Lok Sabha Question No. 1784 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Railway Projects in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri R K Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1784 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025

## RAILWAY PROJECTS IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 1784. SHRI R K CHAUDHARY:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  specific  project-wise  completion  percentage  and  the  revised target date for commissioning for the three largest projects by cost out of the sanctioned 16 New Line projects and 3 Gauge Conversion projects in UP  (totaling approximately 1,740  km  and 261  km respectively);
- (b) the number of new ROBs/RUBs commissioned in UP during the last two  financial  years  given  the  high  number  of  Road  Over  Bridges (ROBs)  and  Road  Under  Bridges  (RUBs)  sanctioned  across  Indian Railways;
- (c) the  specific  deadline  for  completing  the  Overbridge  project  at  the Mohanlalganj crossing (Lucknow-Rae Bareli section);
- (d) the details of the station-wise status update on the redevelopment of the  157  stations  identified  in  Uttar  Pradesh  under  the  Amrit  Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS); and
- (e) the number of railway stations in UP, fully implemented with the One Station One Product (OSOP) scheme?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (e):  Railway  projects  are  surveyed/  sanctioned/executed  Zonal Railway  wise  and  not  State-wise/Constituency-wise  as  the  Railways'

projects may span across State boundaries. Railway projects are sanctioned on the basis of remunerativeness, traffic projections, last mile connectivity, missing links and alternate routes,augmentation of congested/saturated lines, demands raised by State Governments, Central Ministries, Members of Parliament, other public representatives, Railway's operational  requirement,  socio-economic  considerations  etc.  depending upon throwforward of ongoing projects and overall availability of funds.

Railway  infrastructure  projects  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Uttar Pradesh are covered under Northern Railway, North Central Railway, North Eastern Railway, East Central Railway and West Central Railway zones of Indian Railways.

## Uttar Pradesh

Budget allocation in the recent years has increased significantly. Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                          |
|----------|---------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹1,109 crore/year               |
| 2025-26  | ₹19,858 crore (Nearly 18 times) |

The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under:

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average Commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 996 Km                   | 199 Km/year                           |
| 2014-25  | 5272 Km                  | 479 Km per year (More than 2 times)   |

As on 01.04.2025, 49 projects (10 New Line, 02 Gauge Conversion and 37 Doubling) of 3,807 Km length, costing ₹62,360 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

| Category               |   No of sanctioned Projects |   Total Length (Km) |   Length Commissioned Upto Mar'25 (Km) |   Exp upto Mar'25 (Rs. in Cr.) |
|------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| New Line               |                          10 |                1227 |                                    340 |                          10517 |
| Gauge Conversion       |                          02 |                  67 |                                      0 |                            281 |
| Doubling/Multitracking |                          37 |                2513 |                                    983 |                          19813 |
| Total                  |                          49 |                3807 |                                   1323 |                          30611 |

## Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh are as under:

|   S. No. | Project                                                                             |   Cost (Rs. in Cr.) |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Domingarh-Gorakhpur-Kusumhi - 3rd Line and Gorakhpur-Nakaha Jungle Doubling (21 Km) |                 508 |
|        2 | Bahraich-Nanpara-Nepal Ganj Gauge Conversion (56 Km)                                |                 342 |
|        3 | Ballia-Ghazipur city Doubling (65 Km)                                               |                 650 |
|        4 | Ghazipur city-Tarighat New Line (17 Km)                                             |                1766 |
|        5 | Gonda-Gorakhpur Loop Gauge Conversion (260 Km)                                      |                 863 |
|        6 | Gonda-Bahraich Gauge Conversion (60 Km)                                             |                 318 |
|        7 | Barabanki-Akbarpur Doubling (161 Km)                                                |                1700 |
|        8 | Kaptanganj-Thawe-Chhapra Gauge Conversion (234 Km)                                  |                 819 |
|        9 | Pilibhit-Shahjahanpur Gauge Conversion (83 Km)                                      |                 589 |
|       10 | Indara-Dohrighat Gauge Conversion (34 Km)                                           |                 213 |
|       11 | Lucknow-Pilibhit Gauge Conversion (263 Km)                                          |                1634 |
|       12 | Bhadoi-Janghai Doubling (31 Km)                                                     |                 168 |
|       13 | Lahota-Bhadoi Doubling (39 Km)                                                      |                 184 |
|       14 | Meerut-Muzaffarnagar Doubling (55 Km)                                               |                 430 |
|       15 | Phaphamau-Prayagraj Doubling (14 Km)                                                |                 212 |
|       16 | Muzaffarnagar-Tapri Doubling (52 Km)                                                |                 525 |
|       17 | Utretia-Raibareilly Doubling (66 Km)                                                |                 662 |
|       18 | Raibareilly-Amethi Doubling (60 Km)                                                 |                 668 |
|       19 | Alamnagar-Utretia Doubling (20 Km)                                                  |                 358 |

|   S. No. | Project                                              |   Cost (Rs. in Cr.) |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|       20 | Bhimsen-Jhansi Doubling (206 Km)                     |                2620 |
|       21 | Etawah-Mainpuri New Line (58 Km)                     |                 313 |
|       22 | Malhaur-Daliganj Doubling (13 Km)                    |                 183 |
|       23 | Ruma Chakeri- Chandari 3 rd Line (13 Km)             |                 177 |
|       24 | Bareilly-Pilibhit-Tanakpur Gauge Conversion (102 Km) |                 313 |
|       25 | Rosa-Sitapur Cantt-Burhwal Doubling (181 Km)         |                2094 |
|       26 | Jaunpur- Akbarpur (Tanda) Doubling (77 Km)           |                 676 |
|       27 | Ramna- Renukut-Singrauli Doubling (160 Km)           |                2436 |
|       28 | Janghai- Phaphamau Doubling (47 Km)                  |                 414 |
|       29 | Varanasi-Madhosingh-Prayagraj Doubling (120 Km)      |                2018 |
|       30 | Karaila Road- Shaktinagar Doubling (32 Km)           |                 763 |
|       31 | Deoband (Muzzafarnagar)-Roorkee (27 Km)              |                1289 |
|       32 | Agra-Etawah New Line(110 Km)                         |                 427 |

## Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh which have been taken up are as under:

|   SN. | Project                                                      |   Cost (Rs. in Cr.) |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|     1 | Barabanki-Burhwal 3rd Line (27 Km)                           |                 426 |
|     2 | Burhwal- Gonda Kacheri 4 th line (56 Km)                     |                 796 |
|     3 | Burhwal-Gonda 3rd Line (62 Km)                               |                1118 |
|     4 | Bahraich- Khalilabad New Line (240 Km)                       |                4940 |
|     5 | Katra-Ayodhya Dham Doubling (10 Km)                          |                 466 |
|     6 | Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya- Prayagraj 3rd Line (150 Km)        |                2649 |
|     7 | Billi-Chunar Doubling (102 Km)                               |                1424 |
|     8 | Chhapra-Ballia Doubling (65 km)                              |                1046 |
|     9 | Unchhar-Amethi New Line (66 Km)                              |                1229 |
|    10 | Etah-Kasganj New Line ( 29 Km)                               |                 389 |
|    11 | Phephna-Indara, Mau-Shahganj Doubling (150 Km)               |                1778 |
|    12 | Gorakhpur- Valmikinagar Doubling (96 Km)                     |                1121 |
|    13 | Varanasi-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya 3 rd and 4 th Line (15 Km) |                2464 |
|    14 | Jhansi-Khairar-Manikpur & Khairar-Bhimsen Doubling (431 Km)  |                4330 |
|    15 | Sahjanwa-Dohrighat New Line (81 Km)                          |                1320 |

The details of three largest projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh are:

1. Bahraich-Khalilabad  via  Shravasti,  Balrampur,  Utraula,  Domariyaganj new  line  project  (240  Km)  has  been  sanctioned  at  a  cost  of  Rs.4940 crore.  The  project  has  been  notified  as  'Special  Railway  Project'  for acquisition of land through State Government  in January, 2024. Execution of the work has been planned in 3 phases i.e. Khalilabad to Bansi (54 Km), Bansi-Shravasti (113 km) and Shravasti to Bahraich (73 km).  Major  portion  of  land  acquisition  for  Khalilabad  to  Bansi  section has  been  completed  and  accordingly,  work  has  been  taken  up.  An expenditure of Rs.1067 crore has been incurred upto March 2025 and an outlay  of  Rs.421  crore  has  been  provided  for  this  project  for  the  year 2025-26.
2. The  work  on  Jhansi-Khairar-Manikpur  and  Khairar-Bhimsen  (431  km) doubling  project  has  been  taken  up  at  a  cost  of  Rs.  4330  crore.    The project has been notified as 'Special Railway Project' for acquisition of land through State Government in Nov, 2022. Approx    67 Ha of land has been acquired out of a total 97 Ha. An expenditure of Rs. 1830 crore has been incurred up to March 2025 and an outlay of Rs. 1416 crore has been provided for for the project the financial year 2025-26. Work have been taken up. 115 Km length has been commissioned.
3. The  work  on  Pt.  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  -  Prayagraj  3 rd   line  (150  Km) project has been taken up at a cost of Rs. 2649 crore.  The project has been  notified  as  'Special  Railway  Project'  for  acquisition  of  land through  State  Government  in  May,  2022.  Approx  108  Ha  of  land  has been acquired out of a total of 130 Ha. An expenditure of Rs. 1215 crore has been incurred up to March 2025 and  an outlay of Rs. 715 crore has been  provided  for  the  project  the  financial  year  2025-26.  Work  have been taken up. 41 Km length has been commissioned.

In last three years i.e 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and current financial year 2025-26, 119 surveys (33 New Line, 84 Doubling and 02 Gauge Conversion) covering a total length of 6,414 Km  have  been  sanctioned  falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh.

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 own operational requirements
-  Socio-economic considerations
-  Overall availability of funds

Completion of Railway project/s depends on various factors which include the following:

-  Land acquisition
-  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.

During  2023-24  to  2024-25,  252  Nos.  of  ROB/RUB  works  have  been completed in the State of Uttar Pradesh.

As on 01.11.2025, 4689 Nos. ROB/RUB works are sanctioned at a cost of Rs.  1,11,583  crore  on  Indian  Railways  which  are  at  various  stages  of planning and execution.

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.

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, 1337 stations have been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station  Scheme,  out  of  which  157  stations  are  located  in  the state of Uttar Pradesh. The name of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the state of Uttar Pradesh are as following:

| State   |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Uttar   |               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, ChandauliMajhwar, Chandausi, Chilbila, Chitrakutdhamkarwi, Chopan, Chunar Jn., Daliganj, Darshannagar, Deoria Sadar, Dhampur, Dildarnagar, Etawah Jn., Farrukhabad, Fatehabad, Fatehpur, Fatehpur |

| State   | No. of Stations   | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Pradesh |                   | 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 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, |

| State   | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                              |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         | Tulsipur, Tundla Jn., Ujhani, Unchahar, Unnao Jn, Utraitia Jn, Varanasi Cantt., Varanasi City, Vindhyachal, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Vyasnagar, Zafarabad |

Development  works  at  railway  stations  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme in the  state  of  Uttar  Pradesh  have  been  taken  up  at  a  good pace.  Till  now,  works  of  22  stations  (Ayodhya  Dham,  Balrampur, Bareilly City, Bijnor, Fatehabad, Fatehpur,Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar, Govardhan, Govindpuri, Hathras City, Idgah Agra Jn, Izzatnagar, Mailani, Panki Dham,Pokhrayan, Ramghat Halt, Saharanpur Jn., Siddharth  Nagar,  Suraimanpur,  Swaminarayan  Chappia,  Ujhani)  in  the state of Uttar Pradesh have been completed under this scheme.

The works at other stations have also been taken up at good pace and progress of some of above stations is as given below:

-  Tulsipur station: The works of improvement of station building, entrance porch, circulating area, parking area, improvement to waiting room, toilet, platform shelter and signages have been completed. The finishing works have been taken up.
-  Gonda station: The works of new station building, dismantling of existing structures and utility shifting have been taken up.
-  Modinagar station: The work of improvement to station building elevation, improvement to waiting area and toilets, 12 m  wide  Foot  Over  Bridge,  new  platform  shelters,  have  been completed  and  work  of  minor  finishing  items  of  building, platform  surfacing,  signage,  improvement  to  circulating  area and parking have been taken up.
-  Lucknow  (Charbagh)  station:  The  structural  works  of  the second  entry  station  building,  TTE  Running  Hostel,  Store Depot have been completed and masonry work including other finishing  works,  concourse,  Foot  Over  Bridge,  second  entry circulating area, main entry external development and platform no. 10/11 works have been taken up.
-  Prayagraj  Junction  station:  Structural  work  of  second  entry side, Rail Mail Service & arrival, parcel & arrival buildings and basement  plaza  at  second  entry,  Electrical  substation  have been  completed  and  finishing  work  of  these  structures  have been taken up. Extension work of Foot Over Bridge no. 2 has been completed. Work of roof  plaza  and relocated structures have been taken up.
-  Ghaziabad station: Structural work of station building at main entry side and second entry side, foundation work of Foot Over Bridge, roof plaza, electrical substation at main entry side and second  entry  side,  Magistrate  building,  Government  Railway Police and Railway Protection Force buildings have been taken up.

Further development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of stations  including  provision  of  passenger  amenities  at  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 / 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 state of Uttar Pradesh is covered under the  jurisdiction  of  five  railway  zones,  namely  East  Central  Railway, North  Central  Railway,  Northern  Railway,  North  Eastern  Railway  and West Central Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 4,358 crore has  been  made  for  the  financial  year  2025-26,  out  of  which  an expenditure (up to October, 2025) of ₹ 2,288 crore has been incurred so far. 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,  air-port 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. 'One  Station  One  Product'  (OSOP)  scheme  is  a  scheme  of  Ministry  of Railways  with  the  objective  to  promote  'Vocal  for  Local'  vision  of  the Government  of  India,  provide  a  market  for  indigenous  products  and opportunities  to  railway  passengers  to  experience  the  rich  heritage  of India  and  to  buy  local/indigenous  products.  Under  this  scheme,  Indian Railways  provide  OSOP  outlets  (fixed  stalls/  portable  trolleys)  at  railway stations  across  the  country  for  showcasing,  selling  and  giving  high visibility to indigenous/local products. As of 05.12.2025, OSOP units have been commissioned on 201 stations of

Uttar Pradesh under OSOP scheme.

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