Lok Sabha Question No. 6112 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-01
Subject: Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in West Bengal
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Bapi Haldar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6112

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026

## AMRIT BHARAT STATION SCHEME IN WEST BENGAL

## 6112. SHRI BAPI HALDAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of stations sanctioned, developed, functional under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in West Bengal;
- (b) whether it is a fact that work has been completed in only three out of 101 sanctioned stations; and
- (c) if so, the reasons for delay in completion of the remaining stations?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (c)  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

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-  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,  1338  stations  have  been  identified  for  development  under  Amrit Bharat  Station  Scheme,  out  of  which  102  stations  are  located  in  West Bengal.  The  names  of  stations  identified  for  development  under  Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in West Bengal are as following:

| State       |   No. of Stations | Names of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|-------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| West Bengal |               102 | Adra, Alipurduar Jn., Aluabari Road, Ambikakalna, Anara, Andal Jn., Andul, Asansol Jn., Azimganj, Bagnan, Bally, Balurghat, Bandel Jn., Bangaon Jn., Bankura, Barabhum, Barasat, Barddhaman, Barrackpore, Belda, Berhampore Court, Bethuadahari, Bhaluka Road, Binnaguri, Bishnupur, Bolpur Shantiniketan, Burnpur, Canning, Chandannagar, Chandpara, Chandrakona Road, Dalgaon, Dalkhola, Dankuni, Dhulian Ganga, Dhupguri, Digha, |

| State   | No. of Stations   | Names of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                   | Dinhata, Dum Dum Jn., Falakata, Garbeta, Gede, Haldia, Haldibari, Harishchandrapur, Hasimara, Hijli, Howrah Jn, Jalpaiguri, Jalpaiguri Road, Jangipur Road, Jhalida, Jhargram, Joychandi Pahar Jn, Kaliyaganj, Kalyani, Kalyani Ghoshpara, Kamakhyaguri, Katwa Jn, Khagraghat Road, Kharagpur Jn, Kolkata, Krishnanagar City Jn, Kumedpur Jn, Madhukunda, Madhyamgram, Malda Court, Malda Town, Mecheda, Medinipur (Midnapore), Nabadwip Dham, Naihati Jn, New Alipurduar, New Cooch Behar, New Farakka Jn, New Jalpaiguri Jn, New Mal Jn, Ondagram, Panagarh, Pandabeswar, Panskura Jn, Purulia Jn, Rampurhat Jn, Ranaghat, Sainthia Jn, Salboni, Samsi, Santragachi, Sealdah, Shalimar, Shantipur, Sheoraphuli Jn., Shrirampur, Siliguri Jn., Sitarampur, Siuri, Sonarpur Jn., Suisa, Tamluk, Tarakeswar, Tulin, Uluberia |

## Completed Stations:

Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in West Bengal have been taken up at a good pace. The detail of stations completed in West Bengal is as given below:

| State       |   No. of | Name of Stations                                                                                                 |
|-------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| West Bengal |       10 | Anara, Barabhum, Haldia, Haldibari, Joychandi Pahar Jn, Kalyani Ghoshpara, Kamakhyaguri, Panagarh, Siuri, Tamluk |

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:

-  Aluabari  Road  station:  The  works  of  extension  of  platform  no.  2, platform surfacing at platform no. 1 and 2, approach road and boundary wall  have  been  completed.  The  works  of  station  building,  platform shelter and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  Dalkhola station: The works of platform surfacing, platform shelter and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been completed. The works of circulating area, approach road and lift have been taken up.
-  Balurghat station: The  works  of  improvement  of  station  building, portico,  extension  of  platform,  waiting  room,  circulating  area  and approach road have been completed. The works of lift and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  Jalpaiguri  station:  The  works  of  extension  and  platform  surfacing  of platform  no.  1,  platform  shelter,  boundary  wall  and  12  m  Foot  Over Bridge  have  been  completed.  The  works  of  circulating  area,  lift  and escalator have been taken up.
-  New  Jalpaiguri  station:  The  works  of  parcel/Rail  Mail  Service  office, structural  work  of  departure  building  up  to  fourth  floor,  arrival-01 building and arrival-02 building, podium parking-01 have been completed. The structural work of departure building of fifth and sixth

floor,  elevated  road,  podium  parking-02,  air  concourse  and  finishing work of arrival-01building have 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.

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  /  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.  West  Bengal  is  covered  under  the  jurisdiction  of  four railway zones, namely, Eastern Railway, Northeast Frontier Railway, South Eastern  Railway  and  Metro  Railway.  For  these  zones,  an  allocation  of  ₹ 1,184  crore (Revised Estimate) has been made for the financial year 202526, out of which an expenditure (up to February, 2026)  of ₹ 1,231 crore has been incurred so far.

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