Lok Sabha Question No. 3033 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Pending Railway Projects in Badaun District in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Aditya Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3033 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026

## PENDING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN BADAUN DISTRICT IN UTTAR PRADESH

†3033. SHRI ADITYA YADAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the fact that several railway projects in the Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh are pending or delayed weakening essential connectivity, affecting trade and hampering economic progress of the district;
- (b)  if  so,  the  detailed  corrective  steps  taken/proposed  to be taken by the Government  to  prioritize  these  railway  projects  to  ensure  adequate budget  allocation,  timely  contractor  appointments,  strengthen  project monitoring mechanism and expedite completions periods in the interest of the residents and the industries of Badaun district; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (c):      To  improve  connectivity  of  Budaun,  Gauge  Conversion  of Kasganj -Budaun-Bareilly Jn has been completed.

Presently,  Budaun  is  served  by  the  following  14  train  services  which catering to the needs of passengers of the Station:

|   SN | Train no. and Name               |
|------|----------------------------------|
|    1 | 15055 Agra Fort-Ramnagar Express |
|    2 | 15056 Ramnagar-Agra Fort Express |
|    3 | 15061 Kasganj-Lalkua Jn. Express |

|   4 | 15062 Lalkua Jn.-Kasganj Express      |
|-----|---------------------------------------|
|   5 | 22975 Bandra (T) -Ramnagar Express    |
|   6 | 22976 Ramnagar-Bandra (T) Express     |
|   7 | 55307 Kasganj-Ramnagar Passenger      |
|   8 | 55308 Ramnagar-Kasganj Passenger      |
|   9 | 55311 Kasganj-Lalkua Jn. Passenger    |
|  10 | 55312 Lalkua Jn.-Kasganj Passenger    |
|  11 | 55327 Kasganj-Bareilly City Passenger |
|  12 | 55328 Bareilly City-Kasganj Passenger |
|  13 | 55329 Kasganj-Bareilly City Passenger |
|  14 | 55330 Bareilly Jn-Kasganj Passenger   |

Besides, introduction of train services on any route/section, which is an ongoing process,  depends on various factors which include:

- Capacity of that section.
- Availability of path.
- Availability of required rolling stock.
- Availability of matching infrastructure for rolling stock.
- Maintenance requirement of railway tracks and other assets.

Uttar Pradesh

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 Projects |   Total Length (km) |   Length Commissioned (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 |

| S. No.   | Project                                                                               | Cost (Rs. in Cr.)   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 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                 |
| 20 21    | Bhimsen-Jhansi Doubling (206 Km) Etawah-Mainpuri New Line (58 Km)                     | 2620 313            |
|          | Malhaur-Daliganj Doubling (13 Km)                                                     | 183                 |
| 22       |                                                                                       |                     |
| 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 27    | Jaunpur- Akbarpur (Tanda) Doubling (77 Km) Ramna- Renukut-Singrauli Doubling (160 Km) | 676 2436            |
| 28       | Janghai- Phaphamau Doubling (47 Km)                                                   | 414                 |
| 29       | Varanasi-Madhosingh-Prayagraj Doubling Km)                                            | 2018                |
| 30       | (120 Karaila Road- Shaktinagar Doubling (32 Km)                                       | 763                 |
| 31       | Deoband (Muzzafarnagar)-Roorkee (27 Km)                                               | 1289                |
| 32       | Agra-Etawah New Line(110 Km)                                                          | 427                 |
| 33       | Phephna-Indara, Mau-Shahganj Doubling (150 Km)                                        | 1778                |

## 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  | Gorakhpur- Valmikinagar Doubling (96 Km)             | 1121   |
| 12  | Varanasi-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya 3 rd and 4 th Line | 2464   |
|     | (15 Km)                                              |        |
| 13  | Jhansi-Khairar-Manikpur & Khairar-Bhimsen            | 4330   |
|     | Doubling (431 Km)                                    |        |
| 14  | Sahjanwa-Dohrighat New Line (81 Km)                  | 1320   |

Various steps taken by the Government for speedy approval and implementation  of  Railway  projects  include  (i)  setting  up  of  Gati  Shakti units (ii) prioritisation of projects (iii) substantial increase in allocation of funds on priority projects (iv) delegation of powers at field level (v) close monitoring  of  progress  of project at various levels, and (vi) regular follow up with State Governments and concerned authorities for expeditious land acquisition, forestry and Wildlife clearances and for resolving other issues pertaining  to  projects.  This  has  led  to  substantial  increase  in  rate  of commissioning since 2014.

## Station Redevelopment :

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,  1,337  stations  have  been  identified  for  development  under  the Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme.  Out  of  these,  157  stations  including Badaun  and  Ujhani  stations  of  Badaun  district,are  located  in  Uttar Pradesh.

The name of stations identified under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Uttar Pradesh are as following:

| State   |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                          |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Uttar   |               157 | Achnera, Agra Cantt., Agra Fort, Aishbagh |

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

| State   | No. of Stations   | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                   | 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, 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 Uttar Pradesh have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, works of 23 stations (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)  in  Uttar  Pradesh have been completed under this scheme.

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

-  Badaun  station:  The  works  of  parking  area,  toilet,  platform  shelter, platform surfacing and waiting hall have been completed. The work of improvement to station building has been taken up.
-  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  station:  The  works  of  new  station  building,  platform  shelter, platform surfacing, booking office, waiting hall, 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

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. Development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of a station is carried out based on category of station/condition/traffic handled etc.

Indian Railways has a well established mechanism to monitor implementation  of  projects  including  their  reviews,  inspection,  check  for quality  of  works  and  audits.  Works  are  carried  out  adhering  to  the standards  and  specifications  laid  down  in  various  codes  and  manuals. Inspections/audits/checks  are  carried  out  from  time  to  time  by  various agencies/officials/multi-disciplinary  teams  as  per  laid  down  instructions and actions for correction are taken immediately. This is a continuous and ongoing process.

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.

Development  /  Upgradation  /  Modernization  of  stations  including  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.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 ₹ 3,794 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26, out  of  which  an  expenditure  of  ₹  3,343  crore  (up  to  January,  2026)  has been incurred so far.

## ROBs/RUBs :

Sanctioning of works of Road over Bridge (ROB)/Road under Bridge (RUB) in lieu of Level crossings (LCs) is a continuous and dynamic process of Indian Railway. Such works are prioritised and taken up on the basis of its impact on safety in train operations, mobility of trains & impact for road users and feasibility etc.

No. of ROBs/ RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 200414 vis a vis 2014-26 (Jan'26) is as under:

| Period                | ROBs/ RUBs constructed                                                          |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2004-14               | 4,148 Nos.                                                                      |
| 2014-26 (Upto Jan'26) | 14,024 Nos. ( including 1,702 Nos. of ROBs/ RUBs in the state of Uttar Pradesh) |

As  on  01.02.2026,  4,802  Nos.  ROBs/  RUBs  are  sanctioned  at  cost  of  ₹ 1,14,196  Cr  on  Indian  Railways  including  778  Nos.  Road  Over  Bridge (ROB)/Road Under Bridge  (RUB)  are  sanctioned  at  cost  of  ₹  15,170  Cr  in State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  which  are  at  various  stages  of  planning  and

execution. Out of which 05 Nos. RUB works at a cost of ₹ 22.86 crore are sanctioned in Badaun District. The details are as under:

|   S.No. | LC Details                                                      | Remarks                                                                                                                   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | LC No.270 on on Kasganj- Lalkuan section                        | The work for construction of RUB at this location has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 4.77 Cr. The work has been taken up. |
|       2 | LC No. 302 on Kasganj- Lalkuan section.                         | The work for construction of RUB at this location has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 4.84 Cr. The work has been taken up. |
|       3 | Km 111/12-13 (non LC location) on Chandausi- Harduaganj section | The work for construction of RUB at this location has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 3.64 Cr. The work has been taken up. |
|       4 | LC No. 275 on Kasganj- Lalkuan section.                         | A work has been sanctioned for construction of RUB at this location at a cost of ₹ 4.77 Cr.                               |
|       5 | LC No 286 on Kasganj- Lalkuan section.                          | A work has been sanctioned for construction of RUB at this location at a cost of ₹ 4.84 Cr..                              |

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 ROB/RUB works: (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. (iv) ROB/RUB works are planned to be executed on a single entity basis

- by Railway wherever possible. In case any Road Owning authority/State Govt. wants, then Railway may permit them to execute the work on a single entity basis.

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