REDEVELOPMENT OF STATIONS UNDER AMRIT BHARAT STATION SCHEME -

LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 122

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2024

REDEVELOPMENT OF STATIONS UNDER AMRIT BHARAT STATION SCHEME

*122 SHRI MANISH JAISWAL:

SHRI DARSHAN SINGH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the features of Amrit Bharat Station Scheme;

(b) whether the Government has started Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for redevelopment of stations in the country especially in Jharkhand

(d) the manner in which these stations will facilitate better passenger experience in Indian Railways;

(e) the details of budgetary allocation made for the redevelopment of Stations in Madhya Pradesh (Hoshangabad Station), Maharashtra (Palgarh station) and Jharkhand?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 122 BY SHRI MANISH JAISWAL AND SHRI DARSHAN SINGH CHOUDHARY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.12.2024 REGARDING REDEVELOPMENT OF STATIONS UNDER AMRIT BHARAT STATION SCHEME

(a) to (c) Ministry of Railways has launched ‘Amrit Bharat Station Scheme’ for development of Railway stations on Indian Railways. This scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a long-term approach.

It involves preparation of Master Plans and their implementation in phases to improve the amenities at the stations like improvement of station access, circulating areas, waiting halls, toilets, lift/escalators as necessary, platform surfacing and cover over platform, cleanliness, free Wi-Fi, kiosks for local products through schemes like ‘One Station One Product’, better passenger information systems, Executive Lounges, nominated spaces for business meetings, landscaping, etc. keeping in view the necessity at each station.

The scheme also envisages improvement of building, integrating the station with both sides of the city, multimodal integration, amenities for Divyangjans, sustainable and environment friendly solutions, provision of ballastless tracks, etc. as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centres at the station in the long term.

So far, 1337 station have been identified under this scheme out of which 57 stations are located in the state of Jharkhand, 132 stations are located in the state of Maharashtra and 80 stations are located in the state of Madhya Pradesh (including 7 stations in Hoshangabad Lok Sabha Constituency). The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the states of Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh are as following:

State	No. of Stations	Name of Stations
Jharkhand	57	Balsiring, Bano, Barajamda Jn, Barkakana, Basukinath, Bhaga, Bokaro Steel City, Chaibasa, Chakradharpur, Chandil, Chandrapura, Daltonganj, Dangoaposi, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Dumka, Gamharia, Gangaghat, Garhwa Road, Garhwa Town, Ghatsila, Giridih, Godda, Govindpur Road, Haidarnagar, Hatia, Hazaribagh Road, Jamtara, Japla, Jasidih, Katrasgarh, Koderma, Kumardhubi, Latehar, Lohardaga, Madhupur, Manoharpur, Muhammadganj, Muri, N.S.C.B. Gomoh, Nagaruntari, Namkom, Orga, Pakur, Parasnath, Piska, Rajkharswan, Rajmahal, Ramgarh Cantt, Ranchi, Sahibganj, Sankarpur, Silli, Sini, Tatanagar, Tatisilwai, Vidyasagar

The details of allocation of funds for development and maintenance of stations are maintained Zonal Railway-wise under Plan Head-53 ‘Customer Amenities’ and not work-wise or Station-wise or State wise. The state of Jharkhand is covered by three zones viz. Eastern Railway, East Central Railway and South Eastern Railway. The allocation for the financial year 2024-25 for these zones is Rs 1626 Crores.

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CONTINUATION OF SER’s SPECIAL TRAINS

Kolkata, 5th December, 2024

With a view to clear the extra rush of passengers, it has been decided to continue the running of Special Trains as per the given schedule:-

1) 02832 Bhubaneswar-Dhanbad Special will continue to run till 27.02.2025

2) 02831 Dhanbad-Bhubaneswar Special will continue to run till 28.02.2025

3) 08508 Visakhapatnam-Shalimar Special will continue to run till 04.03.2025

4) 08507 Shalimar-Visakhapatnam Special will continue to run till 05.03.2025

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REGULATION OF TRAINS

DUE TO DEVELOPMENTAL WORKS IN ADRA DIVISION

Kolkata, 4^th December, 2024

In view of developmental works in Adra Division, the following trains will be regulated as under:

Cancellation of Trains :

Sl. No.	Train No. & Name	Date of Journey
1.	13504/13503 Barddhaman-Hatia-Barddhaman MEMU Express	06.12.24 and 07.12.24
2.	08641/08642 Adra-Barkakana-Adra MEMU	06.12.24 and 07.12.24
3.	03597/03598 Ranchi-Asansol-Ranchi MEMU	06.12.24 and 07.12.24
4.	08695/08696 Bokaro Steel City-Ranchi-Bokaro Steel City Passenger	06.12.24 and 07.12.24
5.	18085/18086 Kharagpur-Ranchi-Kharagpur MEMU Express	06.12.24 and 07.12.24

Short termination/short origination of Trains:

Sl. No.	Train No. & Name	Short terminated/ Short originated		Service cancelled between	Date of Journey
		At	From
1.	18035 Kharagpur-Hatia Express	Adra	—	Adra-Hatia	06.12.24 and 07.12.24
	18036 Hatia-Kharagpur Express	—	Adra	Hatia-Adra

Diversion of Trains:

Sl. No.	Train No. & Name	Diverted via	Date of Journey
1.	20898/20897 Ranchi-Howrah-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express	Muri -Gunda Bihar-Chandil and vice versa	06.12.24 and 07.12.24
2	18602/18601 Hatia-Tatanagar-Hatia Express	Muri – Gunda Bihar – Chandil and vice versa	07.12.24
3.	12366 Ranchi-Patna Jan Shatabdi Express	Muri – Barkakana-Chandrapura	07.12.24
4.	18427 Puri-Aanand Vihra Express	NSCB Gomoh-Anara-Purulia- Chandil	07.12.24
5.	13320 Ranchi-Dumka Express	Muri -Barkakana-Chandrapura	07.12.24
6.	12020 Ranchi-Howrah Shatabdi Express	Muri – Barkakana-Chandrapura	07.12.24
7.	13319 Dumka-Ranchi Express	Chandrapura – Barkakana – Muri	06.12.24 and 07.12.24
8.	12019 Howrah-Ranchi Shatabdi Express	Chandrapura Barkakana – Muri	06.12.24 and 07.12.24
09.	13351 Dhanbad-Alappuzha Express	Chandrapura – Barkakana – Muri	06.12.24 and 07.12.24
10.	12818 Anand Vihar –Hatia Express	Chandrapura – Barkakana – Muri	05.12.24
11.	12365 Patna-Ranchi Express	Chandrapura – Barkakana – Muri	06.12.24 and 07.12.24
12.	22891/22892 Howrah-Ranchi-Howrah Express	Muri –Gunda Bihar-Chandil and vice versa	07.12.24
13.	18603 Ranchi-Godda Express	Muri – Barkakana-Chandrapura	07.12.24