GOVERNMENT OF RAILWAYS

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:3511 ANSWERED ON:18.08.2005 RENOVATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS Singh Deo Smt. Sangeeta Kumari;Yadav Shri M. Anjan Kumar

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the name of the railway stations where extension and renovation works have been undertaken in the country particularly in during 2004-05;

(b) the amount spent so far thereon, State-wise;

(c) whether the works on these railway stations have been completed;

(d) if not, the reasons therefor and the progress so far made in this regard; and

(e) the time by which extension and renovation works on these stations are likely to be completed? Answer

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R. VELU)

(a) to (e) : A statement is attached.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3511 BY SHRI ANJAN KUMAR M. YADAV AND SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 18.08.2005 REGARDING RENOVATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS.

(a) There are more than 8000 railway stations on Indian Railways. Upgradation/renovation/modernisation of railway stations is a continuous process and the same is undertaken every year in accordance with the laid down norms based on traffic growth and inter- se priorities. A large number of new works is sanctioned every year for various stations and these along with the `works in progress` under Plan Head `Passenger Amenities` are exhibited in the Works Machinery and Rollling Stock Programme, Part II presented every year in the Parliament along with Budget documents. In addition, improvements at stations are also carried out as a part of `Doublings`, `Traffic Facility works`, `Gauge Conversions`, `Computerisation` etc under relevant Plan Heads. However, the name of stations of Andhra Pradesh where the work relating to extension and renovation have been sanctioned/undertaken during 2004-05 are as follows:-

Adoni, Akividu, Aler, Anantapur, Anjaneyapuram, Annavaram, Araku, Asifabad, Aspari, Road, Bakrapet, Ballampalli, Bandarupalle, Begumpet, , Bellampalli, Bethamcherla, , Bhimavaram, Bhimavaram Town, , , , Bisgirshareef, Bobili, Buruguahalu, Chakarlapalli, Chaku, Chakur, Charlapalli, Chigicherla, Chimidipalli, Chittapur, Chityal, Cumbum, Dharmavaram, Dhone, Donakonda, Dornakal, Duvuda, Edduladoddi, Gajulapalli, Gangaipalli, Garladinne, Ghanpur, Ghatkesar, Ghatnandur, Giddalur, Godemgura, Gooty, Gudipadu, Gudur, Gumuda, Guntakal, , Halburga, Hasanparthi, Manikgarh, Hastavaram, Hindupur, Hulburga, , Jakkalacheruvu, , , Janwal, Jutur, Kaikalur, Kalamalla, Kalgapu,r Kalghapur, Kalluru, , Kanamallapalli, Karavadi, Kazipet, Kesamudram, , Koduru, Kolnur, Kottapalli, Kottavalsa, Krishnammakona, Krishnapuram, Kurkugunta, Lingamaguntla, Lingampally, Linganenidoddi, , Machilipatnam, Maddikera, Madhira, , Makudi, Malividu, Malkapuram, Malkhed Road, Manchiryal, Mandamarri, Mandapadu, Mangapatnam, Manikgarh, Mantapampalli, Mantralayam Road, Markapur, Markapuram, Moula-ali, Nagarur, Nagireddipalli, , Nandalur, Nandayal, Narasaraoapet, Narayanapura, Narayanpet Road, Nawandgi, Nekkonda, Nellore, Nidadavolu, Odela, Ongole, Pangaon, Parli, Parli Vaidyanath, Parvatipuram, Pathakothhacheruvu, Pedakakani, , Peddampet, Peddapalli, Pembarti, Pendekallu, Penukonda, , , Pindial, Potakapalli, Raghavapuram, Raghunathpalli, Raichur, Raigir, , Rajampet, , Ramarajapali, Raparla, Ravindrakhani, Rechni Road, Reddigudem, Regadipalli, Renigunta, Samarlakot Jn., Sanathnagar, Santamaguluru, Sattenpalli, Satuluru, , Secunderabad, Sedam, Shankarpalli, Simachalam, Siripuram, Sirpur Town, Sirpurkhagaznagar, Sirpurkhajnagar, Sitanagaram, Srikakulam, Srikalahasti, Stuartpuram, Surareddipalem, Tadepalligudem, Tandur, Tanuku, Tarlupadu, Tettu, Tirupati, Udgir, Ulavapadu ,Uppal, Uppugunduru, Vanganur, Venkatagiri, Vijayawada, , , Visakhapatnam, Vishnupuram, Vizianagaram, Wangapalli, , Whirgaon, Wirur, Yadgir, Yasantapur, Yerragudipadu, Yerraguntla & Zahirabad

(b) The Railway Budget is prepared Railway zone-wise and not State-wise. Hence, the approximate expenditure zone wise under Plan head `Passenger Amenities` during 2004-05 and up to June 2005 is as under:- (In Rs. Crore)

Railway Expenditure 2004-05 (Aprox) Expenditure upto June 2005 (Aprox.)

Central 15.36 3.33 Eastern 12.46 1.54 Northern 27.79 5.64 North Eastern 10.15 1.81 Northeast Frontier 11.88 2.69 Southern 20.69 4.54 South Central 41.35 6.12 South Eastern 7.00 2.96 Western 18.42 1.69 East Central 19.88 2.59 East Coast 4.16 1.10 North Central 6.11 1.06 North Western 6.75 1.17 South East Central 8.37 2.36 South Western 4.67 1.41 West Central 7.22 1.62 Metro 0.50 -

TOTAL 222.76 41.63

(c)to (e) No, Sir. As extension and renovation of railway stations is a continuous process, a general target for completion cannot be fixed.