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Date: 2025-12-03 Category: Press Release State: Union Government Country: India

Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: 15 Stations Completed in Maharashtra, Work Advancing Statewide

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**Executive Summary** This document from the Ministry of Railways, dated December 3, 2025, announces the completion of improvement works at 15 railway stations in Maharashtra under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. The scheme aims to redevelop railway stations across the country in a phased manner, with 132 stations in Maharashtra included in the plan. Finishing works are underway. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Completed Improvement Works:** * Improvement works completed at 15 stations in Maharashtra: Amgaon, Chanda Fort, Chinchpokli, Devlali, Dhule, Kedgaon, Lasalgaon, Lonand Junction, Matunga, Murtizapur Junction, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Junction, Parel, Savda, Shahad and Vadala Road. * Finishing works are underway for various stations. * **Station-Specific Works:** * **Wathar:** New portico, improved station building, water booth, entry gate, parking, circulating area, improved entrance lobby, compound wall of parking area, platform shelter (platform no. 1), platform surfacing, waiting room, signages, and station illumination are completed. * **Nandgaon:** Entrance/exit gate, platform surfacing, platform shelter, improved station building, booking office, Foot Over Bridge, boundary wall, circulating area, parking, signage, and lighting are completed. * **Nandura:** Platform surfacing, platform shelter, booking office, entrance gate, improved waiting hall, toilet, station building, circulating area, parking, signages, coach indication board, station illumination, and boundary wall are completed. * **Hadapsar:** New station building, waiting hall, 12m Foot Over Bridge, underground tank, platform shelter, improved platform surfacing, circulating area, station illumination, signages, lifts, escalators, and landscaping are completed. * **Baramati:** Platform shelter, septic tank, toilet, compound wall, water booth, improved booking office, platform surfacing, waiting room, portico, circulating area, signages, and station illumination are completed. * **Amrit Bharat Station Scheme Details:** * The scheme involves master planning and phased implementation for station improvements. * Master plan includes: improved access/circulation, station integration, building improvement, waiting halls, wider foot over bridges, lifts/escalators, better platform surfaces, kiosks, parking, amenities for Divyangjans, information systems, and executive lounges. * Focus on sustainable, environment-friendly solutions and city centre creation at stations. * Development funded under Plan Head-53 "Customer Amenities." * Maharashtra is covered by Central, South Central, South East Central, and Western Railway zones. * ₹11,190 crore allocated with ₹9,198 crore expenditure in the last three years and current year (up to October 2025). * **Station Redevelopment Challenges** * Station redevelopment is complex, requires statutory clearances, and faces brownfield challenges (utility shifting, operation of trains). These impact completion time. **Impact Analysis** **Stakeholder: Passengers and General Public** * **Impact:** Improved station facilities, accessibility, and passenger information systems. * **Action Required:** Utilize the upgraded facilities and provide feedback as appropriate. **Stakeholder: Railway Authorities (Ministry of Railways, Zonal Railways)** * **Impact:** Responsible for overseeing and implementing the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, including allocation of funds and addressing developmental challenges. * **Action Required:** Continue to manage project execution, address logistical challenges, and monitor progress. **Stakeholder: State Government of Maharashtra** * **Impact:** Partner in the station development process, potentially providing input and support. * **Action Required:** Continue to coordinate with the Ministry of Railways and provide any necessary support for project completion. **Stakeholder: Local Businesses/Vendors** * **Impact:** Opportunity to participate in the 'One Station One Product' scheme. * **Action Required:** Explore opportunities to set up kiosks and offer local products at the stations. **Stakeholder: Members of Parliament (Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil, Dr. Amol Kolhe, Prof. Varsha Gaikwad, Shri Sanjay Patil, Shri Bhaskar Bhagare)** * **Impact:** Key stakeholders in raising questions and providing feedback on Railway development projects and works across the country. * **Action Required:** Continue to raise any concerns of demands raised by State Governments, Ministries of Central Government, elected representatives, Railways' own requirements, organizations/ rail users, etc.

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Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: A scheme by the Ministry of Railways for long-term, phased redevelopment of railway stations across India. Ministry of Railways: The government ministry responsible for the development of railway stations in India. Maharashtra: The Indian state where the mentioned railway station development works are taking place.
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Ministry of Railways Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: 15 Stations Completed in Maharashtra, Work Advancing Statewide Amrit Bharat Scheme Brings Major Upgrades to Chinchpokli, Matunga, Parel, Vadala Road and Shahad Stations प्रव तथ: 03 DEC 2025 7:14PM by PIB Mumbai : Mumbai, December 3, 2025 Development works at railway stations in Maharashtra under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme are progressing at a rapid pace. Till date, improvement works at 15 stations in the state have been completed—namely Amgaon, Chanda Fort, Chinchpokli, Devlali, Dhule, Kedgaon, Lasalgaon, Lonand Junction, Matunga, Murtizapur Junction, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Junction, Parel, Savda, Shahad and Vadala Road. The Ministry of Railways, under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, is undertaking long-term, phased redevelopment of railway stations across the country, with 132 stations in Maharashtra included among the 1337 stations identified nationwide. 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: Wathar station: The works of new portico, improvement of station building, water booth, new main entry gate, parking area, circulating area, improvement of entrance lobby, compound wall of parking area, platform shelter at platform no. 1, platform surfacing, improvement of waiting room, signages and station illumination have been completed. The finishing works have been taken up. Nandgaon station: The works of entrance and exit gate, platform surfacing, platform shelter, improvement of station building, booking office, Foot Over Bridge, boundary wall, circulating area, parking area, signage and lighting have been completed. The finishing works have been taken up. Nandura station: The works of platform surfacing, platform shelter, booking office, entrance gate, improvement of waiting hall, toilet, station building, circulating area, parking area, signages, coach indication board, station illumination and boundary wall have been completed. The finishing works have been taken up. Hadapsar station: The works of new station building, waiting hall, 12 m Foot Over Bridge, underground tank, platform shelter, improvement of platform surfacing, circulating area, station illumination, signages, lifts, escalators and landscaping have been completed. The finishing works have been taken up.Baramati station: The works of platform shelter, septic tank, toilet, compound wall, water booth, improvement of booking office, platform surfacing, waiting room, portico, circulating area, signages and station illumination have been completed. The finishing works have been taken up. The name of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the state of Maharashtra are as following: State No. of Name of Stations 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 Deccan, Igatpuri, Jalgaon, Jalna, Jeur, Jogeshwari, Kalyan Junction, Kamptee, Kandivali, Kanjur Marg, Karad, Katol, Kedgaon, Kinwat, Kopargaon, Kurduwadi Junction, Kurla Junction, Lasalgaon, Latur, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Lonand Junction, Lonavla, Lower Parel, Malad, Malkapur, Manmad Junction, Manwath Road , Marine Lines, Matunga, Miraj Junction, Mudkhed Junction, Mumbai Central, Mumbra, MurtizapurJunction, Nagarsol, Nagpur Junction, Nandgaon, Nandura, Nandurbar, NarkherJunction, Nashik Road, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Junction, Pachora Junction, Palghar, Pandharpur, Panvel Junction, Parbhani Junction, Parel, Parli Vaijnath, Partur, Phaltan, Prabhadevi, PulgaonJunction, Pune Junction, Purna Junction, 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, WatharThe 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 / 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. 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 station-wise or state-wise. The state of Maharashtra is covered under the jurisdiction of four railway zones, namely, Central Railway, South Central Railway, South East Central Railway and Western Railway. For the last three years and the current year, ₹ 11,190 crore has been allocated while an expenditure of ₹ 9,198 crore has been incurred during the last three years and current year (up to October, 2025). Suggestions/ Representations, both formal and informal for Railway projects/ works across the country are received on the basis of demands raised by State Governments, Members of Parliament, Ministries of Central Government, elected representatives, Railways' own requirements, organizations/ rail users etc., at various levels including Railway Board, Zonal Railways, Division Office etc. Receipt of such proposals / requests/ suggestions/ representations is a continuous and dynamic process and these are examined and action as found feasible and justified is taken from time to time and centralized compendium for the same is not maintained.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. Therefore, no time frame can be indicated at this stage. This was stated in a written reply by the Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting and Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnav in the Lok Sabha today in response to a question asked by MPs Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil, Dr. Amol Kolhe, Prof. Varsha Gaikwad, Shri Sanjay Patil and Shri Bhaskar Bhagare. PIB Mumbai | Sriyanka Chatterjee/ Nitin Fulluke/ Priti Malandkar Follow us on social media: @PIBMumbai /PIBMumbai /pibmumbai pibmumbai[at]gmail[dot]com /PI BMumbai /pibmumbai (रलीज़ आईडी: 2198376) आगंतुक पटल : 481 इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Marathi

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