Lok Sabha Question No. 6024 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-01
Subject: Introduction of High Speed Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6024 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026

## INTRODUCTION OF HIGH SPEED TRAINS

## 6024. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  total  route  kilometres  added  during  the  last  three years;
- (b) the details of the progress of track electrification works;
- (c) the details of the number of semi-high-speed trains introduced; and
- (d) the details of the capital expenditure incurred on modernization?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d): 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:-

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| 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.

## Some of the recently completed Projects are as follows:

|   S. No. | Name of project                                                    |   Length (in Kms) |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Udhampur- Srinagar- Baramulla new line                             |               272 |
|        2 | Bhairabi - Sairang New Line                                        |                51 |
|        3 | Deoband - Roorkee New Line                                         |                27 |
|        4 | Churu - Ratangarh Doubling                                         |                43 |
|        5 | Tori-Shivpur 3rd Line                                              |                44 |
|        6 | Araria - Galgalia New Line                                         |               110 |
|        7 | Himmatnagar - Khedbrahma Guage Conversion                          |                55 |
|        8 | Bahraich- Nanpara -Nepalganj Guage Conversion                      |                56 |
|        9 | Domingarh- Gorakhpur -Kusumi 3rd Line & Gorakhpur -Nakaha Doubling |                21 |
|       10 | Vijapur - Ambaliyasan Guage Conversion                             |                43 |
|       11 | Pune- Miraj -Londa Doubling                                        |               467 |
|       12 | Manmad - Jalgaon 3rd Line                                          |               160 |

|   S. No. | Name of project                         |   Length (in Kms) |
|----------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|
|       13 | Phephna -Indara- Mau -Shahganj Doubling |               150 |
|       14 | Adraj -Moti -Vijapur Guage Conversion   |                40 |
|       15 | Katni -Bina 3rd Line                    |               279 |
|       16 | Gandhidham- Adipur Quadrupling          |                21 |
|       17 | Khatuwas - Narnaul Doubling             |                24 |
|       18 | Penukonda- Dharmavaram Doubling         |                42 |

During last three years i.e. FY 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and the current FY  2025-26,  306  projects  (53  New  Line,  17  Gauge  Conversion  and  236 Doubling)  of  total  length  13,968  Km  have  been  sanctioned  across  Indian Railways.

## Some of the major projects sanctioned are as follows:

|   SN | Project Name                                                           | Cost (₹ in Crore)   |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|    1 | Chopan - Chunar doubling (102 Km)                                      | 1,553               |
|    2 | Guntur - Bibinagar doubling (239 Km)                                   | 3,238               |
|    3 | Mudkhed - Medchal & Mahbubnagar - Dhone doubling (418 Km)              | 5,655               |
|    4 | Samakhiali - Gandhidham Quadrupling (53 Km)                            | 1,571               |
|    5 | Merta City - Ras & Bypass at Merta Road new line (56 Km)               | 1,038               |
|    6 | Lumding - Furkating doubling (140 Km)                                  | 2,334               |
|    7 | Ajmer - Chanderiya doubling (178 Km)                                   | 1,813               |
|    8 | Motumari - Vishnupuram with RoR doubling (100 Km)                      | 1,746               |
|    9 | Bikramshila - Katareah new line with new bridge on river ganga (26 Km) | 2,549               |
|   10 | Gunupur - Therubali new line (74 Km)                                   | 1,326               |

|   SN | Project Name                                                                                       | Cost (₹ in Crore)   |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|   11 | Malkangiri - Pandurangapuram new line (174 Km)                                                     | 4,109               |
|   12 | Badampahar - Kendujhargarh new line (82 Km)                                                        | 2,106               |
|   13 | Junagarh - Nabarangpur new line (116 Km)                                                           | 3,274               |
|   14 | Buramara - Chakulia new line (60 Km)                                                               | 1,639               |
|   15 | Jalna - Jalgaon new line (174 Km)                                                                  | 7,105               |
|   16 | Bangriposi - Gorumahisani new line (86 Km)                                                         | 2,549               |
|   17 | Chandil - Anara - Damodar 3rd line (121 Km)                                                        | 2,170               |
|   18 | Bargarh Road - Nawapara Road new line (138 Km)                                                     | 2,926               |
|   19 | Sardega - Bhalumuda new double line (37 Km)                                                        | 1,360               |
|   20 | Varanasi - Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Multitracking with rail cum road bridge on river ganga (15 Km) | 2,642               |
|   21 | Jalgaon - Manmad 4th line (160 Km)                                                                 | 2,773               |
|   22 | Bhusawal - Khandwa 3rd & 4th line (131 Km)                                                         | 3,514               |
|   23 | Sambalpur - Jarapada 3rd & 4th line (127 Km)                                                       | 3,916               |
|   24 | Jharsuguda - Sason 3rd & 4th line (35 Km)                                                          | 1,181               |
|   25 | Gondia - Ballarshah doubling (240 Km)                                                              | 4,819               |
|   26 | Kharsia - Naya Raipur - Parmalkasa 5th & 6th line (278 Km)                                         | 8,741               |
|   27 | Wardha - Balharshah Quadrupling (135 Km)                                                           | 2,381               |
|   28 | Ballari - Chikjajur doubling (185 Km)                                                              | 3,342               |
|   29 | Koderma - Barkakana doubling (133 Km)                                                              | 3,063               |
|   30 | Itarsi - Nagpur 4th line (297 Km)                                                                  | 5,451               |
|   31 | Dangoaposi - Jaroli 3rd & 4th line (43 Km)                                                         | 1,752               |
|   32 | Secunderabad - Wadi 3rd & 4th line (173 Km)                                                        | 5,012               |
|   33 | Furkating - New Tinsukia doubling (194 Km)                                                         | 3,634               |
|   34 | Bakhtiyarpur - Rajgir - Tilaiya doubling (104 Km)                                                  | 2,192               |

|   SN | Project Name                                                                              | Cost (₹ in Crore)   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|   35 | Gondia - Dongargarh 4th line (84 Km)                                                      | 2,223               |
|   36 | Wardha - Bhusawal 3rd & 4th line (314 Km)                                                 | 9,197               |
|   37 | Hosapete - Bellary quadrupling (65 Km)                                                    | 2,372               |
|   38 | Kasara - Manmad 3rd & 4th line (131 Km)                                                   | 10,154              |
|   39 | Punarakh - Kiul 3rd & 4th line (50 Km)                                                    | 2,668               |
|   40 | Gamharia - Chandil 3rd & 4th line (55 Km)                                                 | 1,168               |
|   41 | Sainthia- Pakhur 4th Line (81 Km)                                                         | 1,569               |
|   42 | Santragachi- Kharagpur 4th line (111 Km)                                                  | 2,905               |
|   43 | Nergundi - Barang &Khurda Road - Vizianagaram 3rd line (385 Km)                           | 5,618               |
|   44 | Son Nagar - Andal 3 rd and 4 th Line (375 Km)                                             | 13,606              |
|   45 | Gorakhpur Cantt - Valmiki Nagar doubling (96 Km)                                          | 1,270               |
|   46 | Jaipur - Sawai Madhopur doubling (131 Km)                                                 | 1,269               |
|   47 | Luni - Samdari - Bhildi doubling (272 Km)                                                 | 3,531               |
|   48 | Narkatiaganj - Raxaul - Sitamarhi - Darbhanga & Sitamarhi - Muzaffarpur doubling (256 Km) | 4,553               |
|   49 | Prayagraj (Iradatganj) - Manikpur 3rd line (84 Km)                                        | 1,640               |
|   50 | Tirupati - Pakala - Katpadi doubling (104 Km)                                             | 1,332               |
|   51 | Ratlam - Nagda 3rd and 4th line (41 Km)                                                   | 1,018               |
|   52 | Aluabari Road - New Jalpaiguri 3rd & 4th line (57 Km)                                     | 1,786               |
|   53 | Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) - Parbhani (177 Km)                                | 2,179               |
|   54 | Bhagalpur - Dumka - Rampurhat doubling (177 Km)                                           | 3,169               |
|   55 | Itarsi - Bina 4th line (237 Km)                                                           | 4,329               |
|   56 | Vadodara - Ratlam 3rd & 4th line (259 Km)                                                 | 8,885               |
|   57 | Devbhumi Dwarka (Okha) - Kanalus doubling (141 Km)                                        | 1,457               |
|   58 | Badlapur - Karjat 3rd and 4th line (32 Km)                                                | 1,324               |

|   SN | Project Name                                                     | Cost (₹ in Crore)   |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|   59 | Delhi - Ambala Cantt 3rd & 4th line (194 Km)                     | 5,983               |
|   60 | Gondia - Jabalpur doubling (231 Km)                              | 5,236               |
|   61 | Manmad - Indore new line (360 Km)                                | 18,529              |
|   62 | Errupelam - Amaravati - Nambur new line (57 Km)                  | 2,245               |
|   63 | Vadhavan Port and New Palghar station new double line (22 Km)    | 1,507               |
|   64 | Deshalpar - Hajipir - Luna and Vayor - Lakhpat new line (145 Km) | 2,526               |

## Railway Electrification:

Electrification of railway network on Indian Railways has been taken up in mission mode. So far, about 99.4% of Broad Gauge (BG) network has been electrified.  The  electrification  in  remaining  network  has  been  taken  up. Electrification carried out during 2014-25 and before 2014 is as under:

| Period                       | Route Kilometer   |
|------------------------------|-------------------|
| Before 2014 (about 60 years) | 21,801            |
| 2014-25                      | 46,900            |

Indian  Railways  (IR)  is  focussed  on  providing  affordable,  good  quality services to all sections of society. With a view to improve travel experience of the passengers, Indian Railways have introduced indigenously designed and manufactured Vande Bharat (Sleeper & Chair Car), Amrit Bharat, Namo Bharat Rapid Rail services with modern coaches, advanced safety features and passenger amenities.

Vande Bharat Services (Sleeper Trains):

Page 6 of 16 For  long  distance  travel  the  Sleeper  variant  of  Vande  Bharat  Express  has been  indigenously  designed  and  developed.  Two  such  trains  have  already been manufactured. After extensive trials, these trains have been introduced on Indian Railways. The First Vande Bharat Sleeper service viz. 27575/27576 Howrah- Kamakhya Vande Bharat Sleeper Express has commenced regular operation w.e.f. 22.01.2026.

As on 25.03.2026, the following 02 Vande Bharat train services (Sleeper Car) are being operated on the Indian Railways network:

|   SN | Train No. and Name                                         |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 27575/27576 Howrah - Kamakhya Vande Bharat Sleeper Express |

Vande Bharat services (Chair Car):

Indian Railways, with a view to improve travel experience of the passengers,  have  introduced  indigenously  designed  and  manufactured Vande Bharat trains with modern coaches, advanced safety features and passenger amenities.

As on 25.03.2026, the following 81 pairs Vande Bharat train services (Chair Car) are being operated on the Indian Railways network, as under:-

|   SN | Train No. and Name                                                       |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 22435/22436 New Delhi - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express                    |
|    2 | 22439/22440 Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express |
|    3 | 20901/20902 Gandhinagar Capital - Mumbai Central Vande Bharat Express    |
|    4 | 22447/22448 Amb Andura - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express                  |
|    5 | 20607/20608 Mysuru - MGR Chennai Central Vande Bharat Express            |
|    6 | 20825/20826 Nagpur - Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express                       |

|   SN | Train No. and Name                                                                 |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    7 | 22301/22302 New Jalpaiguri - Howrah Vande Bharat Express                           |
|    8 | 20833/20834 Secunderabad - Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express                      |
|    9 | 22223/22224 Sainagar Shirdi - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) Vande Bharat Express |
|   10 | 22225/22226 Solapur - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) Vande Bharat Express         |
|   11 | 20171/20172 Nizamuddin - Rani Kamlapati Vande Bharat Express                       |
|   12 | 20701/20702 Tirupati - Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express                           |
|   13 | 20643/20644 Coimbatore - Chennai Vande Bharat Express                              |
|   14 | 20977/20978 Chandigarh - Ajmer Vande Bharat Express                                |
|   15 | 20633/20634 Thiruvananthapuram- Kasargod Vande Bharat Express                      |
|   16 | 22895/22896 Puri - Howrah Vande Bharat Express                                     |
|   17 | 22457/22458 Dehradun - Anand Vihar Vande Bharat Express                            |
|   18 | 22227/22228 Guwahati - New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express                         |
|   19 | 20911/20912 Nagpur - Indore Vande Bharat Express                                   |
|   20 | 22229/22230 Madgaon - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) Vande Bharat Express         |
|   21 | 22349/22350 Ranchi - Patna Vande Bharat Express                                    |
|   22 | 20661/20662 Dharwar - Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express                               |
|   23 | 20173/20174 Rewa - Rani Kamlapati Vande Bharat Express                             |
|   24 | 22549/22550 Gorakhpur - Prayagraj Vande Bharat Express                             |
|   25 | 12461/12462 Sabarmati - Jodhpur Vande Bharat Express                               |
|   26 | 22925/22926 Okha - Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express                                  |
|   27 | 20665/20666 Tirunelveli - Chennai Egmore Vande Bharat Express                      |

|   SN | Train No. and Name                                                        |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   28 | 20677/20678 Narsapur - Chennai Vande Bharat Express                       |
|   29 | 20703/20704 Yesvantpur - Kacheguda Vande Bharat Express                   |
|   30 | 20631/20632 Thiruvananthapuram- Mangaluru Vande Bharat Express            |
|   31 | 26963/26964 Udaipur - Asarva Vande Bharat Express                         |
|   32 | 22347/22348 Patna - Howrah Vande Bharat Express                           |
|   33 | 20835/20836 Puri - Rourkela Vande Bharat Express                          |
|   34 | 20897/20898 Ranchi - Howrah Vande Bharat Express                          |
|   35 | 22415/22416 New Delhi - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express                     |
|   36 | 20641/20642 Coimbatore - Bengaluru Cant Vande Bharat Express              |
|   37 | 20645/20646 Mangaluru - Madgaon Vande Bharat Express                      |
|   38 | 20705/20706 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) - Nanded Vande Bharat Express |
|   39 | 22477/22478 Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express  |
|   40 | 22425/22426 Anand Vihar - Ayodhya Cantt. Vande Bharat Express             |
|   41 | 22487/22488 Amritsar - Delhi Vande Bharat Express                         |
|   42 | 22962/22961 Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express               |
|   43 | 20707/20708 Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express             |
|   44 | 20663/20664 Chennai - Mysuru Vande Bharat Express                         |
|   45 | 22233/22234 Patna - New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express                   |
|   46 | 22470/22469 Khajuraho - Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express                   |
|   47 | 22231/22232 Bengaluru - Kalburagi Vande Bharat Express                    |
|   48 | 20841/20842 Visakhapatnam - Bhubaneswar Vande Bharat Express              |

|   SN | Train No. and Name                                                       |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   49 | 22345/22346 Gomti Nagar - Patna Vande Bharat Express                     |
|   50 | 20887/20888 Varanasi - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express                       |
|   51 | 22545/22546 Dehradun - Lucknow Jn Vande Bharat Express                   |
|   52 | 22490/22489 Varanasi - Meerut City Vande Bharat Express                  |
|   53 | 20627/20628 Nagercoil - Chennai Egmore Vande Bharat Express              |
|   54 | 20671/20672 Bengaluru Cantt - Madurai Vande Bharat Express               |
|   55 | 22500/22499 Deoghar - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express                      |
|   56 | 22309/22310 Jamalpur - Howrah Vande Bharat Express                       |
|   57 | 20871/20872 Rourkela - Howrah Vande Bharat Express                       |
|   58 | 20893/20894 Patna - Tatanagar Vande Bharat Express                       |
|   59 | 20892/20891 Tatanagar - Brahmapur Vande Bharat Express                   |
|   60 | 22303/22304 Gaya - Howrah Vande Bharat Express                           |
|   61 | 20669/20670 Pune - Hubballi Vande Bharat Express                         |
|   62 | 20673/20674 Pune - Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj (T) Vande Bharat Express    |
|   63 | 20101/20102 Secunderabad - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express                   |
|   64 | 20829/20830 Visakhapatnam - Durg Vande Bharat Express                    |
|   65 | 21893/21894 Patna - Tatanagar Vande Bharat Express                       |
|   66 | 21895/21896 Patna - Tatanagar Vande Bharat Express                       |
|   67 | 20176/20175 Banaras - Agra Cantt. Vande Bharat Express                   |
|   68 | 26901/26902 Veraval - Sabarmati Vande Bharat Express                     |
|   69 | 26401/26402 Srinagar - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat Express |

|   SN | Train No. and Name                                                       |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   70 | 26403/26404 Srinagar -Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat Express  |
|   71 | 26502/26501 Patliputra - Gorakhpur Vande Bharat Express                  |
|   72 | 26751/26752 KSR Bengaluru - Belagavi Vande Bharat Express                |
|   73 | 26406/26405 Amritsar - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat Express |
|   74 | 26101/26102 Pune - Ajni Vande Bharat Express                             |
|   75 | 26302/26301 Jogbani - Danapur Vande Bharat Express                       |
|   76 | 26481/26482 Delhi Cantt - Jodhpur Vande Bharat Express                   |
|   77 | 26471/26472 Delhi Cantt - Bikaner Vande Bharat Express                   |
|   78 | 26462/26461 Delhi - Firozpur Cantt. Vande Bharat Express                 |
|   79 | 26651/26652 Ernakulam - KSR Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express               |
|   80 | 26506/26505 Khajuraho - Banaras Vande Bharat Express                     |
|   81 | 26504/26503 Saharanpur - Gomtinagar Vande Bharat Express                 |

Besides, introduction of new train services, including Vande Bharat sleeper services,  replacement/discontinuation  of  existing  services  is  an  on-going 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.
- Occupancy and the traffic requirement of the section.

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.

## Completed stations:

So far, 1,338 stations have been identified for development under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, works have been completed at 208 stations. Names of stations completed so far are as following:

Aishbagh Jn., Alnavar, Amb Andaura, Ambikapur, Amgaon, Anandpur Sahib, Anara,  Angamali  For  Kaladi,  Ayodhya  Dham  Junction,  Badami,  Bagalkot, Baheri,  Baijnath  Paprola,  Balaghat,  Balrampur,  Bantawala,  Barabhum, Baramati,  Bareilly  City,  Baripada,  Barmer,  Barpali,  Begumpet,  Beohari, Bhanupratappur, Bhilai, Bhind, Bijnor, Bimalgarh, Bommidi, Bundi, Byculla, Chalakudi, Champa, Chanda Fort, Changanassery, Chennai Park, Chhindwara,  Chidambaram,  Chinchpokli,  Chinna  Salem,  Chirayinkeezh, Chunar  Jn., Coonoor, Cumbum,  Cuttack,  Dakor, Dausa, Deeg, Derol, Deshnoke, Devlali, Dhampur, Dharwad, Dhule, Dongargarh, Eluru, Fatehabad,  Fatehpur,  Fatehpur  Shekhawati,  Ferok,  Gadag,  Gangapur  City, Godda,  Godhra  Jn.,  Gogameri,  Gokak  Road,  Gola  Gokarnath,  Gomtinagar, Govardhan, Govind Garh, Govindpur Road, Govindpuri, Hafizpeta, Haibargaon, Haldia, Haldibari, Hapa, Harpalpur, Hathras City, Hi-tech city, Himayatnagar, Hodal, Idgah Agra Jn., Izzatnagar, Jaisalmer, Jam Jodhpur, Jam Wanthali, Joychandi Pahar Jn., Junnor Deo, Kakinada Town Jn, Kalyani Ghoshpara, Kamakhyaguri, Kanalus Jn, Karaikkudi Jn., Karamsad, Karimnagar, Katni South, Kedgaon, Kesinga, Khairthal, Khalilabad, Khambhaliya,  Koppal,  Kosamba  Jn,  Kulitturai,  Kuttippuram,  Lasalgaon, Limbdi, Lohardaga, Lonand Jn., Madhupur Jn., Mahe, Mahuva, Mailani Jn., Mambalam,  Manaparai,  Mandal  Garh,  Mandawar  Mahwa  Road,  Mandi Dabwali,  Mangalagiri,  Mannargudi,  Matunga,  MCS  Chhatarpur,  Mithapur, Morappur, Morbi, Muktsar, Munirabad, Muri Jn., Murtizapur Jn., Nainpur Jn., Namakkal, Nandura, Narmadapuram, Narwana Jn., Netaji Subhash Chandra

Bose  Itwari  Junction,  Nidadavolu  Jn.,  Nilambur  Road,  Okha,  Orchha, Palitana,  Panagarh,  Panki  Dham,  Parappanangadi,  Parel,  Parlakhemundi, Pirpainti, Piska, Pokhrayan, Pollachi Jn., Polur, Porbandar, Rajgarh, Rajmahal,  Rajula  Jn.,  Ramagundam,  Ramghat  Halt,  Rayanapadu,  Sabaur, Saharanpur Jn., Sahibganj, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Mohali, Samakhiyali, Samalpatti,  Sanchi,  Sankarpur,  Sarona,  Savda,  Seoni,  Shahad,  Shajapur, Shivanarayanpur,  Sholavandan,  Shoranur  Jn.,  Shridham,  Siddharth  nagar, Sihor  Jn.,  Simultala,  Siuri,  Somesar,  Sri  Bala  Brahmeswara  Jogulamba, Srirangam, Srivilliputtur, St.Thomas Mount, Sullurpeta, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan  Chappia,  Talcher,  Tamluk,  Tanakpur,  Thalassery,  Thawe, Thiruvarur Jn., Tiruvannamalai, Tripunithura, Tuni, Udagamandalam, Ujhani, Urkura, Utran,  Vadakara, Vadala Road, Vidisha, Vindhyachal, Vriddhachalam Jn., Wadakancheri, Warangal.

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:

- Tirupati  station:  The  structural  framework  of  new  second  entry station building on South side, 2 nos. air concourses and sewage treatment plant  have  been  completed.  The  finishing  works  of  new  second  entry station  building  on  South  side  and  air  concourses,  structural  work  of station  building  on  North  side,  platform  shelter,  lift,  escalator  etc.  have been taken up.
- Nellore  station:  The  structural  framework,  brickwork  and  plastering of station building on both East and West sides have been completed. The finishing  works  of  station  building  on  both  East  and  West  side  and  air concourse,  extension  work  of  subway,  parking,  water  tanks  and  sewage treatment plant have been taken up.

- Bangalore Cantonment station: The works of diversion road on South side, training centre, hostel on North side, electric substation building have been  completed.  The  works  of  South  side  station  building,  North  side station building, circulating area and Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
- Kota  Junction  station:  The  structural  works  of  front  departure  hall, front arrival hall and rear side station building have been completed. The finishing  works  of  front  departure  hall,  rear  side  station  building,  air concourse, through roof, circulating area have been taken up.
- Bhubaneshwar station: The structural work of new station building at East and West side and air concourse have been completed. The structural work of elevated driveway at East and West side station, extension of Foot Over Bridge and platform shelter have been taken up. The finishing works of new station building at East and West side, works of MEP (Mechanical, Electrical  and  Plumbing),  HVAC(Heating,  Ventilation  and  Air  Conditioning) and escalators 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  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 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.

Further,  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 stationwise or state-wise. The fund allocation of ₹ 12,120 crore (Revised Estimate) has  been  made  for  the  financial  year  2025-26  under  Plan  Head-53  and expenditure of ₹ 11,892 crore (up to February, 2026) has been incurred so far.

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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