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Date: 2025-12-10 Category: Press Release State: Union Government Country: India

Redevelopment of 1,337 Stations Progressing Rapidly Under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme

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**Executive Summary** The Ministry of Railways has launched the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for the long-term redevelopment of railway stations. The scheme involves preparing master plans and implementing them in phases. So far, 1,337 stations have been identified for development, with works on 155 stations completed. 15 stations have been identified to be explored for development under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Station Redevelopment Focus:** * Improvement of access to station and circulating areas. * Integration of station with both sides of the 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 (disabled persons). * Better passenger information systems. * Provision of executive lounges, nominated spaces for business meetings, landscaping, etc., keeping in view the necessity at each station. * Sustainable and environment-friendly solutions and provision of ballastless tracks. * Creation of city centre at the station in the long term. * **Funding and Progress:** * Funded under Plan Head-53 "Customer Amenities". * ₹12,118 crore allocated for financial year 2025-26 under Plan Head-53. * Expenditure of ₹7,253 crore incurred up to October 2025. * Stations selected based on proposals from Zonal Railways and their location in major cities and places of tourist and pilgrimage importance. * **Implementation Challenges:** * Complex work involving safety of passengers & trains. * Requires statutory clearances (fire, heritage, tree cutting, airport, etc.). * Affected by brownfield challenges (shifting utilities, infringements, operation of trains). * **Other Key Information:** * Technological improvement in Indian Railways is a continuous process. * Preservation of items of heritage value during redevelopment. * Prioritizes higher category stations for development. **Impact Analysis** **Passengers** * **Impact:** Improved amenities, access, and information systems. * **Action Required:** Be aware of ongoing construction and potential disruptions. **Local Businesses** * **Impact:** Opportunities through "One Station One Product" scheme. * **Action Required:** Explore kiosk opportunities to promote local products. **Railway Authorities (Zonal Railways)** * **Impact:** Responsible for proposing stations and maintaining allocation/expenditure details. * **Action Required:** Submit proposals for station redevelopment. **Ministry of Railways** * **Impact:** Overseeing the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. * **Action Required:** Continue planning and executing the scheme, addressing implementation challenges.

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Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: A scheme by the Ministry of Railways for the redevelopment and modernization of railway stations in India. Ministry of Railways: The primary governmental body responsible for the implementation of the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Plan Head-53: A fund allocation within the Ministry of Railways dedicated to 'Customer Amenities,' used to fund the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Ashwini Vaishnaw: The Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology.
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Ministry of Railways Redevelopment of 1,337 Stations Progressing Rapidly Under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme Massive Station Redevelopment Underway Without Halting Rail Traffic: Ashwini Vaishnaw 15 Stations Identified for Development Under Public Private Partnership Mode Station Redevelopment to Include Improved Access, Modern Passenger Amenities, Multimodal Integration and Better Information Systems प्रव तथ: 10 DEC 2025 5:51PM by PIB Delhi 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 this scheme. Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, works of 155 stations have been completed.इन 11 वष म प्रधानमंी जी न े ेशन्स के पुननमाण के लए अमृत भारत ेशन योजना आरभं क ह। यह पूर वश्व म सबस े बड़ा ेशन रकं स्ट्रक्शन प्रोाम ह। 1300+ ेशन का रकं स्ट्रक्शन चल रहा ह। 160 ेशन कं ीट हो गए ह: माननीय रल मंी ी @AshwiniVaishnaw जी pic.twitter.com/dfT sz8iQtQ — Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) December 10, 2025 Stations are selected based on the proposals received from Zonal Railways, stations located in major cities and places of tourist and pilgrimage importance. 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. The fund allocation of ₹ 12,118 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26 under Plan Head–53 and expenditure (up to October, 2025) of ₹ 7,253 crore has been incurred so far. ेशन डवेलपमट बहुत ही कॉम्पलेक्स काम ह। वश्व के कई दश जहा ं ेशन रडवेलपमट होत े ह, वहां ट्रफक 3-4 वष के लए रोक दया जाता ह, पर हमार दश म वैसा नह हो सकता। यहां मैसव ट्रफक ह। उसको और सेी का ान म रखते हुए ेशन का रडवेलपमट कया जा रहा ह… pic.twitter.co m/nn2iZQd9n5 — Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) December 10, 2025 The station development projects under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme are primarily conceptualized with budgetary support. However, 15 stations have been identified to be explored for development under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode also and based on the experience gained from the same, further evolution of the scheme is envisaged. Ministry of Railways is committed to preservation of items of heritage value while planning and execution of redevelopment/modernization of stations. Site specific measures are taken based on the context and condition of the structure/artifact. Technological improvement in Indian Railways including stations is a continuous process and aspires to democratize the use of technology. It aims to address India centric challenges, create economic and employment opportunities for all Indians. 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. The priority for development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of stations is accorded to higher category of station over lower category of station while sanctioning and executing the works. 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. Therefore, no time frame can be indicated at this stage.This information was provided by the Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. ***** Dharmendra Tewari/ Dr. Nayan Solanki/ Manik Sharma (रलीज़ आईडी: 2201660) आगंतुक पटल : 1028 इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Telugu , Urdu , ही , Odia , Kannada , Malayalam

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