In a bid to reinforce passenger comfort, Maharashtra will witness the redevelopment of as many as 132 railway stations as a part of the “Amrit Bharat Station Scheme”. It was introduced by the Ministry of Railways on Monday on X. The initiative goals to supply world-class infrastructure and fashionable facilities to travellers. As per the ministry, the upgraded stations will characteristic improved security measures, elevated capability, and services designed for a seamless journey expertise. Key enhancements embody environment friendly crowd administration programs, user-friendly signage, superior surveillance mechanisms, and clear, spacious ready areas, the railway ministry added.
With this intensive redevelopment plan, Maharashtra is poised to set a benchmark in modernising railway services and prioritising passenger satisfaction. The scheme emphasises a holistic strategy to station improvement, incorporating parts equivalent to accessibility for differently-abled passengers, aesthetic enhancements, and eco-friendly measures like energy-efficient lighting. The main focus is on creating sustainable and inclusive infrastructure throughout city and rural areas to cater to the varied wants of passengers.
Over 1,300 stations to be developed underneath this scheme
The Union Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw knowledgeable the Lok Sabha that 1,337 railway stations have been recognized for redevelopment underneath the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. These embody 57 stations in Jharkhand, 132 in Maharashtra, and 80 in Madhya Pradesh, with seven of the latter situated within the Hoshangabad Lok Sabha Constituency. Funding for these developments is managed zonal railway-wise underneath Plan Head-53, designated for “Buyer Facilities,” relatively than being distributed on a work-wise, station-wise, or state-wise foundation.
State-wise allocation particulars:
- Jharkhand: Coated by Japanese Railway, East Central Railway, and South Japanese Railway zones, with a complete allocation of Rs 1,626 crores for FY 2024-25.
- Maharashtra: Spanning Central Railway, South Central Railway, South East Central Railway, and Western Railway zones, with Rs 4,406 crores allotted for the fiscal yr.
- Madhya Pradesh: Falling underneath seven railway zones, together with Central, East Central, North Central, South Central, South East Central, Western, and West Central Railways, with an allocation of Rs 6,339 crores for FY 2024-25.
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
It needs to be talked about right here that the ‘Amrit Bharat Station scheme’ has a long-term imaginative and prescient for the continuing improvement of stations. It entails creating Grasp Plans and executing them in phases to reinforce varied station services. These enhancements embody bettering station accessibility, ready areas, rest room services, carry and escalator installations as wanted, cleanliness, providing free Wi-Fi, establishing kiosks for native merchandise by way of initiatives like ‘One Station One Product’, enhancing passenger data programs, establishing Government Lounges, designating areas for enterprise conferences, incorporating landscaping, and catering to the distinctive necessities of every station.