Parliament Question: Utilisation of Budgetary Grants for Railways

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 272 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026 UTILISATION OF BUDGETARY GRANTS FOR RAILWAYS *272. SMT. SHAMBHAVI: SHRI MUKESHKUMAR CHANDRAKAANT DALAL: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) the details of the utilisation of budgetary grants and appropriations by the Ministry for the Financial Year 2025-26; (b) whether spending of nearly eighty percent of the allocated Rs. 2.5 lakh crore for the said Financial Year has been reported and if so, the details thereof; (c) the major sectors/projects on which these funds were expended particularly in Khagaria, Samastipur, Surat, Ghaziabad, Sagar and Jamui Lok Sabha Constituencies; (d) whether any mechanism has been put in place for monitoring expenditure, ensuring financial discipline and preventing cost overruns and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (e) whether any reallocations/supplementary provisions were made during the year to meet priority requirements and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and (f) the manner in which actual expenditure during the Financial Year, 2026 compares with targets and utilisation in previous years to enable future planning? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. ***** §STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.272 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026 IN LOK SABHA (a) to (f): The utilization of Gross Budgetary Allocations by Indian Railways is as follows: (₹ in crore) Financial Year Gross Budgetary Allocation % Utilisation 2024-25 2,52,200 100% 2025-26 2,52,200 ~ 97% (as on 09.03.2026) Indian Railways has significantly ramped up its project execution capability in recent years. Gross Budgetary Allocation for Railway has increased approximately 8 times from ₹ 32,300 crore in FY 2014–15 to ₹ 2,52,200 crore in FY 2025–26 for expanding the network capacity. The Railway projects are surveyed/sanctioned/executed Zonal Railway-wise and not State-wise/Constituency-wise as the Railway projects may span across State boundaries. The major sectors on which funds were expended include new lines, doubling, multitracking, gauge conversion, ROB/RUB construction, station redevelopment and passenger amenities etc. The State-wise detail are as follows: Bihar Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar is as under: Period Outlay 2009-14 ₹1,132 Cr./year 2025-26 ₹10,066 Cr. (Nearly 9 times) The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under:- New Track Average Commissioning of new Period Commissioned tracks 2009-14 318 Km 63.6 Km/yr 2014-25 1,899 Km 172.6 Km/yr(More than 2.5 times) 2As on 01.04.2025, 52 projects (31 New Lines, 01 Gauge Conversions and 20 Doubling), of a total length of 4,663 km, costing ₹86,107 crore, falling fully/partly in Bihar, are sanctioned. The summary is as under:- Total Length Total Exp No of Length Commissioned upto Category sanctioned NL/GC/DL till Mar'25 Mar'25 Projects (in Km) (in Km) (₹ in Cr) New Lines 31 2,691 516 16,814 Gauge 1 69 52 544 Conversion Doubling/Multi- 20 1,904 446 11,995 tracking Total 52 4,663 1,014 29,353 Status of major projects falling in Khagaria, Jamui and Samastipur Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar is as under: Name of Total Length Commissioned (in Status of balance Project Length Km) length (in Km) (in Km) Sakri- 84 54 Km commissioned. 30 Km balance. Hasanpur Sections Commissioned: Works taken up in new line • Sakri-Harnagar (44 Km) balance section • Bithan - Hasanpur Road Harnagar - Bithan (30 (10 Km) Km) Doubling of 38 26 Km commissioned. 12 Km balance. Samastipur Sections Commissioned: Works taken up in Darbhanga • Samastipur – balance section Rambhadrapur (16 Km) Rambhadrapur – • Thalwara – Darbhanga Thalwara (12 Km) (10 Km) Khagaria- 41 19 Km commissioned. 22 Km balance. Kushweshw Section Commissioned: • Works taken up in arsthan new • Khagaria – Alauli (19 balance section line Km) Alauli – Kushweshwarstha n (22 Km) Jhajha – 20 - • Works taken up Batia new line 3Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar are as under: S.No. Project Cost (₹ in Crore) 1 Munger Bridge (19 km) 2,774 2 Kosi Bridge (22 Km) 516 3 Patna Bridge (40 Km) 3,555 4 Hajipur-Bachwara Doubling (72 km) 930 5 Kiul-Gaya Doubling (123 km) 1,200 6 KarotaPatner-Mankatha - Surface triangle (8 km) 129 7 Rampurhat-Mandarhill New Line and Rampurhat- 1,500 Murarai- 3rd line (160 km) 8 Jaynagar-Darbhanga-Narkatiaganj and Narkatiaganj- 1,193 Bhikhna Tori Gauge Conversion (295 Km) 9 Sakri-Laukaha Bazar-Nirmali & Saharsa-Forbesganj 2,113 Gauge Conversion (206 Km) 10 Bakhtiyarpur Flyover (4 Km) 402 11 Katareah-Kursela Patch Doubling incl. bridge on river 222 Kosi (7 km) 12 Araria-Galgalia New Line (111 Km) 4, 415 Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar which have been taken up are as under: S.No. Project Cost (₹ in Cr.) 1 Sitamarhi-Sheohar New Line (28 Km) 567 2 Sakri-Hasanpur New Line (76 Km) 735 3 Khagaria-Kusheshwarsthan New Line (42 Km) 1,511 4 Neora-Daniawan–Biharsharif-Barbigha-Shekhpura 2,200 New Line (166 Km) 5 Koderma-Tilaiya New Line (65 Km) 1,626 6 Hajipur-Sagauli New Line (151 Km) 2,087 7 Araria-Supaul New Line (96 Km) 1,605 8 Vikramshila-Katareah New Line with Bridge over 2,090 RiverGanga(26 Km) 9 Pirpainti-Jasidih New Line (97 Km) excluding 2,140 Hansdiha-Godda New Line (30 Km) 10 Sonnagar – Patratu multitracking (291 Km) 5,148 11 Samastipur – Darbhanga Doubling (38 Km) 624 4S.No. Project Cost (₹ in Cr.) 12 Rampur Dumra - Tal-Rajendra Pul-Additional 1,677 bridge and doubling (14 Km) 13 Sagauli-Valmiknagar Doubling (110 Km) 1,280 14 Muzaffarpur-Sagauli Doubling (101 Km) 1,465 15 Barauni- Bachwara 3rd & 4th line (32 Km) 124 16 Son Nagar – Andal Multi tracking (749 Km) 12,334 17 Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Tilaiya doubling (104 Km) 2,192 18 Bakthiyarpur-Fatuha 3rd and 4th line (24 Km) 931 Madhya Pradesh Budget allocation in the recent years has increased significantly. Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh is as under: Period Outlay 2009-14 ₹632 crore/year 2025-26 ₹14,745 crore (More than 23 times) The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under: New Track Average Commissioning of new Period Commissioned tracks 2009-14 145 Km 29 Km/year 2014-25 2651 Km 241 Km/year (More than 8 times) As on 01.04.2025, 24 Railway projects (08 New Lines, 02 Gauge Conversion and 14 Doubling), of total length of 4,740 Km costing ₹89,542 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh are sanctioned. The summary is as under: Category No. of Total Length Total Exp upto projects Length Commissioned Mar'25 (in Km) (in Km) (₹ in Cr) New Lines 8 1914 544 15,069 Gauge 2 809 430 6,766 Conversion Doubling / 14 2017 1118 19,566 Multitracking Total 24 4,740 2,093 41,401 5Status of major projects falling in Sagar Lok Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh is as under: Name of Project Total Length Commissioned Status of balance Length (in Km) length (in Km) (in Km) Katni-Bina 3rd 263 • Project - line commissioned. Jhansi-Bina 3rd 153 133 Km 20 Km balance. line commissioned. Works taken up in Sections balance sections commissioned: Jakhlaun – Dhaura • Jhansi – Jakhlaun (12 Km) and Agasod – (107 km) Bina (8 Km) Dhaura – Agasod (26 Km) Itarsi-Bina 4th 237 - Recently sanctioned. line (237 Km) Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh are as under: S.No. Name of Project Latest Cost (₹ in Crores) 1. Anuppur-Katni 3rd line (165 Km) 2,311 2. Pendra Road-Anuppur 3rd line (50 Km) 394 3. Khodri-Anuppur Doubling with flyover at Bilaspur (72 792 Km) 4. Bhopal-Bina 3rd line (145 km) 1,075 5. Bina-Kota Doubling (283 km) 2,477 6. Jabalpur-Gondia Gauge Conversion including 2,005 Balaghat-Katangi (300 Km) 7. Chhindwara-Nagpur Gauge Conversion (150 Km) 1,512 8. Chhindwara-Mandla Fort Gauge Conversion (182 Km) 1,268 9. Ghat Pindari-Balkheda Doubling (6 Km) 29 10. Guna-Ruthiyai Doubling (20 Km) 175 11. Jukhei Chord line, Bye Passing the Katni Yard (2 Km) 12 12. Sontalai-Bagratawa Doubling (7 Km) 110 13. Itarsi-Budhni 3rd line (25 Km) 286 14. Teegaon-Chichonda Ghat Section 3rd line (17 Km) 176 15. Barkhera-Bhopal 3rd line (41 km) 473 6S.No. Name of Project Latest Cost (₹ in Crores) 16. Nagda-Ujjain Doubling of Gambhir Bridge (2 Km) 28 17. Nimach-Chittaurgarh Doubling (56 Km) 560 18. Budhni-Barkhera 3rd line (27 Km) 1,703 19. Indore-Dewas-Ujjain Doubling (79 Km) 757 20. Powerkheda-Jujharpur Rail flyover (16 Km) 443 21. Guna- Etawah New Line (348 Km) 683 22. Ramna-Singrauli doubling (160 Km) 2,436 23. Karaila Road- ShaktinagarDoubling(32 Km) 763 24. Malkhedi-Mahadeokhedi Doubling (12 Km) 59 Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh which have been taken up are as under: S. No Project Cost (₹ in Crores) 1. Shahdol-Singhpur 4th Line (6 Km) (passing through 54 Shahdol constituency) 2. Katni- Grade separator / Bypass (35 Km) 2300 3. Katni- Singrauli Doubling (257 Km) 4377 4. Lalitpur-Satna, Rewa-Singrauli&Mahoba- 8914 Khajuraho New Line (541 Km) 5. Ramganjmandi-Bhopal New Line (277 Km) 5073 6. Indore-Budni New Line (198 Km) 7474 7. Nimach-Badi Sadri New Line (48 Km) 495 8. Gwalior-Sheopurkalan Gauge Conversion with 2913 extension to Kota (284 Km) 9. Itarsi- Nagpur 3rd line (280 Km) 2450 10. Jhansi-Bina 3rd line (153 Km) 2002 11. Mathura-Jhansi 3rd line (274 Km) 5924 12. Jhansi-Kairar-Manikpur&Khirar-Bhimsen Doubling 4330 (431 Km) 13. Satna-Rewa Doubling (50 Km) 590 14. Ruthiyai Bye Pass line (3 Km) 54 15. Guna Bye Pass line (2 Km) 179 16. Ujjain Fly Over (2 Km) 100 17. Manmad - Indore New Line (360 Km) 18529 18. Bhusawal-Khandwa 3rd & 4th Line (131 Km) 3285 19. Dahod-Indore New Line (205 Km) 9746 20. Nimach-Ratlam Doubling (133 Km) 1096 21. Chhota Udepur-Dhar New Line (147 Km) 1794 7S. No Project Cost (₹ in Crores) 22. Ratlam-Nagda 3rd and 4th line (41 Km) 964 23. Vadodara-Ratlam 3rd and 4th line (259 Km) 8387 24. Ratlam-Khandwa Gauge Conversion (299 Km) 7265 25. Bina-Itarsi 4th Line (237 km) 4329 26. Itarsi-Nagpur 4th Line (297 Km) 5010 Gujarat Budget allocation in the recent years has increased significantly. Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Gujarat is as under: Period Outlay 2009-14 ₹ 589 crore/year 2025-26 ₹. 17,155 crore (More than 29 times) The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the State of Gujarat during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under: Period New Track Average Commissioning of new Commissioned tracks 2009-14 660 Km 132 Km/year 2014-25 2,764 Km 251 Km/yr (nearly 2 times) As on 01.04.2025, 36 Railway projects (6 New Lines, 17 Gauge Conversion and 13 Doubling), of a total length of 2,564 Km, costing ₹30,275 crore, falling fully/partly in the State of Gujarat have been sanctioned. The summary is as under:- Category No. of Total Length Total Expenditure upto sanctioned length commissioned Mar'25 projects (Km) upto Mar'25 (₹ in Cr.) (Km) New Lines 6 532 105 5,494 Gauge 17 1,379 718 6,213 Conversion Doubling / 13 653 40 1,158 Multitracking Total 36 2,564 863 12,865 8Details of some of the completed projects falling fully/partly in the State of Gujarat are as under: S.No. Name of Project Cost (₹in Cr.) 1 Mahesana-Taranga Hill Gauge Conversion (210 891 Km) 2 Himmatnagar-Khedbrahma Gauge Conversion 482 (55 Km) 3 Ahmedabad-Botad Gauge Conversion (170 Km) 1,810 4 Dhasa-Jetalsar Gauge Conversion (104 Km) 1,024 5 Ahmedabad-Mahesana Gauge Conversion (69 874 Km) 6 Katosan-Chanasma Gauge Conversion (38 Km) 484 7 Kalol-Kadi-Katosan Gauge Conversion (37 Km) 347 8 Vijapur-Ambliyasan Gauge Conversion (42 Km) 415 9 Dabhoi-Chandod with extension up to Kevadiya 1,018 Gauge Conversion (50 Km) 10 Viramgam-Samakhiali Doubling (182 Km) 1,492 11 Palanpur-Samakhayali Doubling (247 Km) 2,538 12 Mahesana-PalanpurDoubling (65 Km) 537 13 Surendranagar-Rajkot Doubling (116 Km) 1,425 14 Anand-GodharaDoubling (79 Km) 692 15 Vatva-Ahmedabad 3rd Line (8 Km) 61 16 Viramgram-Surendranagar Doubling (65 Km) 382 17 Udhna-Jalgaon Doubling (307 Km) 2,448 Details of some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Gujarat which have been taken up are as under: S. No. Project Cost (₹ in Cr.) 1 Naliya-Jakhau Port New Line (25 Km) 410 2 Miyagam Karjan-Choranda-Malsar Gauge Conversion 450 (37 Km) 3 Jambusar-Kavi Gauge Conversion (26 Km) 318 4 Kosamba-Umarpada Gauge Conversion (70 Km) 468 5 Khijadiya-Amreli Gauge Conversion (17 Km) 178 6 Barejadi-Nandej (Geratpur)- Sanand 4th Line (38 Km) 962 7 Samakhiali-Gandhidham Quadrupling (53 Km) 1430 8 Vishvamitri-Dabhoi Doubling (33 Km) 394 9 Taranga Hill- Ambaji-Abu Road New Line (116 Km) 2798 910 Sabarmati D Cabin- Sarkhej Doubling (21 Km) 323 11 Deshalpar-Hajipir-Luna and Vayor-Lakhpat New Line 2526 (145 Km) 12 Vadodara-Ratlam 3rd & 4th Line (259 Km) 8387 13 Rajkot-Kanalus Doubling (111 Km) 1081 To improve connectivity in Surat Constituency, following projects/survey has been taken up: 1) Construction works on the flagship High speed bullet train project have gathered momentum in Maharashtra. Now 100% land acquisition has been completed. Works of bridges, aqueducts etc. have been taken up. 2) Western DFC also passes through Maharashtra. About 178 route Km of western DFC is situated in Maharashtra which is about 12% of overall route length of western DFC. 76 Km of this project from New Gholvad to New Vaitarna in Maharashtra has already been commissioned. Balance works have been taken up. Connectivity of WDFC to JNPT will boost the capacity to handle cargo and container traffic from port to Delhi NCR. 3) Some of the important surveys falling fully/partly in the Surat have been taken up are as under: S.No. Project Length (in KMs) 1 Udhna-Jalgaon 3rd and 4th line 304 2 Dahanu-Surat-Vadodara-Anand 3rd and 4th 311 line 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: 10New Track Period Average Commissioning of new tracks Commissioned 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 (₹ in Cr.) New Line 10 1,227 340 10,517 Gauge Conversion 02 67 0 281 Doubling/Multitracking 37 2,513 983 19,813 Total 49 3,807 1,323 30,611 Status of major project falling in Ghaziabad Lok Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh is as under: Name of Project Total Length Length Status of (in Km) Commissioned balance length (in Km) (in Km) Chipyana-Buzurg- 3 - Works taken up Ghaziabad – 4th line Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh are as under: Cost S. N. Project (₹ 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) 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 (234 8 819 Km) 11Cost S. N. Project (₹ in Cr.) 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 20 Bhimsen—Jhansi Doubling (206 Km) 2,620 21 Etawah-Mainpuri New Line (58 Km) 313 22 Malhaur-Daliganj Doubling (13 Km) 183 23 Ruma Chakeri- Chandari 3rdLine (13 Km) 177 Bareilly-Pilibhit-Tanakpur Gauge Conversion (102 24 313 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- PhaphamauDoubling (47 Km) 414 29 Varanasi-Madhosingh-Prayagraj Doubling (120 Km) 2,018 30 Karaila Road- ShaktinagarDoubling (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 Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh which have been taken up are as under: S.No. 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) 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 2649 (150 Km) 7 Billi-Chunar Doubling (102 Km) 1424 8 Chhapra-Ballia Doubling (65 km) 1046 9 Unchhar-Amethi New Line (66 Km) 1229 1210 Etah-Kasganj New Line (29 Km) 389 11 Gorakhpur- Valmikinagar Doubling (96 Km) 1121 12 Varanasi-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya 3rd and 4th 2464 Line (15 Km) 13 Jhansi-Khairar-Manikpur&Khairar-Bhimsen 4330 Doubling (431 Km) 14 Sahjanwa-Dohrighat New Line (81 Km) 1320 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. 13The 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 these, 98 stations are located in Bihar, 87 stations are located in Gujarat, 80 stations are located in Madhya Pradesh and 157 stations are located in Uttar Pradesh including: • 4 stations (Khagaria Junction, Maheshkhunt, Mansi Junction and Simri Bakhtiyarpur) of Khagaria Lok Sabha Constituency, • Samastipur station of Samastipur Lok Sabha Constituency, • 5 stations ( Bhestan, Kim, Sayan, Surat and Utran) of Surat Lok Sabha Constituency, • Ghaziabad station of Ghaziabad Lok Sabha Constituency, • 2 stations (Bina and Saugor) of Sagar Lok Sabha Constituency. The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are as following: No. of State Names of Stations Stations Bihar 98 Anugraha Narayan Road, Ara, Arariya Court, Bakhtiyarpur, Banka, Banmankhi, BapudhamMotihari, Barahiya, Barauni, Barh, Barsoi Jn, Begusarai, Bettiah, Bhabua Road, Bhagalpur, Bhagwanpur, Bihar Sharif, Bihiya, Bikramganj, Buxar, Chakia, Chausa, Chhapra, Dalsingh Sarai, Darbhanga, DauramMadhepura, 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, 14No. of State Names of Stations Stations Masrakh, Mokama, Motipur, Munger (Monghyr), Muzaffarpur Jn, NabinagarRoad, Narkatiaganj Jn, Naugachia, Nawadah, Paharpur, Patliputra, Patna 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 Gujarat 87 Ahmedabad, Anand, Ankleshwar, Asarva, Bardoli, Bhachau, Bhaktinagar, Bhanvad, Bharuch, Bhatiya, Bhavnagar, Bhestan, Bhildi, Bilimora Jn, Botad Jn., Chandlodia, Chorvad Road, Dabhoi Jn, Dahod, Dakor, Derol, Dhrangadhra, Dwarka, Gandhidham, Godhra Jn, Gondal, Hapa, Himmatnagar, Jam Jodhpur, Jam Wanthali, Jamnagar, Junagadh Jn, Kalol Jn, Kanalus Jn, Karamsad, Keshod, Khambhaliya, Kim, Kosamba Jn, Lakhtar, Limbdi, Limkheda, Mahemadabad Kheda Road, Mahesana Jn, Mahuva, Maninagar, Mithapur, Miyagam Karjan Jn, Morbi, Nadiad Jn, Navsari, New Bhuj, Okha, Paddhari, Palanpur Jn, Palitana, Patan, Porbandar, Pratapnagar, Rajkot Jn, Rajula Jn, Sabarmati BG, Sabarmati MG, Sachin, Samakhiyali, Sanjan, Savarkundla, Sayan, Siddhpur, Sihor Jn., Somnath, Songadh, Surat, Surendranagar, Than, Udhna, Udvada, Umargaon Road, Unjha, Utran, Vadodara, Vapi, Vatva, Veraval, Viramgam, Vishvamitri Jn., Wankaner Madhya 80 Akodia, Amla, Anuppur, Ashoknagar, Pradesh Balaghat, Banapura, Bargawan, Beohari, Berchha, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Bijuri, Bina, BiyavraRajgarh, Chhindwara, Dabra, Damoh, 15No. of State Names of Stations Stations Datia, Dewas, Gadarwara, Ganjbasoda, Ghoradongri, Guna, Gwalior, Harda, Harpalpur, Indore Jn, Itarsi Jn, Jabalpur, Junnor Deo, Kareli, Katni Jn, KatniMurwara, Katni South, Khachrod, Khajuraho Jn, Khandwa, Khirkiya, Laxmi Bai Nagar, Maihar, Maksi Jn, Mandla Fort, Mandsor, MCS Chhatarpur, Meghnagar, Morena, Multai, Nagda Jn, Nainpur Jn, Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad), Narsinghpur, Nepanagar, Nimuch, Orchha, Pandhurna, Pipariya, Ratlam, Rewa, Ruthiyai, Sanchi, Sant Hirdaram Nagar, Satna, Saugor, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Shamgarh, Sheopur Kalan, Shivpuri, Shridham, Shujalpur, Sihora Road, Singrauli, Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha, Vikramgarh Alot Uttar 157 Achnera, Agra Cantt., Agra Fort, Aishbagh 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, 16No. of State Names of Stations Stations 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 Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh have been taken up at a good pace and the works have been completed at following stations in Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh: Ayodhya Dham Junction, Balrampur, Bareilly City, Beohari, Bhind, Bijnor, Chhindwara, Dakor, Derol, Fatehabad, Fatehpur, Godhra Jn, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar, Govardhan, Govindpuri, Hapa, Harpalpur, Hathras City, Idgah Agra Jn, Izzatnagar, Jam Jodhpur, Jam Wanthali, Junnor Deo, Kanalus Jn, Karamsad, Katni South, Khalilabad, Khambhaliya, Kosamba Jn, Limbdi, 17Mahuva, Mailani Jn, MCS Chhatarpur, Mithapur, Morbi, Nainpur Jn, Narmadapuram, Okha, Orchha, Palitana, Panki Dham, Pirpainti, Pokhrayan, Porbandar, Rajula Jn, Ramghat Halt, Saharanpur Jn., Samakhiyali, Sanchi, Seoni, Shajapur, Shridham, Siddharth Nagar, Sihor Jn., Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan Chappia, Thawe, Ujhani, Utran and Vidisha 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: Khagaria Lok Sabha Constituency: • Khagaria Junction station: The structural work of new station building till second floor, raising and extension of platform no. 2/3 have been completed. The works of new entrance porch, new platform shelter, circulating area and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up. • Maheshkhunt station: The works of erection of canopy structure in front of station building and widening of approach road have been completed. The works of improvement of station building, platform shelter, circulating area, parking and boundary wall 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. • Simri Bakhtiyarpur station: The works of new station building, platform shelter, circulating area and parking have been completed. The work of 12 m Foot Over Bridge has been taken up. Samastipur Lok Sabha Constituency: • Samastipur station: The works of new station building at second entry, improvement of existing waiting hall, toilet and circulating area have been taken up. Surat Lok Sabha Constituency: 18• Bhestan station: The works of station building, platform shelter, platform raising, extension and surfacing, circulating area and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up. • Kim station: The works of entrance porch, platform shelter, platform surfacing, improvement of waiting hall, toilet and entry/exit gate have been completed. The works of improvement of station building, signage and Divyangjan facilities have been taken up. • Sayan station: The works of improvement of station building, concourse, platform raising and surfacing, platform shelter, improvement of toilet, circulating area, parking and entry gate have been completed. The works of 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up. • Surat station: The works of Electronic Interlocking (EI) building, running room, Railway Protection Force barrack, hospital and structural work of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) building have been completed. The works of East side station building, concourse, platform shelter, platform surfacing and finishing works of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) building have been taken up. Ghaziabad Lok Sabha Constituency: • 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. Sagar Lok Sabha Constituency: • Saugor station: The works of improvement of station building, new entry and exit porches, platform raising and surfacing of platform no. 191, improvement of waiting hall, new toilet block and Divyangjans facilities have been completed. The works of circulating area, parking and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up. At Bina station, high level platform, platform shelter, enquiry counter, retiring room, cloak room, waiting hall, lift, Foot Over Bridge etc. amenities are available. The works of platform shelter, lift at platform no. 4/5, seating arrangement and Divyangjan water booths have been completed in recent years. Further, Bina station has been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme which includes works of new station building, porch, air concourse, improvement of existing platforms, parking, lift, escalator and Foot Over Bridge. 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 work-wise, not station-wise or state- wise. Road Over Bridges (ROBs)/Road Under Bridges (RUBs) Sanctioning of works of Road over Bridges (ROBs)/Road under Bridges (RUBs) 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 Jan’26) 14,024 Nos. 20As on 01.02.2026, 4,802 Nos. ROBs/ RUBs are sanctioned at cost of ₹ 1,14,196 Cr on Indian Railways which are at various stages of planning and execution. The ongoing works for mentioned Lok Sabha Constituency are as under: S.No. Constituency Total ongoing works (ROBs/ Total cost RUBs) (₹ in crore) 1. Khagaria 8 447 2. Samastipur 6 464 3. Surat 39 267 4. Ghaziabad 21 367 5. Sagar 16 641 6. Jamui 3 87 Further, the details of allocation and expenditure for ROBs/RUBs work are maintained Zonal Railway-wise. Bihar is covered under the jurisdiction of four railway zones, namely Eastern Railway, Northeast Frontier Railway, North Eastern Railway and East Central Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 1,828 crore has been made for the financial year 2025–26, out of which an expenditure (up to January, 2026) of ₹ 1,584 crore has been incurred so far. Gujarat is covered under the jurisdiction of two railway zones, namely North Western Railway and Western Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 2,081 crore has been made for the financial year 2025–26, out of which an expenditure (up to January2026) of ₹ 1,820 crore has been incurred so far. Madhya Pradesh is covered under the jurisdiction of seven railway zones, namely Central Railway, East Central Railway, North Central Railway, South Central Railway, South East Central Railway, West Central Railway and Western Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 5,801 crore has been made for the financial year 2025–26, out of which an expenditure (up to January, 2026) of ₹ 5,105 crore has been incurred so far. Uttar Pradesh is covered under the jurisdiction of five railway zones, namely East Central Railway, North Central Railway, Northern Railway, North 21Eastern 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 (up to January, 2026) of ₹ 3,343 crore has been incurred so far. Various Steps taken to monitor progress of works including expenditure are as under : • Regular reviews at various levels including Railway Board and Zonal Railway levels; • Online project monitoring systems and dashboards; • Adherence to codal provisions and General Financial Rules; • Internal audit and inspection; • Milestone-based fund release and outcome monitoring; and • Contract management systems to prevent cost overruns. Re-appropriation of funds within Plan Heads is undertaken during the year based on progress and priority of works, in accordance with delegated financial powers. Supplementary provisions, where required, are obtained with dueapprovals to meet committed liabilities and priority requirements. The actual expenditure during Financial Year 2025-26 is broadly in line with the targets set in the Budget and continues the trend of enhanced capital investment witnessed in recent years. This sustained increase in capital outlay has facilitated faster project execution, improved safety and enhanced network capacity, and provides inputs for future planning and realistic target setting. ***** 22