Parliament Question: Redevelopment of Tiruvalla Railway Station

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1970 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026 REDEVELOPMENT OF TIRUVALLA RAILWAY STATION

1970. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the present status of redevelopment of Tiruvalla railway station in Kerala;

(b) the details of expenditure incurred by Railway in this regard;

(c) whether the Government has taken any steps to widen the road in front of the above station; and

(d) if so, the details and the steps taken by the Government? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d) Tiruvalla station, located in Kerala has been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Development works at Tiruvalla station have been taken up at good pace. The works completed at

Tiruvalla station includes:  Improvement of station building and concourse  New entrance arch and porch  Provision of platform shelter and platform surfacing  Improvement of waiting hall  Improvement of booking office  Improvement of circulating area, parking and approach road  Provision of Divyangjan facilities  Provision of signages, Public Address System, coach guidance board and lighting §Further, the work of 6 m Foot Over Bridge has been taken up at Tiruvalla station.

The existing road in front of Tiruvalla station is sufficient to cater to present requirements of the station.

Further, development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of stations on Indian Railways including issue related to approach roads 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.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 35 stations including Tiruvalla station, are located in Kerala. The names of stations identified for development

under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the state of Kerala are as following:

No. of State Name of Stations Stations Kerala 35 Alappuzha, Angadippuram, Angamali For Kaladi, Chalakudi, Changanassery, Chengannur, Chirayinkeezh, Ernakulam, Ernakulam Town, Ettumanur, Ferok, Guruvayur, Kannur, Kasargod, Kayankulam Jn, Kollam Jn, Kozhikode, Kuttippuram, Mavelikara, Neyyattinkara, Nilambur Road, Ottappalam, Parappanangadi, Payyanur, Punalur, Shoranur Jn., Thalassery, Thiruvananthapuram Central, Thrisur, Tirur, Tiruvalla, Tripunithura, Vadakara, Varkala Shivagiri, Wadakancheri Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Kerala have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, works of 7 stations (Chalakudi, Changanassery, Chirayinkeezh, Kuttippuram, Shoranur Jn., Vadakara, Wadakancheri) in Kerala 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:  Tripunithura station: The works of improvement of station building, platform shelter, improvement of platform surface, waiting hall, toilet, portico, improvement of circulating area, Divyangjan facilities and parking area have been completed. The finishing works have been taken up.

 Angamali For Kaladi station: The works of improvement of station building, portico, platform shelter, improvement of platform surface,waiting hall, toilet, circulating area, parking area and Divyangjan facilities have been completed. The finishing works have been taken up.

 Ferok station: The works of improvement of station building, new porch, platform shelter, platform surface, improvement of booking office, concourse, waiting hall, toilet, improvement of circulating area, parking area and Divyangjan facilities have been completed.

The finishing works have been taken up.  Nilambur Road station: The works of improvement of station building, new porch, platform shelter, platform surface, improvement of booking office, concourse, waiting hall, toilet, improvement of circulating area, parking area and Divyangjan facilities have been completed. The finishing works 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 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 under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme is generally funded under Plan Head-53 ‘Customer Amenities’. The details of allocation of funds for development and maintenance of stations are maintained Zonal Railway-wise and not Work-wise or Station-wise. Passenger amenities are generally funded under Plan Head-53 ‘Customer Amenities’. Kerala is covered under the jurisdiction of Southern Railway. For this zone, an allocation of ₹ 1,125 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26, out of which an expenditure (up to December, 2025) of ₹ 892 crore has been incurred so far.

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