Parliament Question: Inclusion of Bagaha Station in Amrit Bharat Station Scheme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6014 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026 INCLUSION OF BAGAHA STATION IN AMRIT BHARAT STATION SCHEME †6014. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether Bagaha station has not been covered under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme despite the fact thousands of passengers commute daily for various stations across the country from the said station, yielding a daily revenue of over rupees two and a half lakh to the Railways and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether other stations in Bihar similar to the category of Bagaha station have also been covered under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof; (c) whether Bagaha is a police district and sub-divisional headquarters which share its boarding with Uttar Pradesh and Nepal as a resultant inter-state and international passengers also board trains from Bagaha station and if so, the details thereof; and (d) whether the Government is likely to cover Bagaha station under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (d) At Bagaha station, located in Bihar, facilities like high level platform, platform shelter, waiting room, drinking water arrangement, urinal, lavatory, seating arrangement, Foot Over Bridge etc. are available. The works of Foot Over Bridge and high level platform of platform no. 2/3 have been taken up. § Page 1 of 8Further, development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of station 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. 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 2 of 8The 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 98 stations station are located in Bihar. The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Uttar Pradesh are as following: State No. of Names of Stations Stations Bihar 98 Anugraha Narayan Road, Ara, Arariya Court, Bakhtiyarpur, Banka, Banmankhi, Bapudham Motihari, Barahiya, Barauni, Barh, Barsoi Jn, Begusarai, Bettiah, Bhabua Road, Bhagalpur, Bhagwanpur, Bihar Sharif, Bihiya, Bikramganj, Buxar, Chakia, Chausa, Chhapra, Dalsingh Sarai, Darbhanga, Dauram Madhepura, Dehri On Sone, Dholi, Dighwara, Dumraon, Durgauti, Ekma, Fatuha, Gaya, Ghorasahan, Guraru, Hajipur Jn, Jamalpur Jn, Jamui, Janakpur Road, Jaynagar, Jehanabad, Jhanjharpur, Kahalgaon, Karhagola Road, Katihar Jn, Khagaria Jn, Kishanganj, Kudra, Labha, Laheria Sarai, Lakhminia, Luckeesarai Jn, Madhubani, Maheshkhunt, Mairwa, Mansi Jn, Masrakh, Mokama, Motipur, Munger (Monghyr), Muzaffarpur Jn, Nabinagar Road, Narkatiaganj Jn, Naugachia, Nawadah, Paharpur, Patliputra, Patna Page 3 of 8State No. of Names of Stations Stations Jn, Piro, Pirpainti, Rafiganj, Raghunathpur, Rajendra Nagar Terminal (Patna), Rajgir, Ram Dayalu Nagar, Raxaul, Sabaur, Sagauli, Saharsa, Sahibpur Kamal, Sakri, Salauna, Salmari, Samastipur, Sasaram, Shahpur Patoree, Shivanarayanpur, Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Simultala, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Sonpur Jn., Sultanganj, Supaul, Taregna, Thakurganj, Thawe Completed Stations: Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Bihar have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, 05 stations in Bihar have been completed. The names of stations completed in Bihar are as following: State No. of Stations Names of Stations Bihar 05 Pirpainti, Sabaur, Shivanarayanpur, Simultala, Thawe 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:  Arariya Court station: The structural work of new station building, platform shelter at platform no. 1, approach road and boundary wall have been completed. The works of lift, circulating area, 12 m Foot Over Bridge and finishing work of new station building have been taken up. Page 4 of 8 Chausa station: The structural work of new station building has been completed. The works of circulating area, parking, lift, 6 m Foot Over Bridge, brick work and plastering of new station building have been taken up.  Durgauti station: The works of raising and extension of platform no. 1/2 & 3/4 and toilet block have been completed. The works of improvement of station building, platform shelter, platform surfacing, improvement of waiting hall, toilet block, circulating area, parking at main entry side, landscaping, entry gate, tactile pathway for Divyangjan and 3 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.  Kishanganj station: The works of platform surfacing at platform no. 1&2, drinking water taps at platform no. 1&2, improvement of circulating area, parking at second entry, approach road and boundary wall have been completed. The works of horticulture and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.  Mansi Junction station: The structural work of new station building till second floor has been completed. The works of new platform shelter, circulating area and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up. 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 Page 5 of 8works 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 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. Bihar is covered under the jurisdiction of four railway zones, namely, Eastern Railway, East Central Railway, Northeast Frontier Railway and North Eastern Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 1,828 crore (Revised Estimate) has been made for the financial year 2025-26, out of which an expenditure (up to February, 2026) of ₹ 1,793 crore has been incurred so far. Train Services At present, Bagaha station is served by 48 train services as listed below: S.No. Train no. and name 1 12211 Muzaffarpur -Anand Vihar (T) Garib Rath Express 2 12212 Anand Vihar (T)-Muzaffarpur Garib Rath Express 3 12557 Muzaffarpur -Anand Vihar (T) Express 4 12558 Anand Vihar (T)-Muzaffarpur Express 5 14009 Bapudham Motihari-Anand Vihar (T) Express 6 14010 Anand Vihar (T)-Bapudham Motihari Express 7 14047 Sitamarhi Junction-Delhi Amrit Bharat Express 8 14048 Delhi -Sitamarhi Junction Amrit Bharat Express 9 14111 Muzaffarpur -Prayagraj Express Page 6 of 8S.No. Train no. and name 10 14112 Prayagraj -Muzaffarpur Express 11 15001 Muzaffarpur -Dehradoon Express 12 15002 Dehradoon-Muzaffarpur Express 13 15051 Kolkatta (T)-Gorakhpur Express 14 15052 Gorakhpur -Kolkatta (T) Express 15 15201 Patliputra-Bagaha Express 16 15202 Bagaha-Patliputra Express 17 15211 Darbhanga -Amritsar Express 18 15212 Amritsar-Darbhanga Express 19 15273 Raxaul -Anand Vihar (T) Express 20 15274 Anand Vihar (T)-Raxaul Express 21 15529 Saharsa -Anand Vihar (T) Express 22 15530 Anand Vihar (T)-Saharsa Express 23 15557 Darbhanga -Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express 24 15558 Anand Vihar (T)-Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express 25 15561 Darbhanga -Gomti Nagar Amrit Bharat Express 26 15562 Gomti Nagar-Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express 15567 Bapudham Motihari-Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat 27 Express 15568 Anand Vihar (T)-Bapudham Motihari Amrit Bharat 28 Express Page 7 of 8S.No. Train no. and name 29 15653 Guwahati-Jammutavi Express 30 15654 Jammutavi-Guwahati Express 31 15705 Katihar -Delhi Express 32 15706 Delhi-Katihar Express 33 19037 Bandra Terminus-Barauni Junction Express 34 19038 Barauni Junction-Bandra (T) Express 35 19269 Porbandar-Muzaffarpur Express 36 19270 Muzaffarpur -Porbandar Express 37 19623 Madar -Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express 38 19624 Darbhanga -Madar Amrit Bharat Express 39 26501 Patliputra-Gorakhpur Vande Bharat Express 40 26502 Gorakhpur -Patliputra Vande Bharat Express 41 55039 Narkatiaganj -Barhni Passenger 42 55040 Barhni-Narkatiaganj Passenger 43 55047 Narkatiaganj -Gorakhpur Cantt. Passenger 44 55048 Gorakhpur Cantt.-Narkatiaganj Passenger 45 55095 Narkatiaganj -Gorakhpur Cantt. Passenger 46 55096 Gorakhpur Cantt.-Narkatiaganj Passenger 47 55097 Narkatiaganj -Gorakhpur Cantt. Passenger 48 55098 Gorakhpur Cantt.-Narkatiaganj Passenger ***** Page 8 of 8