Lok Sabha Question No. 606 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Modernisation of Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NARAMALLI SIVAPRASAD, RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, A.T. (NANA) PATIL, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, RODMAL NAGAR, KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR, RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA, DILIP PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 606 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## MODERNISATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS

## 606.           DR. NARAMALLI SIVA PRASAD:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI A. T. NANA PATIL:

SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

SHRI DILIP PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  has  received  any  proposals/requests  from the various State Governments for construction, modernisation and upgradation/development  of  railway  stations  in  their  respective States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, proposal-wise and State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Railways  has  approved  the  proposals  and  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  names of the 400 railway stations in the country which have been selected for development purposes, so far, zone-wise; and
- (e) the present status of these under-developed stations and the time by which these railway stations are likely to be fully developed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 606 BY DR. NARAMALLI SIVA PRASAD, SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS,  SHRI  SUNIL  KUMAR  SINGH,  SHRI  A.  T.  NANA  PATIL,  SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN, SHRI NAGAR RODMAL, SHRI KAUSHALENDRA  KUMAR,  ADV.  NARENDRA  KESHAV  SAWAIKAR,  SHRI RAMSINH  RATHWA  AND  SHRI  DILIP  PATEL  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA ON 27.04.2016 REGARDING MODERNISATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS.

(a) to (c): Yes, Madam.  28  proposals/requests  from the various State Governments for modernisation/upgradation of railway stations were received. All such proposals for modernisation of stations have been considered under Adarsh Station Schemes.

State-wise details of proposals for modernisation/upgradation of railway stations are as follows:

| State          |   No. of proposals for modernisation of stations in the year 2015-16 |
|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Gujarat        |                                                                    1 |
| Odisha         |                                                                    6 |
| Haryana        |                                                                    1 |
| Karnataka      |                                                                    2 |
| Kerala         |                                                                    3 |
| Maharashtra    |                                                                    3 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |                                                                    3 |
| Tripura        |                                                                    1 |
| Assam          |                                                                    3 |
| Uttarakhand    |                                                                    2 |
| Andhra Pradesh |                                                                    1 |
| Telangana      |                                                                    2 |
| Total          |                                                                   28 |

(d) & (e) : 'A-1' & 'A' category railway stations on Indian Railway have been identified for redevelopment on 'as is where is basis' by inviting open bids from interested parties with their design and business ideas. Zone-wise list of  stations  is  appended.  The  Guidelines  for  redevelopment  of  stations through above route have been circulated to zonal railways. The finalization of model bid document & development agreement has been taken up.

Station redevelopment projects are complex in nature and require detailed techno-economic feasibility studies and statutory clearances from local bodies.  Therefore, no time frame can be indicated, at this stage.

APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) AND (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  606  BY  DR.  NARAMALLI  SIVA  PRASAD,  SHRI  RAMDAS  C. TADAS,  SHRI  SUNIL  KUMAR  SINGH,  SHRI  A.  T.  NANA  PATIL,  SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN, SHRI NAGAR RODMAL, SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR,  ADV.  NARENDRA  KESHAV  SAWAIKAR,  SHRI  RAMSINH  RATHWA AND  SHRI  DILIP  PATEL  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  27.04.2016 REGARDING MODERNISATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS.

| Zone                    | Name of Station                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Central (34)            | CST Mumbai, Lokmanya Tilak(T), Pune, Nagpur, Dadar, Kalyan, Solapur, Thane, Akola, Amravati, Badnera, Bhusawal, Burhanpur, Chalisgaon, Jalgaon, Khandwa, Khurduwadi, Latur, Manmad, Miraj, Nasik Road, Panvel, Sainagar Shirdi, Shegaon, Ahmednagar, Daund, Gulbarga, Kolhapur, Kopergaon, Lonavala, Ballarshah, Betul, Chandrapur, Wardha.                                                                                                                  |
| East Coast (13)         | Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Bhadrak, Brahmpur, Cuttack, Jajpur-Keonjhar Rd., Khurda Road, Palasa, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| East Central (35)       | Darbanga Jn., Dhanbad, Gaya Jn., Mughalsarai Jn., Muzaffarpur Jn., Patna Jn., Anugraha Narain Rd., Ara Jn., Bhaktiarpur Jn., Barauni Jn., Betiah, Buxar, Daltonganj, Danapur, Dehri-on-Sone, Gomoh Jn., Hajipur Jn., Jamui, Jaynagar, Khagaria Jn., Kiul Jn., Koderma, Madhubani, Mokama, Bapudham Motihari, Narkatiaganj Jn., Parasnath, Patna Sahib Jn., Rajendra Nagar (T), Raxaul Jn., Sagauli Jn., Saharsa Jn., Samastipur Jn., Sasaram Jn., Singrauli. |
| Eastern (15)            | Howrah, Bhagalpur, Sealdah, Asansol, Bandel, Barddhaman, Durgapur, Jamalpur, Jasidih, Kolkata (T), Madhupur, Malda Town, Naihati Jn., New Farakka, Rampurhat.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| North Central (20)      | Allahabad , Kanpur Central, Jhansi, Gwalior, Agra Cantt., Mathura Jn., Agra Fort, Aligarh, Banda, Chitrakut Dham, Etawah, Fatehpur, Lalitpur, Mohoba, Morena, Orai, Phaphund, Raja Ki Mandi, Tundla, Mirzapur.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| North Eastern (14)      | Gorakhpur Jn., Lucknow Jn., Chhapra Jn., Azamgarh, Ballia, Basti, Belthara Road, Deorea Sadar, Gonda Jn., Kathgodam, Khalilabad, Mau Jn., Rudrapur City, Siwan Jn.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Northeast Frontier (22) | Guwahati, New Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar Jn., Barpeta Road, Bongaigaon, Coochbehar, Dibrugarh Town, Jogbani, Jorhat Town, Kamakhya, Katihar Jn., Kishanganj, Lumding, New Alipurduar, New Coochbhar, Purnea Jn., Raiganj, Rangiya Jn., Siliguri Jn., Tinsukia, Dimapur, Silchar.                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Northern (63)           | Jammu Tawi, Lucknow, Varanasi, Delhi Jn., New Delhi, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Ambala Cantt., Haridwar, Chandigarh, H. Nizamuddin, Anand Vihar (T), Bareilly, Dehradun, Adarsh Nagar (Delhi), Akbarpur, Ayodhya, Ballabgarh, Barabanki, Bhatinda Jn., Beas, Bhadohi, Chakkibank, Chandausi, Delhi Cantt., Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Delhi Shahdara, Faizabad, Faridabad, Ferozepur Cantt., Ghaziabad,                                                                   |

|                       | Gurgaon, Hapur, Hardoi, Jagadhri, Jalandhar Cantt., Jaladhar City, Janghai, Jaunpur, Kalka, Karnal, Meerut Cantt., Meerut City, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Panipat, Pratapgarh, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Rae Bareilly Jn., Rajpura Jn., Rampur, Rohtak, Roorkee, Saharanpur Jn., Shahganj, Shahjahanpur, Sirhind Jn., Sonepat, Sultanpur, Udhampur, Unnao.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| North Western (25)    | Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Abu Road, Alwar, Bandikui, Barmer, Bhilwara, Bhiwani, Bikaner, Falna, Gandhinagar (JP), Hanumangarh Jn., Hissar, Lalgarh, Marwar Jn., Nagore, Palimarwar, Phulera, Rani, Rewari, Sri Ganganagar, Suratgarh, Udaipur City, Jaisalmer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| South Central (36)    | Secunderabad Jn., Vijayawada, Tirupati, Hyderabad, Kachiguda, Anantpur, Nanded, Anakapalle, Aurangabad, Bhimavaram, Chirala, Cuddapah, Eluru, Gudur Jn., Guntakal Jn., Guntur Jn., Jalna, Kakinada Town, Kazipet Jn., Khammam, Kurnool Town, Manchiryal, Nagarsol, Nellore, Nizamabad, Ongole, Parbhani Jn., Raichur, Rajahmundry, Renigunta, Samalkot Jn., Tadepalligudam, Tenali Jn., Tuni, Warangal, Yadgir.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Southeast Central (8) | Raipur, Bilaspur Jn., Bhilai Powerhouse, Champa Jn., Durg, Gondia, Raigarh, Rajnandgaon.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| South Eastern )       | Tatanagar, Kharagpur, Balasore, Bokaro Steel City, Digha, Hatia, Jharsuguda, Ranchi, Rourkela, Shalimar.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Southern (50)         | Chennai Central, Chennai Egmore, Coimbatore Jn., Thiruvananthapuram Central, Ernakulam Jn., Madurai Jn., Trichur, Kozhikode, Alappuzha, Aluva, Arakkonam Jn., Chengalpattu Jn., Chengannur, Didigul Jn., Ernakulam Town, Erode Jn., Jolarpettai Jn., Kanhangad, Kanyakumari, Kannur, Karur Jn., Kasargod, Katpadi, Kayankulam, Kollam Jn., Kottayam, Kovilpatti, Kumbakonam, Mangalore Central, Mangalore Jn., Mayiladuthurai Jn., Mettuppalayam, Nagercoil Jn., Palakkad Jn., Payyannur, Rameshwaram, Salem Jn., Shoranur Jn., Tambaram, Thalassery, Thanjavur Jn., Tiruchirappalli Jn., Tirunelveli Jn., Tiruppur, Tirur, Tiruvalla, Tuticorin, Vadakara, Villupuram Jn., Virudunagar Jn. |
| South Western (17)    | Bangalore City, Yashwantpur, Bangalore Cantt., Bangarpet, Belgaum, Bellary, Bijapur, Davangere, Dharwad, Hospet, Hubli, Kengeri, Krishnarajapuram, Mysore, Shimoga Town, SSP Nilayam, Vasco-De-Gama.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| West Central (17)     | Bhopal, Jabalpur, Bharatpur, Beena, Damoh, Habibganj, Hoshangabad, Itarsi, Katni, Kota, Maihar, Pipariya, Rewa, Satna, Saugor, Sawai Madhopur, Vidhisha.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Western (28)          | Ahmedabad, Mumbai Central, Bandra Terminus, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Anand, Ankleshwar, Baruch, Bhavnagar (T), Chittorgarh Jn., Gandhidham, Indore, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Nadiad, Nagda, Navsari, New Bhuj, Palanpur, Ratlam, Surndranagar, Udhana, Ujjain, Valsad, Vapi, Veraval, Viramgam.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |