Lok Sabha Question No. 477 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Initiatives under PM Gati Shakti to Strengthen Railway Network
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Smt. Shambhavi, Dr. Lata Wankhede

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 477 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026

## INITIATIVES UNDER PM GATI SHAKTI TO STRENGTHEN RAILWAY NETWORK

## *477. DR. LATA WANKHEDE: SMT. SHAMBHAVI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  approved  new  railway  infrastructure projects  to  enhance  capacity,  connectivity  and  operational  efficiency in  Sagar  of  Madhya  Pradesh;  Samastipur,  Jamui  and Khagaria  of  Bihar  and  Rajahmundry  of  Andhra  Pradesh  Lok  Sabha Constituencies,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons
- particularly therefor;
- (b)  whether these projects include track doubling, multi-tracking or other measures  to  reduce  congestion  and  improve  mobility  particularly  in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether such initiatives are being implemented under national infrastructure  programmes  such  as  PM  Gati  Shakti  to  strengthen integrated transport networks, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has assessed the expected benefits of these projects  in  terms  of  freight  efficiency,  passenger  convenience  and regional economic development, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the manner in which these projects are expected to strengthen railway infrastructure, logistics efficiency and overall economic growth in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO.477 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026 IN LOK SABHA

(a) to (e): Capacity enhancement of railway network has been taken up by Indian Railways  in  a big way  during  last  11 years. The  details of commissioning/laying of new track across Indian Railways is given below:-

| Period   | New track Commissioned   | Average commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 7,599 Km                 | 4.2 Km/day                            |
| 2014-25  | 34,428 Km                | 8.6 Km/day (more than 2 times)        |

## Projects Sanctioned:

As  on  01.04.2025,  across  Indian  Railways,  431  Railway  infrastructure projects  including  port-connectivity  (154  New  Line,  33  Gauge  Conversion and  244  Doubling)  of  total  length  35,966  Km,  costing approx. 6.75  lakh crore are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

| Category                 |   No of Projects | Total Length NL/GC/DL (km)   | Length Commissioned till Mar'25 (Km)   | Total Exp upto Mar'25 ( in Cr)   |
|--------------------------|------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| New Lines                |              154 | 16,142                       | 3,036                                  | 1,45,318                         |
| Gauge Conversion         |               33 | 4,180                        | 2,997                                  | 22,753                           |
| Doubling / Multitracking |              244 | 15,644                       | 6,736                                  | 1,22,858                         |
| Total                    |              431 | 35,966                       | 12,769                                 | 2,90,929                         |

Zone-wise/year-wise  details  of  all  Railway  projects  are  made  available  in public domain on Indian Railway's website.

The  status  of  projects  sanctioned  in  Madhya  Pradesh,  Bihar  and  Andhra Pradesh are as under:

Madhya Pradesh

Railway Budget:

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

| Period   | Outlay                             |
|----------|------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹632 crore/year                    |
| 2025-26  | ₹14,745 crore (More than 23 times) |

## Track construction:

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

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average Commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 145 Km                   | 29 Km/year                            |
| 2014-25  | 2651 Km                  | 241 Km/year (More than 8 times)       |

Projects sanctioned:

As on 01.04.2025, 24 Railway projects (08 New Lines, 02 Gauge Conversion and 14 Doubling), of total length of 4,740 Km costing ₹89,542 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh are sanctioned. The summary is as under:

| Category               |   No. of projects | Total Length (in Km)   | Length Commissioned (in Km)   | Total Exp upto Mar'25 (₹ in Cr)   |
|------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| New Lines              |                 8 | 1914                   | 544                           | 15,069                            |
| Gauge Conversion       |                 2 | 809                    | 430                           | 6,766                             |
| Doubling Multitracking |                14 | 2017                   | 1118                          | 19,566                            |
| Total                  |                24 | 4,740                  | 2,093                         | 41,401                            |

Status  of  major  projects  falling  in  Sagar  Lok  Sabha  constituencies  of Madhya Pradesh is as under:

| Name Project                   | of       | Total Length (in Km)    | Length Commissioned (in Km)                                                                      | Status of balance length (in Km)                                                                     |
|--------------------------------|----------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Katni-Bina line                | 3 rd 263 |  Project commissioned. | -                                                                                                |                                                                                                      |
| Jhansi-Bina line               | 3 rd     | 153                     | 133 Km commissioned. Sections commissioned:  Jhansi - Jakhlaun (107 km) Dhaura - Agasod (26 Km) | 20 Km balance. Works taken up in balance sections Jakhlaun - Dhaura (12 Km) and Agasod - Bina (8 Km) |
| Itarsi-Bina 4 th line (237 Km) | 237      | -                       |                                                                                                  | Recently sanctioned.                                                                                 |

Zonal Railway wise details of Railway projects are made available in public domain on Indian Railway's website.

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

|   S.No. | Name of Project                      | Cost (₹ Crores)   |
|---------|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | Anuppur-Katni 3rd line (165 Km)      | 2,311             |
|       2 | Pendra Road-Anuppur 3rd line (50 Km) | 394               |

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                                      | Cost (₹ Crores)   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|       3 | Khodri-Anuppur Doubling with flyover at Bilaspur (72 Km)             | 792               |
|       4 | Bhopal-Bina 3rd line (145 km)                                        | 1,075             |
|       5 | Bina-Kota Doubling (283 km)                                          | 2,477             |
|       6 | Jabalpur-Gondia Gauge Conversion including Balaghat-Katangi (300 Km) | 2,005             |
|       7 | Chhindwara-Nagpur Gauge Conversion (150 Km)                          | 1,512             |
|       8 | Chhindwara-Mandla Fort Gauge Conversion (182 Km)                     | 1,268             |
|       9 | Ghat Pindari-Balkheda Doubling (6 Km)                                | 29                |
|      10 | Guna-Ruthiyai Doubling (20 Km)                                       | 175               |
|      11 | Jukhei Chord line, Bye Passing the Katni Yard (2 Km)                 | 12                |
|      12 | Sontalai-Bagratawa Doubling (7 Km)                                   | 110               |
|      13 | Itarsi-Budhni 3rd line (25 Km)                                       | 286               |
|      14 | Teegaon-Chichonda Ghat Section 3 rd line (17 Km)                     | 176               |
|      15 | Barkhera-Bhopal 3rd line (41 km)                                     | 473               |
|      16 | Nagda-Ujjain Doubling of Gambhir Bridge (2 Km)                       | 28                |
|      17 | Nimach-Chittaurgarh Doubling (56 Km)                                 | 560               |
|      18 | Budhni-Barkhera 3rd line (27 Km)                                     | 1,703             |
|      19 | Indore-Dewas-Ujjain Doubling (79 Km)                                 | 757               |
|      20 | Powerkheda-Jujharpur Rail flyover (16 Km)                            | 443               |
|      21 | Guna- Etawah New Line (348 Km)                                       | 683               |
|      22 | Ramna-Singrauli doubling (160 Km)                                    | 2,436             |
|      23 | Karaila Road- ShaktinagarDoubling(32 Km)                             | 763               |
|      24 | Malkhedi-Mahadeokhedi Doubling (12 Km)                               | 59                |

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

|   S. No | Project                                                              | Cost (₹ in Crores)   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|       1 | Shahdol-Singhpur 4 th Line (6 Km)                                    | 54                   |
|       2 | Katni- Grade separator / Bypass (35 Km)                              | 2,300                |
|       3 | Katni- Singrauli Doubling (257 Km)                                   | 4,377                |
|       4 | Lalitpur-Satna, Rewa-Singrauli & Mahoba- Khajuraho New Line (541 Km) | 8,914                |
|       5 | Ramganjmandi-Bhopal New Line (277 Km)                                | 5,073                |

|   S. No | Project                                                               | Cost (₹ in Crores)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|       6 | Indore-Budni New Line (198 Km)                                        | 7,474                |
|       7 | Nimach-Badi Sadri New Line (48 Km)                                    | 495                  |
|       8 | Gwalior-Sheopurkalan Gauge Conversion with extension to Kota (284 Km) | 2,913                |
|       9 | Itarsi- Nagpur 3rd line (280 Km)                                      | 2,450                |
|      10 | Jhansi-Bina 3rd line (153 Km)                                         | 2,002                |
|      11 | Mathura-Jhansi 3rd line (274 Km)                                      | 5,924                |
|      12 | Jhansi-Kairar-Manikpur & Khirar-Bhimsen Doubling (431 Km)             | 4,330                |
|      13 | Satna-Rewa Doubling (50 Km)                                           | 590                  |
|      14 | Ruthiyai Bye Pass line (3 Km)                                         | 54                   |
|      15 | Guna Bye Pass line (2 Km)                                             | 179                  |
|      16 | Ujjain Fly Over (2 Km)                                                | 100                  |
|      17 | Manmad - Indore New Line (360 Km)                                     | 18,529               |
|      18 | Bhusawal-Khandwa 3rd & 4th Line (131 Km)                              | 3,285                |
|      19 | Dahod-Indore New Line (205 Km)                                        | 9,746                |
|      20 | Nimach-Ratlam Doubling (133 Km)                                       | 1,096                |
|      21 | Chhota Udepur-Dhar New Line (147 Km)                                  | 1,794                |
|      22 | Ratlam-Nagda 3 rd and 4 th line (41 Km)                               | 964                  |
|      23 | Vadodara-Ratlam 3 rd and 4 th line (259 Km)                           | 8,387                |
|      24 | Ratlam-Khandwa Gauge Conversion (299 Km)                              | 7,265                |
|      25 | Bina-Itarsi 4 th Line (237 km)                                        | 4,329                |
|      26 | Itarsi-Nagpur 4 th Line (297 Km)                                      | 5,010                |

Bihar

Railway Budget:

Budget  allocation  for  Infrastructure  projects  and  safety  works,  falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                       |
|----------|------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹1,132 Cr./year              |
| 2025-26  | ₹10,066 Cr. (Nearly 9 times) |

## Track construction:

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

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average Commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 318 Km                   | 63.6 Km/yr                            |
| 2014-25  | 1,899 Km                 | 172.6 Km/yr(More than 2.5 times)      |

Projects sanctioned:

As on 01.04.2025, 52 projects (31 New Lines, 01 Gauge Conversions and 20 Doubling),  of  a  total  length  of  4,663  km,  costing  ₹86,107  crore,  falling fully/partly in Bihar, are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

| Category                 |   No of sanctioned Projects | Total Length NL/GC/DL (in Km)   | Length Commissioned till Mar'25 (in Km)   | Total Exp upto Mar'25 (₹ in Cr)   |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| New Lines                |                          31 | 2,691                           | 516                                       | 16,814                            |
| Gauge Conversion         |                           1 | 69                              | 52                                        | 544                               |
| Doubling/Multi- tracking |                          20 | 1,904                           | 446                                       | 11,995                            |
| Total                    |                          52 | 4,663                           | 1,014                                     | 29,353                            |

Status  of  major  projects  falling  in  Khagaria,  Jamui  and  Samastipur  Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar is as under:

| Name of Project                  |   Total Length (in Km) | Length Commissioned (in Km)                                                                         | Status of balance length (in Km)                                           |
|----------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sakri- Hasanpur new line         |                     84 | 54 Km commissioned. Sections Commissioned:  Sakri-Harnagar (44 Km)  Bithan - HasanpurRoad (10 Km) | 30 Km balance. Works taken up in balance section Harnagar - Bithan (30 Km) |
| Doubling of Samastipur Darbhanga |                     38 | 26 Km commissioned. Sections Commissioned:  Samastipur -                                           | 12 Km balance. Works taken up in balance section                           |

| Name of Project                      | Total Length (in Km)   | Length Commissioned (in Km)                                           | Status of balance length (in Km)                                                      |
|--------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                      |                        | Rambhadrapur (16 Km)  Thalwara - Darbhanga (10 Km)                   | Rambhadrapur - Thalwara (12 Km)                                                       |
| Khagaria- Kushwesh warsthan new line | 41                     | 19 Km commissioned. Section Commissioned:  Khagaria - Alauli (19 Km) | 22 Km balance.  Works taken up in balance section Alauli - Kushweshwarstha n (22 Km) |
| Jhajha - Batia new line              | 20                     | -                                                                     |  Works taken up                                                                      |

Zonal Railway wise details of Railway projects are made available in public domain on Indian Railway's website.

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

|   S.No. | Project                                                                                  | Cost (₹ in Crore)   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Munger Bridge (19 km)                                                                    | 2,774               |
|       2 | Kosi Bridge (22 Km)                                                                      | 516                 |
|       3 | Patna Bridge (40 Km)                                                                     | 3,555               |
|       4 | Hajipur-Bachwara Doubling (72 km)                                                        | 930                 |
|       5 | Kiul-Gaya Doubling (123 km)                                                              | 1,200               |
|       6 | KarotaPatner-Mankatha - Surface triangle (8 km)                                          | 129                 |
|       7 | Rampurhat-Mandarhill New Line and Rampurhat- Murarai- 3rd line (160 km)                  | 1,500               |
|       8 | Jaynagar-Darbhanga-Narkatiaganj and Narkatiaganj- Bhikhna Tori Gauge Conversion (295 Km) | 1,193               |

|   S.No. | Project                                                                    | Cost (₹ in Crore)   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|       9 | Sakri-Laukaha Bazar-Nirmali & Saharsa-Forbesganj Gauge Conversion (206 Km) | 2,113               |
|      10 | Bakhtiyarpur Flyover (4 Km)                                                | 402                 |
|      11 | Katareah-Kursela Patch Doubling incl. bridge on river Kosi (7 km)          | 222                 |
|      12 | Araria-Galgalia New Line (111 Km)                                          | 4, 415              |

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

|   S.No. | Project                                                                      | Cost (₹ in Crore)   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Sitamarhi-Sheohar New Line (28 Km)                                           | 567                 |
|       2 | Sakri-Hasanpur New Line (76 Km)                                              | 735                 |
|       3 | Khagaria-Kusheshwarsthan New Line (42 Km)                                    | 1,511               |
|       4 | Neora-Daniawan-Biharsharif-Barbigha-Shekhpura New Line (166 Km)              | 2,200               |
|       5 | Koderma-Tilaiya New Line (65 Km)                                             | 1,626               |
|       6 | Hajipur-Sagauli New Line (151 Km)                                            | 2,087               |
|       7 | Araria-Supaul New Line (96 Km)                                               | 1,605               |
|       8 | Vikramshila-Katareah New Line with Bridge over RiverGanga(26 Km)             | 2,090               |
|       9 | Pirpainti-Jasidih New Line (97 Km) excluding Hansdiha-Godda New Line (30 Km) | 2,140               |
|      10 | Sonnagar - Patratu multitracking (291 Km)                                    | 5,148               |
|      11 | Samastipur - Darbhanga Doubling (38 Km)                                      | 624                 |
|      12 | Rampur Dumra - Tal-Rajendra Pul-Additional bridge and doubling (14 Km)       | 1,677               |

|   S.No. | Project                                       | Cost (₹ in Crore)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|      13 | Sagauli-Valmiknagar Doubling (110 Km)         | 1,280               |
|      14 | Muzaffarpur-Sagauli Doubling (101 Km)         | 1,465               |
|      15 | Barauni- Bachwara 3rd & 4th line (32 Km)      | 124                 |
|      16 | Son Nagar - Andal Multi tracking (749 Km)     | 12,334              |
|      17 | Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Tilaiya doubling (104 Km) | 2,192               |
|      18 | Bakthiyarpur-Fatuha 3rd and 4th line (24 Km)  | 931                 |

## Andhra Pradesh

## Railway Budget:

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

| Period    | Outlay                               |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|
| 2009-2014 | ₹ 886 Cr./year (including Telangana) |
| 2025-2026 | ₹ 9,417 Cr. (more than 10 times)     |

## Track construction:

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

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average Commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 363 Km                   | 72.6 Km per year                      |
| 2014-25  | 1,582 Km                 | 143.8 Km per year (Nearly 2 times)    |

Projects sanctioned:

As on 01.04.2025, 39 projects (12 New Line and 27 Doubling), covering a total length of 4,499 Km length, costing ₹70,232 crore, falling fully/partly in the State of Andhra Pradesh, have been sanctioned, out of which 1,178 Km length  has  been  commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of  ₹28,039  crore  has been incurred upto March 2025. The status of the work is summarized as:

| Category   |   No. of projects | Total Length (Km)   | Length Commissioned till March, 2025 (in Km)   | Total Exp. upto March, 2025 (₹ in Cr.)   |
|------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| New Line   |                12 | 1595                | 199                                            | 6,413                                    |
| Multi-     |                27 | 2904                | 979                                            | 21,626                                   |
| Total      |                39 | 4,499               | 1,178                                          | 28,039                                   |

Rajahmundry constituency is already well connected, being situated on the Kolkata-Chennai main line. Further, to improve mobility in the region, Rail over Road line near Nidadavolu Junction Doubling (10 km) work has been taken up.

Zonal Railway wise details of Railway projects are made available in public domain on Indian Railway's website.

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

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                                                                          | Cost ( in Crores)   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Vijayawada-Gudivada-Bhimavaram-Narsapur, Gudivada-Machlipatnam & Bhimavaram-Nidadavolu doubling (221 Km) | 4,688               |
|       2 | Guntur-Tenali doubling (24 Km)                                                                           | 205                 |
|       3 | Nandyal-Yerraguntla new line (126 Km)                                                                    | 1,050               |
|       4 | Jaggayyapeta-Mellacheruvu-Janpahad new line (48 Km)                                                      | 737                 |

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                 | Cost ( in Crores)   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|       5 | Obulavaripalle-Krishnapattnam new line (113 Km) | 2,300               |
|       6 | Vizianagaram-Kottavalsa 3rd line (35 Km)        | 285                 |
|       7 | Raichur-Guntakal doubling (81 Km)               | 388                 |
|       8 | Guntakal-Kalluru doubling (41 Km)               | 410                 |
|       9 | Yelahanka-Penukonda doubling (123 Km)           | 1,104               |
|      10 | Gooty-Dharmavaram doubling (90 Km)              | 1,800               |

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

|   S.N | Name of Project                                           | Cost ( in Crores)   |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|     1 | Kotipalli-Narsapur new line (57 Km)                       | 2,120               |
|     2 | Nadikude-Srikalahasti new line (309 Km)                   | 3,122               |
|     3 | Rayadurg-Kalyandurg-Tumkur new line (207 Km)              | 2,496               |
|     4 | Marikuppam-Kuppam new line (24 Km)                        | 297                 |
|     5 | Malugur-Palasamudram new line (18 Km)                     | 342                 |
|     6 | Malkangiri-Bhadrachalam-Pandurangapuram new line (174 Km) | 3,592               |
|     7 | Errupalem-Amravati-Namburu new line (57 Km)               | 2,047               |
|     8 | Kottavalasa-Koraput doubling (189 Km)                     | 2,500               |
|     9 | Vijayawada-Gudur 3rd line (287 Km)                        | 6,509               |
|    10 | Guntakal-Guntur doubling (401 Km)                         | 4,306               |
|    11 | Pennukonda-Dharmavarm doubling (42 Km)                    | 308                 |
|    12 | Gooty-Pendekallu doubling (29 Km)                         | 352                 |
|    13 | Duvvada-Simhachalam North 3rd & 4th line (21 Km)          | 356                 |
|    14 | Kottavalasa-Vizianagram 4th line (35 Km)                  | 493                 |
|    15 | Gudur-Renigunta 3rd line (83 Km)                          | 877                 |
|    16 | Nergundi-Palasa-Vizianagaram 3rd line (385 Km)            | 4,963               |

## 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,  1,338  stations  have  been  identified  for  development  under  Amrit Bharat  Station  Scheme.  Out  of  these,  80  stations  are  located  in  Madhya Pradesh,  98  stations  are  located  in  Bihar  and  73  stations  are  located  in Andhra Pradesh.  Details  of  the  stations  identified  for  development  in  the referred constituencies are as following:

| Lok Constituencies   |   Sabha Number of Stations | Names of Stations                                                  |
|----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sagar                |                         02 | Bina, Saugor                                                       |
| Samastipur           |                         01 | Samastipur                                                         |
| Jamui                |                         02 | Jamui, Simutala                                                    |
| Khagaria             |                         04 | Khagaria Junction, Maheshkhunt, Mansi Junction, Simri Bakhtiyarpur |
| Rajahmundry          |                         03 | Anaparthi, Nidadavolu Junction, Rajahmundry                        |

The  names  of  stations  identified  for  development  under  Amrit  Bharat Station  Scheme  in  Madhya  Pradesh,  Bihar  and  Andhra  Pradesh  are  as following:

| State          |   No. of Stations | Names of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Madhya Pradesh |                80 | Akodia, Amla, Anuppur, Ashoknagar, Balaghat, Banapura, Bargawan, Beohari, Berchha, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Bijuri, Bina, Biyavra Rajgarh, Chhindwara, Dabra, Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Gadarwara, Ganjbasoda, Ghoradongri, Guna, Gwalior, Harda, Harpalpur, Indore Jn, Itarsi Jn, |

|       | Jabalpur, Junnor Deo, Kareli, Katni Jn, KatniMurwara, Katni South, Khachrod, Khajuraho Jn, Khandwa, Khirkiya, Laxmi Bai Nagar, Maihar, Maksi Jn, Mandla Fort, Mandsor, MCS Chhatarpur, Meghnagar, Morena, Multai, Nagda Jn, Nainpur Jn, Narmadapuram, Narsinghpur, Nepanagar, Nimuch, Orchha, Pandhurna, Pipariya, Ratlam, Rewa, Ruthiyai, Sanchi, Sant Hirdaram Nagar, Satna, Saugor, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Shamgarh, Sheopur Kalan, Shivpuri, Shridham, Shujalpur, Sihora Road, Singrauli, Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| Bihar | Vikramgarh Alot Anugraha Narayan Road, Ara, Arariya Court, Bakhtiyarpur, Banka, Banmankhi, Bapudham Motihari, Barahiya, Barauni, Barh, Barsoi Jn, Begusarai, Bettiah, Bhabua Road, Bhagalpur, Bhagwanpur, Bihar Sharif, Bihiya, Bikramganj, Buxar, Chakia, Chausa, Chhapra, Dalsingh Sarai, Darbhanga, Dauram Madhepura, Dehri On Sone, Dholi, Dighwara, Dumraon, Durgauti, Ekma, Fatuha, Gaya, Ghorasahan, Guraru, Hajipur Jn, Jamalpur Jn, Jamui, Janakpur Road, Jaynagar, Jehanabad, Jhanjharpur, Kahalgaon, Karhagola Road, Katihar Jn, Khagaria Jn, Kishanganj, Kudra, Labha, Laheria Sarai, Lakhminia, Luckeesarai Jn, Madhubani, Maheshkhunt, Mairwa, Mansi Jn, Masrakh, Mokama, Motipur, Munger (Monghyr), Muzaffarpur Jn, Nabinagar Road, Narkatiaganj Jn, Naugachia, Nawadah, Paharpur, Patliputra, Patna Jn, Piro, Pirpainti, Rafiganj, Raghunathpur., Rajendra Nagar Terminal (Patna), Rajgir, Ram Dayalu Nagar, Raxaul, Sabaur, |

|                | Sagauli, Saharsa, Sahibpur Kamal, Sakri, Salauna, Salmari, Samastipur, Sasaram, Shahpur Patoree, Shivanarayanpur, Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Simultala, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Sonpur Jn., Sultanganj, Supaul, Taregna, Thakurganj, Thawe                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| Andhra Pradesh | Adoni, Anakapalle, Anantapur, Anaparthi, Araku, Bapatla, Bhimavaram Town, Bobbili Jn, Chipurupalli, Chirala, Chittoor, Cuddapah, Cumbum, Dharmavaram, Dhone, Donakonda, Duvvada, Elamanchili, Eluru, Giddalur, Gooty, Gudivada , Gudur, Gunadala , Guntur, Hindupur, Ichchpuram, Kadiri, Kakinada Town Jn, Kottavalasa Jn, Kuppam, Kurnool city, Macherla, Machilipatnam, Madanapalle Road, Mangalagiri, Mantralayam Road, Markapur Road, Nadikude Jn, Nandyal Jn, Narasapur, Narasaraopet, Naupada Jn, Nellore, Nidadavolu Jn, Ongole, Pakala Jn, Palasa, Parvatipuram, Piduguralla, Piler, Rajahmundry, Rajampet, Rayanapadu, Renigunta, Repalle, Samalkot, Sattenapalle, Satya Sai Prashanti Nilayan, Simhachalam, Singaraykonda, Sri Kalahasti, Srikakulam Road, Sullurpeta, Tadepalligudem, Tadipatri, Tenali , Tirupati, Tuni, Vijayawada, Vinukonda, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram Jn |

## Completed stations:

Development  works  at  railway  stations  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, 15 stations in Madhya Pradesh, 02 stations in Bihar and 06 stations in Andhra Pradesh have been completed. The

name  of  stations  completed  in  Madhya  Pradesh,  Bihar  and  Andhra Pradesh are as following:

| State          |   No. of stations | Name of stations                                                                                                                                            |
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Madhya Pradesh |                15 | Beohari, Bhind, Chhindwara, Harpalpur, Junnor Deo, Katni South, MCS Chhatarpur, NainpurJn, Narmadapuram, Orchha, Sanchi, Seoni, Shajapur, Shridham, Vidisha |
| Bihar          |                02 | Pirpainti, Thawe                                                                                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh |                06 | Kakinada Town Jn,Nidadavolu Jn.,Mangalagiri, Rayanapadu, Sullurpeta, Tuni                                                                                   |

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:

-  Saugor station: The works of improvement of station building, new entry and  exit  porches,  platform  raising  and  surfacing  of  platform  no.  1, improvement of waiting hall, new toilet block and Divyangjans facilities have been completed. The works of circulating area, parking and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  At  Bina  station,  high  level  platform,  platform  shelter,  enquiry  counter, retiring  room,  cloak  room,  waiting  hall,  lift,  Foot  Over  Bridge  etc. amenities are available. The works of platform shelter, lift at platform no.  4/5,  seating  arrangement  and  Divyangjan  water  booths  have  been completed in recent years. Further, Bina station has been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme which includes works of new station building, porch, air concourse, improvement of existing platforms, parking, lift, escalator and Foot Over Bridge.

-  Samastipur station: The works of new station building at second entry, improvement  of  existing  waiting  hall,  toilet  and  circulating  area  have been taken up.
-  Khagaria Junction station: The structural work of new station building till  second  floor,  raising  and  extension  of  platform  no.  2/3  have  been completed.  The  works  of  new  entrance  porch,  new  platform  shelter, circulating area and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  Maheshkhunt station: The works of erection of canopy structure in front of station building and widening of approach road have been completed. The works of improvement of station building, platform shelter, circulating area, parking and boundary wall have been taken up.
-  Mansi Junction station: The structural work of new station building till second floor has been completed. The works of new platform shelter, circulating area and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  Simri Bakhtiyarpur station: The works of new station building, platform shelter, circulating area and parking 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.

Madhya Pradesh is covered under the jurisdiction of seven railway zones, namely  Central  Railway,  East  Central  Railway,  North  Central  Railway, South Central Railway, South East Central Railway, West Central Railway and Western Railway. For these zones, an allocation (Revised Estimate) of ₹ 5,801 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26, out of which an expenditure of ₹ 5,681 crore (up to February, 2026) has been incurred so far.

Bihar  is  covered  under  the  jurisdiction  of  four  railway  zones,  namely Eastern  Railway,  Northeast  Frontier  Railway,  North  Eastern  Railway  and East Central Railway. For these zones, an allocation (Revised Estimate) of ₹ 1,828 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26, out of which an expenditure of ₹ 1,793 crore (up to February, 2026) has been incurred so far.

Andhra  Pradesh  is  covered  under  the  jurisdiction  of  four  railway  zones, namely East Coast Railway, Southern Railway, South Central Railway and South Western Railway. For these zones, an allocation (Revised Estimate) of ₹ 3,481 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26, out of which an expenditure of ₹ 3,393 crore (up to February, 2026) has been incurred so far.

Road Over Bridges (ROBs)/Road Under Bridges(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 (Upto Jan'26) is as under:

| Period                | ROBs/ RUBs constructed   |
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
| 2004-14               | 4,148 Nos.               |
| 2014-26 (Upto Jan'26) | 14,024 Nos.              |

As  on  01.02.2026,  4,802  Nos.  ROBs/  RUBs  are  sanctioned  at  cost  of  ₹ 1,14,196 Cr on Indian Railways which are at various stages of planning and execution. The Lok Sabha constituency-wise list of works taken up is as under:

|   S.No | Constituency   |   Total ongoing works of ROBs & RUBs |   Total cost (₹ in crore) |
|--------|----------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|      1 | Khagaria       |                                    8 |                       447 |
|      2 | Samastipur     |                                    6 |                       464 |
|      3 | Sagar          |                                   16 |                       641 |
|      4 | Jamui          |                                    3 |                        87 |
|      5 | Rajahmundhry   |                                   10 |                       602 |

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.

Further, 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.

The  launch  of  PM  Gati  Shakti  National  Master  Plan  (NMP)  has  brought transformative  approach  in  planning and  execution  of  infrastructural transportation projects. The NMP, spanning across the entire country has brought in synergy between the infrastructural sectors such as railways, shipping, roadways, telecommunications, pipelines, etc. through collaboration amongst concerned Ministries/State Governments/Departments,  speeding  up  the  clearances  needed  for  the project completion as well as planning at a faster pace.

Indian Railways has immediately imbibed the principles of Gati Shakti in its project planning process, expediting appraisal, sanction and execution of projects. On ground survey, route alignment, deciding alternative route to avoid  passing  through  forest  and  wildlife  areas,  connectivity  to  ports, mines,  collieries  is  done  through  PM  Gati  Shakti  Institutional  mechanism developed  by  BISAG-N.  This  has  led  to  enhancement  in  the  quality  of preparation of Detailed Project Report and reduction in project cost.

Now survey of all New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling projects are taken  up  under  PM  Gati  Shakti  Institutional  mechanism  developed  by

BISAG-N for  the  development   of   multimodal connectivity infrastructure to various Economic Zones with an objective to have integrated planning, enhanced logistics  efficiency,  first  and  last  mile  connectivity,  throughput enhancement  and remove gaps for seamless movement of people, goods/ commodities  i.e.  agricultural  products,  fertilizers,  coal,  iron  ore,  steel, cement,  limestone etc.

Railway Infrastructure projects enable socio-economic development of the region including:

-  Better connectivity of the region with other parts of the country
-  Faster movement of goods and services
-  Improving logistics efficiency and reduction in transportation cost.
-  Enhance line capacity
-  Increase  in  direct  and  indirect  employment  opportunities  for  the people of the region
-  Reduced operational bottlenecks
-  Development of tourism industry and increase in industrial activities in the region.

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

-  Land acquisition by State Government
-  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.

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