Parliament Question: ABSS for Railway Stations in Shravasti and Balrampur Districts

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 679 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2025 ABSS FOR RAILWAY STATIONS IN SHRAVASTI AND BALRAMPUR DISTRICTS †679. SHRI RAM SHIROMANI VERMA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government proposes to formulate any scheme to develop major railway stations namely Balrampur, Gasdi, the Gonda- Balrampur section of shravasti Lok Sabha Constituency and Balrampur districts along with the stations related to new railway line project in Shravasti as model stations with state-of-the-art facilities; (b) if so, the list of stations selected in these districts under the Amrit Bharat Station Yojana or other modernisation schemes along with the details of budget sanctioned, current progress of the work and the expected completion period; and (c) if not, the details of the steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve the basic amenities (waiting rooms, drinking water, lighting, toilets, facilities for disabled etc.) for the passengers at stations in Shravasti and Balrampur districts? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (c) 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.So far, 1337 stations have been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, out of which 157 stations including Balrampur and Tulsipur stations of Balrampur district, Shrawasti Lok Sabha Constituency, are located in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The name of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the state of Uttar Pradesh are as following: State No. of Name of Stations Stations Uttar 157 Achnera, Agra Cantt., Agra Fort, Aishbagh Jn, Pradesh Akbarpur Jn, Aligarh, Amethi, Amroha, Anand Nagar Jn., Aonla, Ayodhya Dham Junction, Azamgarh, Babatpur, Bachhrawan, Badaun, Badshahnagar, Badshahpur, Baheri, Bahraich, Balamau Jn., Ballia, Balrampur, Banaras, Banda, Barabanki Jn, Bareilly, Bareilly City, Barhni, Basti, Belthara Road, Bhadohi, Bharatkund, Bhatni, Bhuteshwar, Bijnor, Bulandsahar, ChandauliMajhwar, Chandausi, Chilbila, Chitrakutdhamkarwi, Chopan, Chunar Jn., Daliganj, Darshannagar, Deoria Sadar, Dhampur, Dildarnagar, Etawah Jn., Farrukhabad, Fatehabad, Fatehpur, Fatehpur Sikri, Firozabad, Gajraula, Garhmuktesar, Gauriganj, Ghatampur, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur City, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Govardhan, Govindpuri, Gursahaiganj, Haidergarh, Hapur,State No. of Name of Stations Stations Hardoi, Hathras City, Idgah Agra Jn, Izzatnagar, Janghai Jn, Jaunpur City, Jaunpur Jn, Kannauj, Kanpur Anwarganj, Kanpur Bridge Left Bank, Kanpur Central, Kaptanganj Jn, Kasganj Jn, Kashi, Khalilabad, Khorason road, Khurja Jn., Kosi Kalan, Kunda Harnamganj, Lakhimpur, Lalganj, Lalitpur Jn, Lambhua, Lohta, Lucknow (Charbagh) NR, Lucknow city, Lucknow Jn. (NER), Maa Belha Devi Pratapgarh Junction, Maghar, Maharaja Bijli Pasi, Mahoba Jn, Mailani Jn, Mainpuri Jn, Malhaur, Manak Nagar, Manikpur Jn, Mariahu, Mathura Jn, Mau Jn, Meerut City Jn, Mirzapur, Modinagar, Mohanlalganj, Moradabad Jn, Muzaffarnagar, Nagina, Najibabad Jn, Orai, Panki Dham, Phaphamau Jn, Phulpur, Pilibhit Jn, Pokhrayan, Prayag Jn, Prayagraj Jn, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Jn, Rae Bareli Jn, Raja Ki Mandi, Ramghat Halt, Rampur Jn, Renukoot, Saharanpur Jn., Salempur, Seohara, Shahganj Jn, Shahjahanpur, Shamli, Shikohabad Jn., Shivpur, Siddharth nagar, Sitapur Jn., Sonbhadra, Sri Krishna Nagar, Sultanpur Jn,State No. of Name of Stations Stations Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan Chappia, Takia, Tulsipur, Tundla Jn., Ujhani, Unchahar, Unnao Jn, Utraitia Jn, Varanasi Cantt., Varanasi City, Vindhyachal, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Vyasnagar, Zafarabad Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the state of Uttar Pradesh have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, works of 20 stations (Ayodhya Dham, Balrampur, Bareilly City, Bijnor, Fatehabad, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar, Govardhan, Govindpuri, Hathras City, Idgah Agra Jn, Izzatnagar, Mailani, Pokhrayan, Ramghat Halt, Saharanpur Jn., Siddharth Nagar, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan Chappia, Ujhani) in the state of Uttar Pradesh 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:  Tulsipur station: The works of improvement of station building, entrance porch, circulating area, parking area, improvement to waiting room, toilet, platform shelter and signages have been completed. The finishing works have been taken up.  Gonda station: The works of new station building, dismantling of existing structures and utility shifting have been taken up.  Modinagar station: The work of improvement to station building elevation, improvement to waiting area and toilets, 12 m wide FootOver Bridge, new platform shelters, have been completed and work of minor finishing items of building, platform surfacing, signage, improvement to circulating area and parking have been taken up.  Lucknow (Charbagh) station: The structural works of the second entry station building, TTE Running Hostel, Store Depot have been completed and masonry work including other finishing works, concourse, Foot Over Bridge, second entry circulating area, main entry external development and platform no. 10/11 works have been taken up.  Prayagraj Junction station: The structural works of second entry side, Rail Mail Service & arrival, parcel & arrival buildings and basement plaza at second entry, Electrical substation have been completed and finishing work of these structures have been taken up. Extension work of Foot Over Bridge no. 2 has been completed. Work of roof plaza and relocated structures have been taken up.  Ghaziabad station: The structural works of station building at main entry side and second entry side, foundation work of Foot Over Bridge, roof plaza, electrical substation at main entry side and second entry side, Magistrate building, Government Railway Police and Railway Protection Force buildings have been taken up. Further development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of stations including provision of passenger amenities at 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 highercategory of station over lower category of station while sanctioning and executing the works. Development / upgradation / modernisation of stations including under 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 Uttar Pradesh is covered under the jurisdiction of five railway zones, namely East Central Railway, North Central Railway, Northern Railway, North Eastern Railway and West Central Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 4,358 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26, out of which an expenditure (up to October, 2025) of ₹ 2,288 crore has been incurred so far. 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. Khalilabad – Bahraich New Line Project“Khalilabad-Bahraich via Balrampur and Shrawasti (240 km) new line project has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹4,940 crore. The project consists of 32 stations namely Khalilabad, Bhagauli, Bakhira, Medhawal, Pasai, Khesraha, Bansi, Ramwanpur, Bhagobhar, Tikaria, Domariyaganj, Dhankharpur, Banjarha, Chirkutiha, Utraula, Kapauasherpur, Sridatganj, Mahesh Bhari, Khagaijot, Balrampur, Jharkhandi, Hasuwal Dol, Shrawasti, Ikauna, Luxmanpur, Bishunapur, Bhinga, Hariharpur, Bardehra, Dhuswa, Ajatapur and Bahraich. All these stations are planned with modern facilities. The project has been notified as “Special Railway Project” for acquisition of land through State Government. *****