Lok Sabha Question No. 6111 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-01
Subject: ROB Projects in Jalandhar Lok Sabha Constituency
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Charanjit Singh Channi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6111 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026

## ROB PROJECTS IN JALANDHAR LOK SABHA CONSTITUENCY

## 6111. SHRI CHARANJIT SINGH CHANNI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that several Rail Over Bridge (ROB) projects in the Jalandhar  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  in  Punjab  have  remained  pending beyond the stipulated completion timeline and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the details of pending railway bridge works including their sanctioned cost, present stage of construction and the reasons for delay;
- (c)  whether  the  Jalandhar  Cantt.  Railway  Station  redevelopment  and operational works have also been delayed despite earlier announcements and project approvals and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  revised  timeline  fixed  by  the  Government  for  completion  of  these bridge projects and full operationalisation of the said station along with the steps taken/being taken to expedite the works?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (d):Sanctioning and execution of works of Road Over Bridges/ Road Under Bridges (ROBs/RUBs) is a continuous and ongoing process on Indian Railways.  Such  works  are  prioritized  and  taken  up  on  the  basis  of  its impact on safety and mobility in train operations and impact on road users.

No. of ROBs/ RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 2004-14 vis a vis 2014-26 (Upto Jan'26) is as under:

| Period   | ROBs/ RUBs constructed   |
|----------|--------------------------|
| 2004-14  | 4,148 Nos.               |

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2014-26 (Upto Jan'26)

## 14,024  Nos.  (including    434      Nos.  in the State of  Punjab)

As on 01.02.2026, 4,802 no. ROBs/RUBs are sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 1,14,196  Cr  on  Indian  Railways  including    120  Nos.  Road  Over  Bridge (ROB)/Road Under Bridge (RUB) at a cost of ₹ 1,848 crore in the State of Punjab  which  are  at  various  stages  of  planning  and  execution.  In Jalandhar  Lok  Sabha  Constituency,  19  Nos.  ROBs/RUBs  works  are sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 301 Cr. The details are as under:

| #   | Name of work                                                                              | ROB/ RUB   | Remarks                                                                |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1   | LC No. C-8 at km. 9/2-3 on Phillaur- Lohian Khas section.                                 | RUB        | Work held up due to law and order issues in the area.                  |
| 2   | LC No. C-48 at km. 30/0-1 on Jalandhar-Nakodar section.                                   | RUB        |                                                                        |
| 3   | LC No. C-28 at km. 19/4-5 on Jalandhar-Nakodar section.                                   | RUB        |                                                                        |
| 4   | LC No. C-13 on Jalandhar- Pathankot Section                                               | RUB        |                                                                        |
| 5   | LC No.C-19 on Jalandhar- Pathankot Section                                                | RUB        |                                                                        |
| 6   | LC No.C-43 on Jalandhar- Hoshiarpur Section                                               | RUB ROB    | Preparation of GAD has                                                 |
| 7 8 | LC No. B-67A on Jalandhar Cantt-Jalandhar City LC No. S-4 between Jalandhar-Jamsherkhason | ROB        | been taken up. Preparation of GAD has been taken up.                   |
| 9   | LC no. S-79 on Ludhiana- Jalandhar section                                                | RUB        | Work of railway portion completed. Work of approacheshas been taken up |
| 10  | LC No.S-78 at KM 410/23-25 on Ludhiana-Jalandhar section                                  | ROB        | Preparation of GAD has been taken up.                                  |
| 11  | LC no. S-70 at Km.426.236 on Sahnewal-Amritsar                                            | RUB        | Work has been taken up. Box casting is complete.                       |
| 12  | section LC No.S-88 at KM 389/29-31                                                        | ROB        | Preparation of GAD has                                                 |

|   13 | LC No.S-84 at KM398/970 on Ludhiana-Jalandhar section   | RUB   | GAD has been approved. Work has been taken up   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------------------------------------------------|
|   14 | LC no. S-63 at Km 433/27-28 on Jalandhar-Beas section   | RUB   | Preparation of GAD has been taken up.           |
|   15 | LC No.S-90 at KM387/641 in Ludhiana-Jalandhar section   | RUB   | Preparation of GAD has been taken up.           |
|   16 | LC NO.S-85 at KM 396/488 in Ludhiana-Jalandhar section  | RUB   | Preparation of GAD has been taken up.           |
|   17 | LC NO.S-86 at KM 394/114 in Ludhiana-Jalandhar section  | RUB   | Preparation of GAD has been taken up.           |
|   18 | LC NO.S-87 at KM391/447 in Ludhiana-Jalandhar section   | RUB   | Preparation of GAD has been taken up.           |
|   19 | LC C-7 at KM 4/13-14 in Jalandhar-Nakodar section.      | RUB   | Preparation of GAD has been taken up.           |

Completion  of  any  ROB/RUB  work  depends  on  various  factors  like, 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, number of working months in a year for particular project / work sites 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 work:

- 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.

## Station Re-development

Jalandhar Cantt. railway station has been identified for redevelopment under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. The redevelopment works of Jalandhar

Cantt. railway station has been sanctioned.

At  Jalandhar  Cantt.  Station,  the  structural  works  for  the  main  entry station  building,  second  entry  station  building,  improvement  of  platform surface,  structural  work  of  platform  shelters,  structural  work  of  through roof, and structural work of foot over bridge and air concourse have been completed. The works for the finishing of main entry building, second entry building,  platform  shelters,  foot  over  bridge,  air  concourse,  through  roof and improvement of circulating area have been taken up.

Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  involves  preparation  of  master  plans and  their  implementation  in  phases  to  improve  the  stations.  The  master planning, keeping in view the necessity at each station 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.

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.

The name of stations identified under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Punjab is as following:

| State   |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Punjab  |                30 | Abohar, Amritsar, Anandpur Sahib, Beas, Bhatinda Jn, Dhandari Kalan, Dhuri, Fazilka, Firozpur Cantt, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar Cantt Jn, Jalandhar City Jn, Kapurthala, Kot Kapura Jn, Ludhiana Jn, Malerkotla, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar, Nangal Dam, Pathankot Cantt., Pathankot City, Patiala, Phagwara Jn, Phillaur Jn, Rup Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Mohali, Sangrur, Sirhind |

Till now, works of 03 stations (i.e. Anandpur Sahib, Muktsar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Mohali) have been completed in Punjab.

The activities for development at other stations have also been taken up at  good pace in Punjab and progress of some of the stations is as given below:

-  Sirhind station:  The  works  of  improvement  of  station building, entrance porch, AC waiting room with toilet, improvement of second

- class waiting room, toilet block, circulating area, parking, entry/exit gate, lighting and signage have been completed. The works of lift and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  Gurdaspur  station:  The  works  of  station  building,  platform  shelter, improvement  of  platform  surface,  waiting  room,  toilet,  circulating area,  porch  and  lighting  have  been  completed.  The  works  of  new platform  no.  2,  booking  cum  waiting  hall,  circulating  area,  parking, entry/exit  gate  on  main  entry  and  second  side  and  12  m  Foot  Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  Patiala station:  The  works  of improvement  of  station building, entrance porch, platform shelter, improvement of waiting hall, retiring room,  toilet,  circulating  area,  parking,  entry/exit  gate  and  signage have been completed. The works of platform surfacing, development of second entry, lift and 12 m Foot Over Bridge 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,  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.

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