Parliament Question: Pending Railway Projects in Badaun District in Uttar Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3033 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026 PENDING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN BADAUN DISTRICT IN UTTAR PRADESH †3033. SHRI ADITYA YADAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the fact that several railway projects in the Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh are pending or delayed weakening essential connectivity, affecting trade and hampering economic progress of the district;

(b) if so, the detailed corrective steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to prioritize these railway projects to ensure adequate budget allocation, timely contractor appointments, strengthen project monitoring mechanism and expedite completions periods in the interest of the residents and the industries of Badaun district; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c): To improve connectivity of Budaun, Gauge Conversion of Kasganj –Budaun-Bareilly Jn has been completed.

Presently, Budaun is served by the following 14 train services which

catering to the needs of passengers of the Station:

SN Train no. and Name 1 15055 Agra Fort-Ramnagar Express 2 15056 Ramnagar-Agra Fort Express 3 15061 Kasganj-Lalkua Jn. Express §4 15062 Lalkua Jn.-Kasganj Express 5 22975 Bandra (T) -Ramnagar Express 6 22976 Ramnagar-Bandra (T) Express 7 55307 Kasganj-Ramnagar Passenger 8 55308 Ramnagar-Kasganj Passenger 9 55311 Kasganj-Lalkua Jn. Passenger 10 55312 Lalkua Jn.-Kasganj Passenger 11 55327 Kasganj-Bareilly City Passenger 12 55328 Bareilly City-Kasganj Passenger 13 55329 Kasganj-Bareilly City Passenger 14 55330 Bareilly Jn-Kasganj Passenger Besides, introduction of train services on any route/section, which is an on- going process, depends on various factors which include:

● Capacity of that section. ● Availability of path. ● Availability of required rolling stock. ● Availability of matching infrastructure for rolling stock. ● Maintenance requirement of railway tracks and other assets.

Uttar Pradesh 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)The details of commissioning/laying of new track 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 5272 Km 479 Km per year (More than 2 times) 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) (km) Mar'25 (Rs. in Cr.) New Line 10 1227 340 10517 Gauge Conversion 02 67 0 281 Doubling/Multitracking 37 2513 983 19813 Total 49 3807 1323 30611 Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the

State of Uttar Pradesh are as under:

S. Cost Project No. (Rs. in Cr.) Domingarh-Gorakhpur-Kusumhi - 3rd Line and 1 508 Gorakhpur-Nakaha Jungle Doubling (21 Km) Bahraich-Nanpara-Nepal Ganj Gauge Conversion (56 2 342 Km) 3 Ballia-Ghazipur city Doubling (65 Km) 650 4 Ghazipur city-Tarighat New Line (17 Km) 1766 5 Gonda-Gorakhpur Loop Gauge Conversion (260 Km) 863 6 Gonda-Bahraich Gauge Conversion (60 Km) 318 7 Barabanki-Akbarpur Doubling (161 Km) 1700 Kaptanganj-Thawe-Chhapra Gauge Conversion (234 8 819 Km) 9 Pilibhit-Shahjahanpur Gauge Conversion (83 Km) 589S. Cost Project No. (Rs. in Cr.) 10 Indara-Dohrighat Gauge Conversion (34 Km) 213 11 Lucknow-Pilibhit Gauge Conversion (263 Km) 1634 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 20 Bhimsen—Jhansi Doubling (206 Km) 2620 21 Etawah-Mainpuri New Line (58 Km) 313 22 Malhaur-Daliganj Doubling (13 Km) 183 23 Ruma Chakeri- Chandari 3rd Line (13 Km) 177 Bareilly-Pilibhit-Tanakpur Gauge Conversion (102 24 313 Km) 25 Rosa-Sitapur Cantt-Burhwal Doubling (181 Km) 2094 26 Jaunpur- Akbarpur (Tanda) Doubling (77 Km) 676 27 Ramna- Renukut-Singrauli Doubling (160 Km) 2436 28 Janghai- Phaphamau Doubling (47 Km) 414 29 Varanasi-Madhosingh-Prayagraj Doubling (120 Km) 2018 30 Karaila Road- Shaktinagar Doubling (32 Km) 763 31 Deoband (Muzzafarnagar)-Roorkee (27 Km) 1289 32 Agra-Etawah New Line(110 Km) 427 33 Phephna-Indara, Mau-Shahganj Doubling (150 Km) 1778 Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh which

have been taken up are as under:

SN. Project Cost (Rs. 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) 1118 4 Bahraich- Khalilabad New Line (240 Km) 4940 5 Katra-Ayodhya Dham Doubling (10 Km) 466 6 Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya- Prayagraj 3rd Line (150 2649 Km)7 Billi-Chunar Doubling (102 Km) 1424 8 Chhapra-Ballia Doubling (65 km) 1046 9 Unchhar-Amethi New Line (66 Km) 1229 10 Etah-Kasganj New Line ( 29 Km) 389 11 Gorakhpur- Valmikinagar Doubling (96 Km) 1121 12 Varanasi-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya 3rd and 4th Line 2464 (15 Km) 13 Jhansi-Khairar-Manikpur & Khairar-Bhimsen 4330 Doubling (431 Km) 14 Sahjanwa-Dohrighat New Line (81 Km) 1320 Various steps taken by the Government for speedy approval and implementation of Railway projects include (i) setting up of Gati Shakti units (ii) prioritisation of projects (iii) substantial increase in allocation of funds on priority projects (iv) delegation of powers at field level (v) close monitoring of progress of project at various levels, and (vi) regular follow up with State Governments and concerned authorities for expeditious land acquisition, forestry and Wildlife clearances and for resolving other issues pertaining to projects. This has led to substantial increase in rate of commissioning since 2014.

Station Redevelopment :

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, 1,337 stations have been identified for development under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Out of these, 157 stations including Badaun and Ujhani stations of Badaun district,are located in Uttar Pradesh.

The name of stations identified under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in

Uttar Pradesh are as following:

No. of State Name of Stations Stations Uttar 157 Achnera, Agra Cantt., Agra Fort, AishbaghNo. of State Name of Stations Stations Pradesh Jn, 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, 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,No. of State Name of Stations Stations 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 Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Uttar Pradesh have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, works of 23 stations (Ayodhya Dham Junction, Balrampur, Bareilly City, Bijnor, Fatehabad, Fatehpur, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar, Govardhan, Govindpuri, Hathras City, Idgah Agra Jn, Izzatnagar, Khalilabad, MailaniJn, Panki Dham, Pokhrayan, Ramghat Halt, Saharanpur Jn., Siddharth nagar, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan Chappia, Ujhani) in Uttar Pradesh have been completed under this scheme.

The activities for development at other stations have also been taken up at good pace and progress of some of the above stations is as given

below:  Badaun station: The works of parking area, toilet, platform shelter, platform surfacing and waiting hall have been completed. The work of improvement to station building has 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  Rampur station: The works of new station building, platform shelter, platform surfacing, booking office, waiting hall, 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 12 m Foot Over Bridge has been taken up Further, 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. Development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of a station is carried out based on category of station/condition/traffic handled etc.

Indian Railways has a well established mechanism to monitor implementation of projects including their reviews, inspection, check for quality of works and audits. Works are carried out adhering to the standards and specifications laid down in various codes and manuals.

Inspections/audits/checks are carried out from time to time by various agencies/officials/multi-disciplinary teams as per laid down instructions and actions for correction are taken immediately. This is a continuous and ongoing process.

Development / Upgradation of 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 / 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.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 ₹ 3,794 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26, out of which an expenditure of ₹ 3,343 crore (up to January, 2026) has been incurred so far.

ROBs/RUBs :

Sanctioning of works of Road over Bridge (ROB)/Road under Bridge (RUB) in lieu of Level crossings (LCs) is a continuous and dynamic process of Indian Railway. Such works are prioritised and taken up on the basis of its impact on safety in train operations, mobility of trains & impact for road users and feasibility etc.

No. of ROBs/ RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 2004- 14 vis a vis 2014-26 (Jan’26) is as under:

Period ROBs/ RUBs constructed 2004-14 4,148 Nos.

2014-26 (Upto 14,024 Nos. ( including 1,702 Nos. of ROBs/ RUBs in Jan’26) the state of Uttar Pradesh) As on 01.02.2026, 4,802 Nos. ROBs/ RUBs are sanctioned at cost of ₹ 1,14,196 Cr on Indian Railways including 778 Nos. Road Over Bridge

(ROB)/Road Under Bridge (RUB) are sanctioned at cost of ₹ 15,170 Cr in State of Uttar Pradesh which are at various stages of planning andexecution. Out of which 05 Nos. RUB works at a cost of ₹ 22.86 crore are sanctioned in Badaun District. The details are as under:

S.No. LC Details Remarks

1. LC No.270 on on Kasganj- The work for construction of RUB Lalkuan section at this location has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 4.77 Cr.

The work has been taken up.

2. LC No. 302 on Kasganj- The work for construction of RUB Lalkuan section. at this location has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 4.84 Cr.

The work has been taken up.

3. Km 111/12-13 (non LC The work for construction of RUB location) on Chandausi- at this location has been Harduaganj section sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 3.64 Cr.

The work has been taken up.

4. LC No. 275 on Kasganj- A work has been sanctioned for Lalkuan section. construction of RUB at this location at a cost of ₹ 4.77 Cr.

5. LC No 286 on Kasganj- A work has been sanctioned for Lalkuan section. construction of RUB at this location at a cost of ₹ 4.84 Cr..

Completion of any ROB/RUB work depends on various factors like, fixing of approach alignment, approval of General Arrangement Drawing (GAD), land acquisition, removal of encroachment, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various authorities, law and order situation in the area of project / work sites, number of working months in a year for particular project / work sites due to climatic conditions etc. All these factors affect the completion time of the projects / works.Railways have taken following measures to expedite the progress of ROB/RUB works:

(i) Joint survey with concerned State Govt./Road Owning Authority is done before finalizing the General Arrangement Drawing (GAD) to ensure smooth execution.

(ii) Periodic meetings of Railway & State Government officials are done to resolve various issues related to ROB/RUB works.

(iii) Standardization of superstructure drawings for various combinations of span, skewness and width of road on Railway portion has been done to avoid delays during the design approval. This has been issued in the form of compendium, which can be directly adopted for Road Over Bridge across Railway lines for expeditious planning.

(iv) ROB/RUB works are planned to be executed on a single entity basis by Railway wherever possible. In case any Road Owning authority/State Govt. wants, then Railway may permit them to execute the work on a single entity basis.

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