Lok Sabha Question No. 5362 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Mega Coaching Terminal Scheme in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Dulu Mahato

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5362

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026

## MEGA COACHING TERMINAL SCHEME IN RAILWAYS

## 5362. SHRI DULU MAHATO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  criteria  and  parameters  set  by  the  Government  for  selection  of stations under the Mega Coaching Terminal Scheme in the Railways;
- (b)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Dhanbad  station  was  recommended  by  East Central  Railway  for  creation  of  a  Mega  Coaching  Terminal  under  the said scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  if  not,  the  reasons  for  not  selecting  Dhanbad  station  despite  its  high passenger and coaching traffic and fulfilling the prescribed criteria?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (c):    The  Coaching  Terminals/Coaching  Maintenance  Depots  are planned  and  executed  based  on  anticipated  passenger  footfall,  traffic trends,  operational  &  maintenance  requirements  and  requirements  for further development.

Average daily footfall at Dhanbad Junction Railway Station is about 53,000 passengers. To cater these passengers, Dhanbad Junction Railway Station is currently having following facilities:

-  15 Lines
-  08 Platforms
- 
- Waiting Hall
- 
- 
- 
- Foot Over Bridge
- Lift
- Drinking water arrangement, water booth, urinal, lavatory etc.

At  present,  the  washing  pit-line  facilities  available  at  Dhanbad  (04-Pit lines),  Barkakhana(01-Pit  line)  and  Gomoh(01-Pit  line)  are  sufficient  to cater to the present requirement of trains at Dhanbad and its nearby area.

Further, the works of widening of platform no. 8 and extension of Foot Over Bridge from platform no. 6/7 to platform no. 8 have been taken up.

## Trains serving Dhanbad Junction Railway Station:

Dhanbad Junction  Railway  station  is  presently  being  served  by  146  train services as under:

|   SN | Train Number and Name                      |
|------|--------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 11045 Kolhapur - Dhanbad Express           |
|    2 | 11046 Dhanbad - Kolhapur Express           |
|    3 | 11447 Jabalpur - Howrah Express            |
|    4 | 11448 Howrah - Jabalpur Express            |
|    5 | 11631 Bhopal - Dhanbad Express             |
|    6 | 11632 Dhanbad - Bhopal Express             |
|    7 | 12019 Howrah - Ranchi Shatabdi Express     |
|    8 | 12020 Ranchi - Howrah Shatabdi Express     |
|    9 | 12175 Howrah - Gwalior Express             |
|   10 | 12176 Gwalior - Howrah Express             |
|   11 | 12177 Howrah - Mathura Express             |
|   12 | 12178 Mathura - Howrah Express             |
|   13 | 12259 Sealdah - Bikaner Duronto Express    |
|   14 | 12260 Bikaner - Sealdah Duronto Express    |
|   15 | 12301 Howrah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express  |
|   16 | 12302 New Delhi - Howrah Rajdhani Express  |
|   17 | 12307 Howrah - Jodhpur Express             |
|   18 | 12308 Jodhpur - Howrah Express             |
|   19 | 12311 Howrah - Kalka Express               |
|   20 | 12312 Kalka - Howrah Express               |
|   21 | 12313 Sealdah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express |
|   22 | 12314 New Delhi - Sealdah Rajdhani Express |
|   23 | 12319 Kolkata - Gwalior Express            |
|   24 | 12320 Gwalior - Kolkata Express            |

|   25 | 12321 Howrah - CSMT(Mumbai) Express         |
|------|---------------------------------------------|
|   26 | 12322 CSMT(Mumbai) - Howrah Express         |
|   27 | 12323 Howrah - Barmer Express               |
|   28 | 12324 Barmer - Howrah Express               |
|   29 | 12329 Sealdah - Anand Vihar (T) Express     |
|   30 | 12330 Anand Vihar (T) - Sealdah Express     |
|   31 | 12339 Howrah - Dhanbad Express              |
|   32 | 12340 Dhanbad - Howrah Express              |
|   33 | 12353 Howrah - Lalkua Express               |
|   34 | 12354 Lalkua - Howrah Express               |
|   35 | 12357 Kolkata - Amritsar Express            |
|   36 | 12358 Amritsar- Kolkata Express             |
|   37 | 12371 Howrah - Bikaner Express              |
|   38 | 12372 Bikaner - Howrah Express              |
|   39 | 12379 Sealdah - Amritsar Express            |
|   40 | 12380 Amritsar - Sealdah Express            |
|   41 | 12381 Howrah - New Delhi Express            |
|   42 | 12382 New Delhi - Howrah Express            |
|   43 | 12495 Bikaner - Kolkata Express             |
|   44 | 12496 Kolkata - Bikaner Express             |
|   45 | 12937 Gandhidham - Howrah Express           |
|   46 | 12938 Howrah - Gandhidham Express           |
|   47 | 12941 Bhavnagar (T) - Asansol . Express     |
|   48 | 12942 Asansol -. Bhavnagar (T) Express      |
|   49 | 12987 Sealdah - Ajmer Express               |
|   50 | 12988 Ajmer - Sealdah Express               |
|   51 | 13009 Howrah - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express |
|   52 | 13010 Yog Nagari Rishikesh - Howrah Express |
|   53 | 13025 Howrah - Bhopal Express               |
|   54 | 13026 Bhopal - Howrah Express               |
|   55 | 13065 Howrah - Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat |
|   56 | 13066 Anand Vihar (T) - Howrah Amrit Bharat |
|   57 | 13151 Kolkata - Jammu Tawi Express          |
|   58 | 13152 Jammu Tawi - Kolkata Express          |
|   59 | 13167 Kolkata - Agra Cantt. Express         |

|   60 | 13168 Agra Cantt. - Kolkata Express     |
|------|-----------------------------------------|
|   61 | 13301 Dhanbad - Adityapur Express       |
|   62 | 13302 Adityapur - Dhanbad Express       |
|   63 | 13303 Dhanbad - Ranchi Express          |
|   64 | 13304 Ranchi - Dhanbad Express          |
|   65 | 13305 Dhanbad - Sasaram Express         |
|   66 | 13306 Sasaram - Dhanbad Express         |
|   67 | 13307 Dhanbad - Firozpur Cantt. Express |
|   68 | 13308 Firozpur Cantt - Dhanbad Express  |
|   69 | 13319 Dumka - Ranchi Express            |
|   70 | 13320 Ranchi - Dumka Express            |
|   71 | 13329 Dhanbad - Patna Express           |
|   72 | 13330 Patna - Dhanbad Express           |
|   73 | 13331 Dhanbad - Patna Express           |
|   74 | 13332 Patna - Dhanbad Express           |
|   75 | 13351 Dhanbad - Alappuzha Express       |
|   76 | 13352 Alappuzha - Dhanbad Express       |
|   77 | 13403 Ranchi - Bhagalpur Express        |
|   78 | 13404 Bhagalpur - Ranchi Express        |
|   79 | 13425 Malda Town - Surat Express        |
|   80 | 13426 Surat - Malda Town Express        |
|   81 | 13503 Bardhaman - Hatia Express         |
|   82 | 13504 Hatia - Bardhaman Express         |
|   83 | 13545 Asansol - Gaya Express            |
|   84 | 13546 Gaya - Asansol Express            |
|   85 | 13553 Asansol - Varanasi Express        |
|   86 | 13554 Varanasi - Asansol Express        |
|   87 | 15027 Sambalpur - Gorakhpur Express     |
|   88 | 15028 Gorakhpur - Sambalpur Express     |
|   89 | 15661 Ranchi - Kamakhya Express         |
|   90 | 15662 Kamakhya - Ranchi Express         |
|   91 | 17005 Hyderabad - Raxaul Express        |
|   92 | 17006 Raxaul - Hyderabad Express        |
|   93 | 17007 Charlapalli - Darbhanga Express   |
|   94 | 17008 Darbhanga - Charlapalli Express   |

|   95 | 17321 Vasco Da Gama - Jasidih Express    |
|------|------------------------------------------|
|   96 | 17322 Jasidih - Vasco Da Gama Express    |
|   97 | 18019 Jhargram - Dhanbad Express         |
|   98 | 18020 Dhanbad - Jhargram Express         |
|   99 | 18105 Rourkela - Jaynagar Express        |
|  100 | 18106 Jaynagar - Rourkela Express        |
|  101 | 18119 Tatanagar - Jaynagar Express       |
|  102 | 18120 Jaynagar - Tatanagar Express       |
|  103 | 18185 Tatanagar - Godda Express          |
|  104 | 18186 Godda - Tatanagar Express          |
|  105 | 18603 Ranchi - Godda Express             |
|  106 | 18604 Godda - Ranchi Express             |
|  107 | 18619 Ranchi - Godda Express             |
|  108 | 18620 Godda - Ranchi Express             |
|  109 | 18621 Patna - Hatia Express              |
|  110 | 18622 Hatia - Patna Express              |
|  111 | 18629 Ranchi - Gorakhpur Express         |
|  112 | 18630 Gorakhpur - Ranchi Express         |
|  113 | 19413 Ahmedabad - Kolkata Express        |
|  114 | 19414 Kolkata - Ahmedabad Express        |
|  115 | 19607 Kolkata - Madar Express            |
|  116 | 19608 Madar - Kolkata Express            |
|  117 | 20975 Howrah - Agra Cantt Express        |
|  118 | 20976 Agra Cantt. - Howrah Express       |
|  119 | 22303 Howrah - Gaya Vande Bharat Express |
|  120 | 22304 Gaya - Howrah Vande Bharat Express |
|  121 | 22307 Howrah - Bikaner Express           |
|  122 | 22308 Bikaner - Howrah Express           |
|  123 | 22317 Sealdah - Jammu Tawi Express       |
|  124 | 22318 Jammu Tawi - Sealdah Express       |
|  125 | 22323 Kolkata - Ghazipur City Express    |
|  126 | 22324 Ghazipur City - Kolkata Express    |
|  127 | 22387 Howrah - Dhanbad Express           |
|  128 | 22388 Dhanbad - Howrah Express           |
|  129 | 22911 Indore - Howrah Express            |

|   130 | 22912 Howrah - Indore Express            |
|-------|------------------------------------------|
|   131 | 53323 Sindri Town - Dhanbad Passenger    |
|   132 | 53324 Dhanbad - Sindri Town Passenger    |
|   133 | 53327 Sindri Town - NSCB Gomoh Passenger |
|   134 | 53328 NSCB Gomoh - Sindri Town Passenger |
|   135 | 53333 Sindri Town - Dhanbad Passenger    |
|   136 | 53334 Dhanbad - Sindri Town Passenger    |
|   137 | 53339 Chandrapura - Dhanbad Passenger    |
|   138 | 53340 Dhanbad - Chandrapura Passenger    |
|   139 | 63541 Asansol - NSCB Gomoh MEMU          |
|   140 | 63542 NSCB Gomoh - Asansol MEMU          |
|   141 | 63543 Asansol - NSCB Gomoh MEMU          |
|   142 | 63544 NSCB Gomoh - Asansol MEMU          |
|   143 | 63555 Asansol - Barkakana MEMU           |
|   144 | 63556 Barkakana - Asansol MEMU           |
|   145 | 68087 Bishnupur - Dhanbad MEMU           |
|   146 | 68088 Dhanbad - Bankura MEMU             |

## Amrit Bharat Station Scheme:

Dhanbad station, located in Jharkhand, has been identified for development under  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme.  Currently,  Dhanbad  station  is  under master  planning  stage.  Master  Planning  is  an  iterative  process  requiring optimization  and  the  time  frame  and  other  details  for  such  optimization cannot be indicated at this stage.

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  longterm 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  this scheme, out of which, 57 stations including Dhanbad station, are located in Jharkhand. The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Jharkhand are as following:

| State     |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Jharkhand |                57 | Balsiring, Bano, Barajamda Jn, Barkakana, Basukinath, Bhaga, Bokaro Steel City , Chaibasa, Chakradharpur, Chandil, Chandrapura, Daltonganj, Dangoaposi, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Dumka, Gamharia, Gangaghat, Garhwa Road, Garhwa Town, Ghatsila, Giridih, Godda, Govindpur Road, Haidar Nagar, Hatia, Hazaribagh Road, Jamtara, Japla, Jasidih Jn, Katrasgarh, Koderma Jn, Kumardubi, Latehar, Lohardaga, Madhupur Jn, Manoharpur, |

## Completed stations:

Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Jharkhand have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, 09 stations in Jharkhand  have  been  completed.  The  name  of  stations  completed  in Jharkhand are as following:

| State     |   No. of stations | Name of stations                                                                             |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Jharkhand |                09 | Godda, Govindpur Road, Lohardaga, Madhupur Jn, MuriJn, Piska, Rajmahal, Sahibganj, Sankarpur |

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:

-  Chakradharpur  station:  The  works  of  new  second  entry  station building, platform surfacing, approach road, drinking water, compound wall  and  entry/exit  gate  have  been  completed.  The  works  of  toilet block, circulating area and parking have been taken up.
-  Chaibasa station: The works of platform extension and surfacing have been completed. The works  of station building, new  platform, circulating  area,  parking,  approach  road  and  entry/exit  have  been taken up.
-  Dangoaposi station: The works of approach road and drinking water booth  have  been  completed.  The  works  of  improvement  of  station building, platform extension and surfacing, approach road and entry/exit gate have been taken up.

Muhammad Ganj,  Muri  Jn,  N.S.C.B.  Jn  Gomoh, Nagar Untari, Namkom, Orga, Pakur, Parasnath, Piska,  Rajkharswan,  Rajmahal,  Ramgarh  Cantt, Ranchi Jn, Sahibganj, Sankarpur, Silli, Sini, Tatanagar, Tatisilwai, Vidyasagar

-  Manoharpur  station:  The  works  of  new  station  building,  platform extension and surfacing, circulating area, parking, approach road and entry/exit gate have been taken up.
-  Rajkharswan  station:  The  works  of  new  station  building,  platform shelter, platform surfacing, circulating area, parking, approach road, entry/exit road and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.

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.

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 constituency wise or state-wise. Jharkhand is covered under the jurisdiction  of  three  railway  zones, namely, Eastern Railway, East Central Railway, and  South  Eastern  Railway. For these zones, an allocation (Revised Estimate) of ₹ 1,469 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26,  out  of  which  an  expenditure  of  ₹  1,447  crore  (up  to  February, 2026) has been incurred so far.

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