Lok Sabha Question No. 66 (STARRED), answered on 2026-02-04
Subject: Lack of Passenger amenities at Kanth Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Mrs Ruchi Vira

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 66

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2026

## LACK OF PASSENGER AMENITIES AT KANTH RAILWAY STATION

## †*66. MRS RUCHI VIRA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  Kanth  Railway  Station  located  in  Moradabad  Parliamentary Constituency lacks adequate passenger amenities to meet the growing passenger  traffic,  thereby  developing  the  need  for  construction  of  a
- proper parking space and a suitable waiting room;
- (b) if so, the details of the actions proposed to be taken by the Government to develop these essential amenities at the station including providing a planned parking area, construction of a well-equipped waiting room and arrangements  for  barrier-free  access  for  passengers  along  with  the details  of  the  proposed  timeframe  and  implementing  agencies  in  this regard; and
- (c) the steps proposed to be taken by the Government to include the said railway station under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for beautification  of  the  station  premises,  improvement  in  the  passenger movement areas, provision of advanced amenities and upgradation of station infrastructure to modern standards?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO.66 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2026 IN LOK SABHA

(a)  to  (c):  On  Indian  Railways,  stations  are  categorized  into  3  groups  i.e. Non-suburban, Suburban and Halts.  Further, these groups have been put in grades ranging from Non-Suburban Grade (NSG)1-6, Suburban Grade(SG)1-3 & Halt Grade(HG)1-3 based on passenger earnings and/or outward passengers handled at the station.

Kanth  is  a  Non-Suburban  Grade  (NSG)-6  category  Station  having  a footfall  of  around  1000  passengers  per  day.  As  per  norms  of  Minimum Essential  Amenities  (MEA),  waiting  area  of  15  sqm  is  to  be  provided  at NSG-6 category station. However, at present, waiting hall of area 167 sqm is  available  at  this  facility  is  more  than  the  prescribed  norms  of  MEA. Further, for vehicle parking, space is available in the circulating area of the station. Adequate passenger amenities like platform shelter, drinking water taps,  water  cooler,  seating  arrangement,  toilets,  Foot  Over  Bridge,  High level platform, etc. are available at this station. However, Augmentation/upgradation  and  improvement  in  passenger  amenities  at Railway Stations is a continuous and on-going process.

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. The priority for development / redevelopment  /  upgradation  /  modernisation  of  stations  is  accorded  to higher category of station over lower category of station while sanctioning and executing the works.

Ministry  of  Railways  has  launched  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  for redevelopment of stations with a long-term approach.

The scheme involves preparation of master plans and their implementation  in  phases  to  improve  the  stations.  The  master  planning includes:

-  Improvement of access to station and circulating areas
-  Integration of station with both sides of city
-  Improvement of station building
-  Improvement  of  waiting  halls,  toilets,  sitting  arrangement,  water booths
-  Provision of wider foot over bridge/air concourse commensurate with passenger traffic
- 
- Provision of lift/escalators/ramp
-  Improvement /Provision of platform surface and cover over platforms
-  Provision  of  kiosks  for  local  products  through  schemes  like  'One Station One Product'
-  Parking areas, Multimodal integration
-  Amenities for Divyangjans
- 
- Better passenger information systems
-  Provision of executive lounges,  nominated  spaces  for business meetings,  landscaping,  etc.  keeping  in  view  the  necessity  at  each station

The  scheme  also  envisages  sustainable  and  environment  friendly solutions, provision of ballastless tracks etc. as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centre at the station in the long term.

So far, 1337 stations have been identified for development under this scheme,  including  Moradabad  Junction  station  of  Moradabad  Lok  Sabha Constituency, are located in Uttar Pradesh. The  names  of  stations identified  for  development  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  in  Uttar

Pradesh are as following:

| State         |   No. Stations | of Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|---------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh |            157 | Achnera, Agra Cantt., Agra Fort, Aishbagh Jn, Akbarpur Jn, Aligarh, Amethi, Amroha, Anand Nagar Jn., Aonla, Ayodhya Dham Junction, Azamgarh, Babatpur, Bachhrawan, Badaun, Badshahnagar, Badshahpur, Baheri, Bahraich, Balamau Jn., Ballia, Balrampur, Banaras, Banda, Barabanki Jn, Bareilly, Bareilly City, Barhni, Basti, Belthara Road, Bhadohi, Bharatkund, Bhatni, Bhuteshwar, Bijnor, Bulandsahar, Chandauli Majhwar, Chandausi, Chilbila, Chitrakut dham karwi, 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, Lucknow Jn. (NER), Maa Belha Devi Pratapgarh Junction, Maghar, Maharaja Bijli Pasi, Mahoba Jn, Mailani Jn, Mainpuri Jn, Malhaur, |

| State   | No. Stations   | of Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|---------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                | 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 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  and  Ujhani)  in  Uttar  Pradesh  have been completed under this scheme. The works at other stations have also been taken up at good pace and progress of some of the above stations is as given below:

-  At Vindhyachal station, the new station building with a wider porch, improved  circulating  and  parking  area,  12m-wide  Foot  Over  Bridge have been completed. The works of furniture, signages and Divyangjan amenities have been taken up.
-  At  Chunar  station,  the  work  of  new  station  building,  New  platform shelters,    extended  circulating  and  parking  areas,  improved  toilet facilities landscaping, improved lighting have been completed. . The works  of  furniture,  signages  and  Divyangjan  amenities  have  been taken up.
-  At  Gurshaiganj  station,  the  works  of  station  building  improvement, circulating  and  parking  area,  platform  shelter,  platform  raising  and surface  improvement,  modern  toilet  block,  3m  wide  new  foot  over bridge,  improved  furniture  have  been  completed  and  divyangjan facilities  work has been taken up.
-  At  Lucknow  Station,  the  structural  work  of  second  entry  station building,  store  depot  have  been  completed.  The  finishing  work  of second entry station building,  roof  plaza,  Foot  Over  Bridge,  Second entry  circulating  area,  main  entry  side  external  development  and work on platform no. 10/11 have been taken up.
-  At  Prayagraj  junction  station,  the  structural  work  of  second  entry side  station  building,  rail  mail  service  &  arrival  building,  parcel  & arrival  building,  basement  plaza  on  second  entry  side,  extension  of foot over bridge no. 2 and electrical substation have been completed. Finishing  work  of  station  building,  arrival  building,  basement  plaza have been taken up.

Development  /  Redevelopment  /  Upgradation  /  Modernisation  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 brown field 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 station wise  or  state-wise.  The  state  of  Uttar  Pradesh  is  covered  under  the jurisdiction  of  five  railway  zones,  namely  East  Central  Railway,  North Central  Railway,  Northern  Railway,  North  Eastern  Railway,  and  West Central Railway. For the current year 2025-26, revised estimate of ₹ 3,794 crore has been allocated while an expenditure of ₹ 3,035 crore has been incurred (up to December, 2025).

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