Modernisation/upgradation of railway stations is a continuous and on-going process. At present, upgradation of stations is being undertaken under ‘Adarsh Station Scheme’.

1253 stations have been identified for development under ‘Adarsh Station Scheme’ out of which 1022 railway stations have been developed so far and the remaining stations are planned to be developed by 2017-18. State-wise number of stations identified to be developed under the scheme is as under:-

 

State	No. of Stations	State	No. of Stations
Andhra Pradesh	44	Madhya Pradesh	44
Assam	28	Maharashtra	110
Bihar	59	Nagaland	01
Chhattisgarh	17	Orissa	47
Delhi	04	Puducherry	02
Goa	02	Punjab	32
Gujarat	32	Rajasthan	40
Haryana	16	Telangana	25
Himachal Pradesh	02	Tamil Nadu	48
Jammu & Kashmir	05	Tripura	01
Jharkhand	30	Uttar Pradesh	152
Karnataka	44	Uttarakhand	08
Kerala	77	West Bengal	383

 

No separate fund is allocated for development of stations identified under ‘Adarsh Station Scheme’. The expenditure on works of development of railway stations is generally funded under Plan Head – ‘Passenger Amenities’. ` 917.91 crore (Budgetary sources) have been allocated under this Plan Head in Revised Estimates 2016-17.

   This Press Release is based on the information given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 05.04.2017 (Wednesday).

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