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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5507
TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026
DOUBLING/ELECTRIFICATION/EXTENSION OF RAILWAY LINES IN
SHRAVASTI
†5507. SHRI RAM SHIROMANI VERMA:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) whether any proposal is under consideration for the laying of new
railway lines, doubling, electrification or extension of tracks to
enhance rail connectivity in the State of Uttar Pradesh, with
particular reference to Shravasti and Balrampur districts and if so,
the details thereof; and
(b) whether there is any scheme to upgrade passenger amenities
including platform extension, waiting halls, toilets, drinking water,
digital information boards, parking and facilities for Divyangjans'
(persons with disabilities) at major stations in the said districts
and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND
ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) and (b): Bahraich – Shravasti – Balrampur – Utraula – Domariyaganj
- Khalilabad new line project (240 Km) passing through Shravasti and
Balrampur districts has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹4,940 crore.
The project has been notified as “Special Railway Project” for acquisition
of land through State Government. 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,
§ Page 1 of 11Balrampur, Jharkhandi, Hasuwal Dol, Shravasti, Ikauna, Luxmanpur,
Bishunapur, Bhinga, Hariharpur, Bardehra, Dhuswa, Ajatapur and Bahraich.
All these stations are planned with modern facilities.
Major section-wise progress is as under:
Section Status
Khalilabad-Bansi More than 90 percent of land acquisition
(54 Km) completed. Earthwork, minor, major bridges
and station construction works have been
taken up.
Bansi-Shravasti Land acquisition has been taken up.
(113 Km)
Shravasti-Bahraich Land acquisition has been taken up and is in
(73 Km) advance stage.
UTTAR PRADESH:
Railway Budget:
Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling
fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh is as under:
Period Outlay
2009-14 ₹1,109 crore/year
2025-26 ₹19,858 crore (Nearly 18 times)
Track Construction:
The details of constructing of new tracks falling fully/partly in the State of
Uttar Pradesh during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under:
New Track Average Commissioning of new
Period
Commissioned tracks
2009-14 996 Km 199 Km/year
2014-25 5,272 Km 479 Km per year
(More than 2 times)
Page 2 of 11Projects Sanctioned:
As on 01.04.2025, 49 projects (10 New Line, 02 Gauge Conversion and 37
Doubling) of 3,807 Km length, costing ₹62,360 crore falling fully/partly in
the State of Uttar Pradesh are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-
Category No of Total Length Exp
Projects Length Commissioned upto
(Km) upto Mar'25 Mar'25
(Km) (₹ in Cr.)
New Line 10 1,227 340 10,517
Gauge Conversion 02 67 - 281
Doubling/Multitracking 37 2,513 983 19,813
Total 49 3,807 1,323 30,611
Recently completed projects:
Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the
State of Uttar Pradesh are as under:
Cost
S. No. Project
(₹ in Cr.)
1 Etawah-Mainpuri New Line (58 Km) 313
Bahraich – Nanpara - Nepal Ganj Gauge Conversion
2 342
(56 Km)
3 Ballia-Ghazipur city Doubling (65 Km) 650
4 Ghazipur city-Tarighat New Line (17 Km) 1,766
5 Gonda-Gorakhpur Loop Gauge Conversion (260 Km) 863
6 Gonda-Bahraich Gauge Conversion (60 Km) 318
7 Barabanki-Akbarpur Doubling (161 Km) 1,700
Kaptanganj-Thawe-Chhapra Gauge Conversion
8 819
(234 Km)
9 Pilibhit-Shahjahanpur Gauge Conversion (83 Km) 589
10 Indara-Dohrighat Gauge Conversion (34 Km) 213
11 Lucknow-Pilibhit Gauge Conversion (263 Km) 1,634
12 Bhadoi-Janghai Doubling (31 Km) 168
13 Lahota-Bhadoi Doubling (39 Km) 184
14 Meerut-Muzaffarnagar Doubling (55 Km) 430
15 Phaphamau-Prayagraj Doubling (14 Km) 212
16 Muzaffarnagar-Tapri Doubling (52 Km) 525
17 Utretia-Raibareilly Doubling (66 Km) 662
18 Raibareilly-Amethi Doubling (60 Km) 668
19 Alamnagar-Utretia Doubling (20 Km) 358
Page 3 of 11Cost
S. No. Project
(₹ in Cr.)
20 Bhimsen-Jhansi Doubling (206 Km) 2,620
Domingarh-Gorakhpur-Kusumhi 3rd Line and
21 508
Gorakhpur-Nakaha Jungle Doubling (21 Km)
22 Malhaur-Daliganj Doubling (13 Km) 183
23 Ruma Chakeri- Chandari 3rd Line (13 Km) 177
Bareilly – Pilibhit - Tanakpur Gauge Conversion
24 313
(102 Km)
25 Rosa-Sitapur Cantt-Burhwal Doubling (181 Km) 2,094
26 Jaunpur- Akbarpur (Tanda) Doubling (77 Km) 676
27 Ramna- Renukut-Singrauli Doubling (160 Km) 2,436
28 Janghai- Phaphamau Doubling (47 Km) 414
29 Varanasi-Madhosingh-Prayagraj Doubling (120 Km) 2,018
30 Karaila Road- Shaktinagar Doubling (32 Km) 763
31 Deoband (Muzzafarnagar)-Roorkee (27 Km) 1,289
32 Agra-Etawah New Line (110 Km) 427
33 Phephna-Indara, Mau-Shahganj Doubling (150 Km) 1,778
Ongoing projects:
Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh which
have been taken up are as under:
SN. Project Cost
(₹ in Cr.)
1 Barabanki-Burhwal 3rd Line (27 Km) 426
2 Burhwal-Gonda Kacheri 4th line (56 Km) 796
3 Burhwal-Gonda 3rd Line (62 Km) 1,118
4 Bahraich-Khalilabad New Line (240 Km) 4,940
5 Katra-Ayodhya Dham Doubling (10 Km) 466
6 Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya - Prayagraj 3rd Line 2,649
(150 Km)
7 Billi-Chunar Doubling (102 Km) 1,424
8 Chhapra-Ballia Doubling (65 Km) 1,046
9 Unchhar-Amethi New Line (66 Km) 1,229
10 Etah-Kasganj New Line ( 29 Km) 389
11 Gorakhpur-Valmikinagar Doubling (96 Km) 1,121
12 Varanasi-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya 3rd and 4th 2,464
Line (15 Km)
13 Jhansi – Khairar - Manikpur & Khairar - Bhimsen 4,330
Doubling (431 Km)
Page 4 of 1114 Sahjanwa-Dohrighat New Line (81 Km) 1,320
15 Kuberpur-Yamuna Bridge 3rd line (10 Km) 170
16 Prayagraj (Iradatganj)-Manikpur 3rd Line (84 Km) 1,508
17 Dilkusha-Malhaur 3rd Line (8 Km) 164
18 Bypass/Chord line at Ayodhya Cantt. (between 97
Salarpur-Masodha) (6 Km)
19 Didarganj-Shahganj-Bilwai Chord line (6 Km) 137
20 Varanasi Shivpur 3rd line (6 Km) 76
21 Jaunpur Jn.-Zafarabad Doubling (6 Km) 177
22 Bhatni-Aurnihar Doubling (117 Km) 2,529
23 Mathura-Jhansi 3rd line (274 Km) 5,924
24 Agra Fort-Bandikui Doubling (150 Km) 988
25 Janghai-Pratapgarh-Amethi Doubling (87 Km) 1,197
26 Barabanki-Malhaur 3rd & 4th Line (33 Km) 407
27 Phaphamau-Unchahar Doubling (72 Km) 971
28 Aunrihar-Varanasi City 3rd Line (31 Km) 76
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.
All these factors affect the completion time and cost of the project/s.
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:
Page 5 of 11Period Route Kilometer
Before 2014 (about 60 years) 21,801
2014-25 46,900
In Uttar Pradesh, entire existing BG network has been electrified including
that in Balrampur district. Further, all new line / multitracking projects are
being sanctioned and constructed with electrification.
Amrit Bharat Stations:
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.
Page 6 of 11The 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, 1338 stations have been identified for development under Amrit
Bharat Station Scheme, out of which 157 stations including Balrampur and
Tulsipur stations of Balrampur district, are located in Uttar Pradesh. The
name of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station
Scheme in 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, Chandauli Majhwar, 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,
Page 7 of 11Gursahaiganj, Haidergarh, Hapur, 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, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan
Chappia, Takia, Tulsipur, Tundla Jn., Ujhani,
Unchahar, Unnao Jn, Utraitia Jn, Varanasi
Cantt., Varanasi City, Vindhyachal, Virangana
Lakshmibai Jhansi, Vyasnagar, Zafarabad
Page 8 of 11Completed stations:
Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station
Scheme in Uttar Pradesh have been taken up at a good pace. Till now,
23 stations in Uttar Pradesh have been completed. The names of
stations completed in Uttar Pradesh are as following:
State No. of Name of stations
stations
Uttar 23 Ayodhya Dham Junction, Balrampur, Bareilly City,
Pradesh Bijnor, Fatehabad, Fatehpur, Gola Gokarnath,
Gomtinagar, Govardhan, Govindpuri, Hathras City,
Idgah Agra Jn, Izzatnagar, Khalilabad, Mailani Jn,
Panki Dham, Pokhrayan, Ramghat Halt,
Saharanpur Jn., Siddharth Nagar, Suraimanpur,
Swaminarayan Chappia, Ujhani
The activities for development at other stations have also been taken
up at good pace and progress of some of the 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.
Ghaziabad station: The structural works of station building at main
entry side and second entry side, foundation work of new Foot Over
Bridge-B at Tundla end, roof plaza, extension work of existing Foot Over
Bridge-A, finishing work of electrical substation at main entry side and
second entry side, Magistrate building, Government Railway Police and
Railway Protection Force buildings have been taken up.
Page 9 of 11 Rampur Junction station: The works of new station building, platform
shelter, platform surfacing, booking office, waiting hall and toilet have
been completed. The works of circulating area and Foot Over Bridge
have been taken up.
Shahjahanpur station: The works of platform shelter and platform
surfacing at platform no. 1 and 2/3 have been completed. The works of
improvement of station building, new station building at second entry,
circulating area and Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
Shikohabad Junction station: The works of new station building,
platform surfacing of platform no. 1/2, improvement of circulating area,
parking and Divyangjan facilities have been completed. The work of
12m Foot Over Bridge has been taken up.
Further development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of
stations on Indian Railways including provision of passenger amenities like
platform upgradation, waiting hall, toilet, drinking water arrangement,
signages, Divyangjan facilities etc. 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.
Indian Railways is committed to make its railway stations accessible for
Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjans) and passengers with reduced
mobility as part of “Sugamya Bharat Mission” or ‘Accessible India
Campaign’ of Government of India. In compliance of the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities Act, 2016, “Guidelines on accessibility of Indian Railway
stations and facilities at stations for differently abled persons
(Divyangjans) and passengers with reduced mobility” have been circulated
and notified in the Gazette of India. The guidelines include provisions of
Page 10 of 11facilities for Divyangjans and passengers with reduced mobility such as
entrance ramps, accessible parking, low height ticket counters/help
booths, toilets, drinking water booths, subways/Foot Over Bridges with
ramps/lifts, standard signages including Braille signages and tactile
pathways for visual impairment, etc. which are being provided in a phased
manner and on the principles of reasonable accommodation.
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 / 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. 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 (Revised Estimate) of ₹3,794 crore has been
made for the financial year 2025-26, out of which an expenditure of ₹3,694
crore (up to February, 2026) has been incurred so far.
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