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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said 1,300 train stations are being redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat scheme, out of which work has been completed at 104. The scheme aims to enhance and modernise stations throughout the Railways network and provide passengers with better facilities. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone for the station redevelopment scheme in 2023.
"Nowhere in the world has a station redevelopment project of this scale taken place," Vaishnaw said. The minister showed photographs of the ongoing work at stations covered under the scheme, including Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), which is being developed as a world-class train facility. The minister noted the work of CSMT station redevelopment, which is estimated to cost ₹1,800 crore, is "huge," and it is going at a "very fast pace".
On completion of the redevelopment work, CSTM, a British-era complex in south Mumbai, will appear much better than Kings Cross station in London, he maintained. The minister said that the scheme aims to equip stations with modern amenities such as waiting lounges, food courts, clean restrooms, lifts, escalators, and digital facilities. Apart from this, roof plaza, inter-model connectivity, children's play area, kiosk, etc.
are included. Also, they will be made environment and Divyang friendly. Some of the major stations included under the scheme in Maharashtra are: Dadar (Central and Western), Andheri (Mumbai), Pune, Nashik Road, Nagpur and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, among others.
How many stations are being redeveloped Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of stations being redeveloped at 157, followed by Maharashtra at 132, West Bengal at 101, Bihar at 98, Gujarat at 87, Rajasthan at 85, Madhya Pradesh at 80, Tamil Nadu at 77, Andhra Pradesh at 73, Karnataka at 61, Odisha at 59, Jharkhand at 57 and Assam at 50..
