabha Question No. 654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Selected Railway Stations under ABSS
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Smt. June Maliah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 654 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2025

## SELECTED RAILWAY STATIONS UNDER ABSS

654. SMT. JUNE MALIAH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the name of stations selected under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS), State-wise;

- (b) the number of stations where work has been sanctioned, State-wise;
- (c) the number of stations where work has been completed, State-wise; and
- (d)  the  amount of funds allocated, released and utilised under the said scheme since its inception, year-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (d)  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
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- 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, 1337 stations have been identified for development under this scheme. Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, works

- of 105 stations has been completed. Names of these stations are as following: Ambikapur,  Amgaon,  Ayodhya  Dham,  Bagalkot,  Baijnath  Paprola, Balrampur,  Bareilly  City,  Begumpet,  Bhanupratappur,  Bhilai,  Bijnor, Bundi, Chanda Fort, Chidambaram, Chinchpokli, Chirayinkeezh, Cuttack, Dakor, Derol, Deshnoke, Devlali, Dharwad, Dhule, Dongargarh,  Fatehabad,  Fatehpur  Shekhawati,  Gadag,  Gogameri, Gokak Road, Gola Gokarnath, Gomti Nagar, Govardhan, Govind Garh, Govindpuri,  Govindpur  Road,  Haibargaon,  Hathras  City,  Hapa,  Idgah Agra Jn., Izzatnagar, Jam Jodhpur, Jam Wanthali, Joychandi Pahar, Kalyani Ghoshpara, Kanalus Jn., Karamsad, Karimnagar, Katni South, Kedgaon,  Kosamba  Jn.,  Kulitturai,  Lasalgaon,  Limbdi,  Lonand  Jn., Mahe, Mahuva, Mailani, Mandal Garh, MandawarMahwa Road, Mandi Dabwali, Mannargudi, Matunga, Mithapur, Morbi, Munirabad, Murtizapur Jn., Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad), Netaji Subhash Chandra  Bose  Itwari  Junction,  Okha,  Orchha,  Palitana,  Panagarh, Parel,  Pirpainti,  Pokhrayan,  Polur,  Rajgarh,  Rajmahal,  Rajula  Jn., Ramghat Halt,  Saharanpur  Jn.,  Samakhiyali,  Samalpatti,  Sankarpur, Savda,  Seoni,  Shahad,  Shajapur,  Shridham,  Siddharth  Nagar,  Sihor Jn., Srirangam, St.Thomas Mount, Sullurpeta, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan  Chappia, Thawe, Tiruvannamalai, Ujhani, Urkura, Utran, Vadakara, Vadala Road, Vriddhachalam Jn., Warangal. The works at other stations have also been taken up at good pace and progress of some of the stations is as given below:  Tirupati station: The structural framework of new main entry station building on South side and 2 nos. air  concourses  have  been
- completed. The finishing works of new main entry station building on South side and air concourses, structural work of station building on North  side,  platform  shelter  works,  lift,  escalators  etc.  have  been taken up.
-  Nellore station: The structural frameworks, brickwork and plastering of station buildings on both East and West sides and structural work of air concourse have been completed. The finishing works of station building  on  both  East  and  West  side  and  air  concourse,  extension work  of  subway,  water  tanks,  sewage  treatment  plant  have  been taken up.
-  Yesvantpur station: The structural works  of East side station building, civil works of East side sub-station, East side elevated road and  Multi  Level  Car  parking  have  been  completed.  The  finishing works of East side station building, East side elevated road and Multi Level Car parking, sewage treatment plant, structural work of West side station building and air concourse have been taken up.
-  Bangalore Cantt. station:  The  works  of  24m  wide  diversion  road on the South side, training centre, hostel on North side, structural work  of  South  side  station  building  have  been  completed. The finishing  work  South  side  station  building,  structural  work  of North side station building, Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.

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-  Rameswaram station: The structural works of East/North terminal building,  departure forecourt, arrival forecourt, residential tower, sub-station  building,  desalination  plant  and  sewage  treatment plant have been completed. The masonry works of East terminal building,  finishing  works  of  North  terminal  building,  departure forecourt, arrival forecourt, residential tower, platform
- upgradation including platform shelter and revamping of existing waiting hall have been taken up.
-  Safdarjung  station:  The  work  of  signal  building,  station  building, plumbing and firefighting, structural work of operational building up to  terrace  floor  slab,  air  concourse  foundation  and  pedestals  have been completed. The station building electrical and low voltage work, platform  refurbishing  work,  finishing  work  of  operational  building, overhead tank, air concourse 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. The priority for development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of stations is accorded  to  higher category  of station over lower category of station while sanctioning and executing the works.

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. Therefore, no time frame can be indicated at this stage.

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. The fund allocation of ₹ 12,118 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26 under Plan Head-53 and expenditure (up to October, 2025) of ₹ 7,253 crore has been incurred so far.

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