Lok Sabha Question No. 5516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Modernization of Muzaffarnagar Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Harendra Singh Malik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5516

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026

## MODERNIZATION OF MUZAFFARNAGAR RAILWAY STATION

## †5516. SHRI HARENDRA SINGH MALIK:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has proposed modernization of the Muzaffarnagar  Railway  Station  such as providing escalators, foot overbridges, etc.;
- (b) the details of the resumption of trains/stoppages that were discontinued in recent years; and
- (c) whether any additional budget has been allocated for security upgrades at the said railway station and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c) At Muzaffarnagar station, located in Uttar Pradesh, facilities like high level platforms, platform shelter, waiting hall, drinking water arrangement, urinal, lavatory, seating arrangement, Foot Over Bridge etc. are available.

Muzaffarnagar  station  has  been  identified  for  development  under  Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Development works at Muzaffarnagar station have been taken up at good pace. The work of improvement of station building, platform shelter, platform surfacing, new second entry building, circulating area and 6 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.

Further,  development  /  redevelopment  /  upgradation  /  modernisation  of stations including provision of escalators, Foot Over Bridge etc. on Indian

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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,  1338  stations  have  been  identified  for  development  under  Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, out of which 157 stations including Muzaffarnagar station are located in Uttar Pradesh. The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Uttar Pradesh are as following:

| State         |   No. of Stations | Names 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 |

| State   | No. of Stations   | Names of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                   | 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 |

## Completed Stations:

Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Uttar Pradesh have been taken up at a good pace. The detail of stations completed in Uttar Pradesh is as given below:

| State         |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh |                23 | Ayodhya Dham Junction, Balrampur, Bareilly City, Bijnor, Fatehabad, Fatehpur, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar, Govardhan, Govindpuri, Hathras City, Idgah Agra Jn, Izzatnagar, Khalilabad, Mailani Jn, Panki Dham, Pokhrayan, Ramghat Halt, Saharanpur Jn., Siddharth Nagar, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan Chappia, Ujhani |

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:

-  Ghaziabad station:  The  structural  works  of  station  building  at  main entry side and second entry side, foundation work of new Foot Over Bridge-B  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 and 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.

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 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  (Revised  Estimate)  of  ₹3,794  crore  has  been made for  the  financial  year  2025-26,  out  of  which  an  expenditure  (up  to February, 2026) of ₹ 3,694 crore has been incurred so far.

Train Services:

Muzaffarnagar station is presently being served by 55 train services.

|   SN | Train no. and name                                  |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 22457 Anand Vihar (T)-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express |
|    2 | 22458 Dehradun-Anand Vihar (T) Vande Bharat Express |
|    3 | 12017 New Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express           |
|    4 | 12018 Dehradun-New Delhi Shatabdi Express           |
|    5 | 12055 New Delhi-Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express       |
|    6 | 12056 Dehradun-New Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express       |
|    7 | 12401 Kota -Dehradun Express                        |
|    8 | 12402 Dehradun-Kota Express                         |
|    9 | 12903 Bandra (T)-Amritsar Express                   |
|   10 | 12904 Amritsar-Bandra (T) Express                   |
|   11 | 14089 Anand Vihar (T)-Kotdwara Express              |
|   12 | 14090 Kotdwara-Anand Vihar (T) Express              |
|   13 | 14241 Prayagraj Sangam-Saharanpur Express           |
|   14 | 14242 Saharanpur -Prayagraj Sangam Express          |
|   15 | 14303 Delhi -Haridwar Express                       |
|   16 | 14304 Haridwar-Delhi Express                        |
|   17 | 14309 Lakshmibai Nagar-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express |
|   18 | 14310 Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Lakshmibai Nagar Express |
|   19 | 14317 Lakshmibai Nagar-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express |
|   20 | 14318 Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Lakshmibai Nagar Express |
|   21 | 14332 Kalka-Delhi Express                           |
|   22 | 14521 Delhi -Ambala Cantt Express                   |
|   23 | 14522 Ambala Cantt-Delhi Express                    |
|   24 | 14661 Barmer-Jammu Tawi Express                     |
|   25 | 14662 Jammu Tawi-Barmer Express                     |
|   26 | 14681 Delhi -Jalandhar City Express                 |

|   SN | Train no. and name                                          |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|   27 | 14682 Jalandhar City-Delhi Express                          |
|   28 | 18237 Korba-Amritsar Express                                |
|   29 | 18238 Amritsar-Bilaspur Express                             |
|   30 | 18477 Puri-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express                     |
|   31 | 18478 Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Puri Express                     |
|   32 | 19019 Bandra (T)-Haridwar Express                           |
|   33 | 19020 Haridwar-Bandra (T) Express                           |
|   34 | 19031 Sabarmati Bg-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express             |
|   35 | 19032 Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Sabarmati Bg Express             |
|   36 | 19325 Indore -Amritsar Express                              |
|   37 | 19326 Amritsar-Indore Express                               |
|   38 | 19565 Okha-Dehradun Express                                 |
|   39 | 19566 Dehradun-Okha Express                                 |
|   40 | 20411 Delhi -Saharanpur Express                             |
|   41 | 20412 Saharanpur -Delhi Express                             |
|   42 | 20493 Madurai -Chandigarh Express                           |
|   43 | 20494 Chandigarh-Madurai Express                            |
|   44 | 22431 Subedarganj-Mctm Udhampur Express                     |
|   45 | 22432 Mctm Udhampur-Subedarganj Express                     |
|   46 | 22659 Thiruvananthapuram North-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express |
|   47 | 22660 Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Thiruvananthapuram North Express |
|   48 | 22917 Bandra (T)-Haridwar Express                           |
|   49 | 22918 Haridwar-Bandra (T) Express                           |
|   50 | 54473 Delhi -Saharanpur Passenger                           |
|   51 | 54474 Saharanpur -Delhi Passenger                           |
|   52 | 64557 Delhi -Saharanpur MEMU                                |
|   53 | 64558 Saharanpur -Delhi MEMU                                |

|   SN | Train no. and name           |
|------|------------------------------|
|   54 | 64559 Delhi -Saharanpur MEMU |
|   55 | 64560 Saharanpur -Delhi MEMU |

With a view to contain the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, Indian Railways had  discontinued  the  operation  of  all  regular  passenger  carrying  trains with  effect  from  23 rd   March,  2020  and  only  special  train  services  were being  operated.  Indian  Railways  also  undertook  rationalisation  of  timetable,  including  rationalisation  of  train  services  and  stoppages,  in  a scientific manner with the assistance of IIT-Bombay. The exercise has been undertaken inter  alia  to  provide  for  better  passenger  safety  by  creating maintenance corridor blocks, speeding up of train services and to improve punctuality.  Since  November  2021,  Express  train  services  are  being operated as per rationalized time table and regular numbers.

Besides,  provision  of  stoppages  of  train  services,  which  is  an  on-going process, depends on the traffic justification, operational feasibility including  availability  of  extra  time  on  the  section  and  availability  of matching infrastructure such as platform length etc.

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