Lok Sabha Question No. 1964 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-11
Subject: Railway Projects in Yavatmal-Washim (Maharashtra)
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1964 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026

## RAILWAY PROJECTS IN YAVATMAL-WASHIM (MAHARASHTRA)

## †1964. SHRI SANJAY UTTAMRAO DESHMUKH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the major railway projects (such as station redevelopment, new railway track/lines, doubling, bridges, Vande Bharat train facility) currently underway or proposed in Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha Constituency of Maharashtra;
- (b) the details of the financial sanction, amount sanctioned, current status (Detailed Project Report, land acquisition, under construction/completed) and expected timeline for each project;
- (c)  the  latest  status  of  the  stations  in  the  Yavatmal-Washim  Lok  Sabha Constituency  under  the  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  along  with  the details of the expenditure incurred so far;
- (d)  whether  any  new  terminal  station  is  proposed  to  be  constructed  in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether any special committee or review mechanism has been set up at the  Railway  Board/DRM  level  to  monitor  these  projects  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e) The details of Railway infrastructure works taken up in Yavatmal Washim Lok Sabha Constituency of Maharashtra are as under:

To  improve  connectivity  of  Yavatmal  -  Washim  Lok  Sabha  Constituency, Wardha  -  Yavatmal  -  Nanded  new  line  (284  Km)  has  been  sanctioned. Wardha - Kalamb section (39 Km) has been commissioned and work on the balance section has been taken up.

Budget  allocation  during  the  last  five  years  has  increased  significantly. Budget  allocation  for  infrastructure  projects  and  safety  works,  falling fully/partly  in  Maharashtra  (including  Yavatmal  -  Washim  Lok  Sabha Constituency) is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                             |
|----------|------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹1,171 crore/year                  |
| 2025-26  | ₹23,778 crore (more than 20 times) |

The  details  of  commissioning/laying  of  new  track  falling  fully/partly  in Maharashtra (including Yavatmal - Washim Lok Sabha Constituency) during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under:

| Period   | New track Commissioned   | Average commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 292 Km                   | 58.4 Km/year                          |
| 2014-25  | 2,292 Km                 | 208.4 Km/year (More than 3 times)     |

As  on  01.04.2025,  38  projects  (11  new  line,  02  gauge  conversion  and  25 doubling),  of  a  total  length  of  5,098  km,  costing  ₹  89,780  crore,  falling fully/partly  in  Maharashtra  (including  Yavatmal  -  Washim  Lok  Sabha Constituency), are sanctioned. The summary is as under:

| Category                |   No. of sanctioned Projects | Total Length (in Km)   | Length Commissioned Upto March, 2025 (Km)   | Expenditure Upto March, 2025 (₹ in Crore)   |
|-------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| New Line                |                           11 | 1,355                  | 234                                         | 10,504                                      |
| Gauge Conversion        |                           02 | 609                    | 334                                         | 4,286                                       |
| Doubling/ Multitracking |                           25 | 3,134                  | 1,792                                       | 24,617                                      |
| Total                   |                           38 | 5,098                  | 2,360                                       | 39,407                                      |

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

-  Land acquisition
-  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.

Regular  follow  up  with  State  Governments  and  concerned  authorities  for expeditious  land  acquisition,  forestry  and  Wildlife  clearances  and  for resolving other issues pertaining to projects.

## Station Development Projects

Ministry  of  Railways  has  launched  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  for redevelopment  of  stations.  So  far,  1337  stations  have  been  identified  for development  under  this  scheme,  out  of  which  132  stations  including Washim station of Yavatmal - Washim Lok Sabha Constituency, are located in  Maharashtra.  The  names  of  stations  identified  for  development  under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Maharashtra are as following:

| State       |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|-------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Maharashtra |               132 | Ahmednagar, Ajni (Nagpur), Akalkot Road, Akola, Akurdi, Amalner, Amgaon, Amravati, Andheri, Badnera, Balharshah, Bandra Terminus, Baramati, Belapur, Bhandara Road, Bhokar, Bhusawal, Borivali, Byculla, Chalisgaon, Chanda Fort, Chandrapur, Charni Road, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Chinchpokli, Chinchwad, Dadar (CR), Dadar (WR), Dahisar, Daund, Dehu Road, Devlali, Dhamangaon, Dharangaon, Dharashiv, Dharmabad , Dhule, Diva, Dudhani, Gangakher , Godhani, Gondia, Grant Road, Hadapsar, Hatkanangale, Hazur Sahib Nanded, Himayatnagar, Hinganghat, Hingoli |

| State   | No. of Stations   | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                   | Deccan, Igatpuri, Jalgaon, Jalna, Jeur, Jogeshwari, Kalyan Jn, Kamptee, Kandivali, Kanjur Marg, Karad, Katol, Kedgaon, Kinwat , Kopargaon, Kurduwadi Jn, Kurla Jn, Lasalgaon, Latur, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Lonand Jn, Lonavla, Lower Parel, Malad, Malkapur, Manmad Jn, Manwath Road , Marine Lines, Matunga, Miraj Jn, Mudkhed Jn, Mumbai Central, Mumbra, Murtizapur Jn, Nagarsol , Nagpur Jn, Nandgaon, Nandura, Nandurbar, Narkher Jn, Nashik Road, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Junction, Pachora Jn, Palghar, Pandharpur, Panvel Jn, Parbhani Jn, Parel, Parli Vaijnath, Partur, Phaltan, Prabhadevi, Pulgaon Jn, Pune Jn, Purna Jn, Raver, Rotegaon, Sainagar Shirdi, Sandhurst Road, Sangli, Satara, Savda, Selu , Sewagram, Shahad, Shegaon, Shivaji Nagar Pune, Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus Kolhapur, Solapur, Talegaon, Thakurli, Thane, Titvala, Tumsar Road, Umri, Uruli, Vadala Road, Vidyavihar, Vikhroli, Wadsa, Wardha, Washim, Wathar |

Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Maharashtra have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, works of 17 stations  (Amgaon,  Baramati,  Chanda  Fort,  Chinchpokli,  Devlali,  Dhule, Kedgaon, Lasalgaon, Lonand Jn, Matunga, Murtizapur Jn, Nandura, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Junction, Parel,  Savda, Shahad  and Vadala Road) in Maharashtra have been completed under this scheme.

The  works  at  other  stations  have  also  been  taken  up  at  good  pace  and progress of some of above stations is as given below:

-  Washim station: The works of improvement of station building, porch, improvement of platforms,  platform  shelter,  improvement  of  waiting

hall, toilet, circulating area, lift and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.

-  Manwath  Road  station:  The  work  of  platform  shelter  has  been completed.  The  works  of  improvement  to  station  building,  entrance porch, platform surfacing, waiting hall, toilet and lift have been taken up.
-  Parbhani  Junction  station:  The  structural  works  of  new  station building, platform shelter and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  Partur station: The works of extension to station building, entrance porch, platform shelter, platform surfacing, waiting hall, toilet, circulating area, lift and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  Purna Junction station: The structural work of new station building, platform  shelter,  platform  surfacing,  compound  wall  and  12  m  Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
-  Selu  station:  The  works  of  platform  shelter,  platform  surfacing, improvement  of  waiting  hall,  toilet,  lift  and  12  m  Foot  Over  Bridge 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.

Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  envisages  development  of  stations  on  a continuous basis 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.

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.

Development  /  Upgradation  /  Modernization  of  stations  including  under Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  is  generally  funded  under  Plan  Head-53 'Customer  Amenities'.  The  details  of  allocation  of  funds  for  development and  maintenance  of  stations  are  maintained  Zonal  Railway-wise  and  not Work-wise or Station-wise. Passenger amenities are generally funded under Plan  Head-53  'Customer  Amenities'.  Maharashtra  is  covered  under  the jurisdiction of four Railway zones, namely, Central Railway, South Central Railway, South East Central Railway and Western Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 3,834 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26, out of which an expenditure (up to December, 2025) of ₹ 3,122 crore has been incurred so far.

## ROB/RUB Works

A work for construction of Road Under Bridge in lieu of Level Crossing No. 111 at Km 813/6-7 between Kata Road - Washim station on Akola - Purna section in Yavatmal -Washim Lok Sabha Constituency has been sanctioned. The work is in progress. Boxes have been inserted under track and the works of drain and retaining wall have been taken up.

Additionally,  the  works  for  preparation  of  Detailed  Project  Report  have been sanctioned for 02 nos. Level Crossings which includes Level Crossing No.  102  at  Km  796/4-5  between  Amanwadi  -  Jaulkastation  and  Level Crossing  No.  113  at  Km  816/6-7  between  Kata  Road  -  Washim  stationon Akola - Purna sectionin Yavatmal - Washim Lok Sabha Constituency.

Numbers of ROBs/ RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 2004-14 vis-à-vis 2014-25 (upto December, 2025) is as under:

| Period                        | ROBs/ RUBs constructed   |
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 2004-14                       | 4,148 Nos.               |
| 2014-25 (upto December, 2025) | 13,882 Nos.              |

As  on  01.01.2026,  4,769  nos.  ROBs/RUBs  are  sanctioned  at  the  cost  of ₹  1,14,298  crore  on  Indian  Railways including  269  nos.  at  the  cost  of ₹ 5,599 crore in Maharashtra which are at various stages of planning and execution.

Completion  and  commissioning  of  ROB/RUB  works  depends  on  various factors  like  cooperation  of   State  Governments  in  giving   consent  for closure  of  Level  Crossing,   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, duration of working season in a year for the particular project / area due to climatic conditions etc. All these factors affect the completion time of the projects / works.

Coaching Terminals in Maharashtra

New  coaching  terminals at Jogeshwari and Vasai  Road have been sanctioned.

Further,  the  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  of  new  coaching  terminal  at Parel and new satellite terminal at Lokmanya Tilak have been prepared.

Indian Railways has a well established mechanism to monitor implementation  of  projects  including  their  reviews,  inspection,  check  for quality  of  works  and  audits.  Works  are  carried  out  adhering  to  the standards  and  specifications  laid  down  in  various  codes  and  manuals. Inspections/audits/checks  are  carried  out  from  time  to  time  by  various agencies/officials/multi-disciplinary  teams  as  per  laid  down  instructions and actions for correction including damages are taken immediately. This is a continuous and ongoing process.

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