BALLIA PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY Uttar Pradesh, the Most Populous State of Nation Is Served by North Central Railway Along with Northern, North Eastern M

NORTH CENTRAL RAILWAY

BALLIA PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of Nation is served by North Central Railway along with Northern, North Eastern M. C. Chauhan and East Central Railways. Indian Railways (IR) plays a very General Manager North Central Railway important role in development of the state and provides connectivity for freight and passengers, including international tourists. IR has a history of more than 160 years in the state and has the highest route kilometers - 9100 route kilometers - within it, which is 14% of entire railway network. IR has made Uttar Pradesh proud by giving it Nation's first semi high speed train Gatimaan Express, which initially ran between Agra and Delhi. It has now been extended upto Jhansi with effect from 01.04.2018 - a move that will boost tourism in bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. Efforts for further development of railway infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh have been intensified in last four years with 376% more investment in comparison to previous years. Results of such a massive investment are becoming visible with enhanced infrastructure and modern passenger amenities. Soon the era of congestion and inconvenience will be a matter of past and a new Railway equipped with state-of-the-art facilities will be able to serve the citizens with greater level of satisfaction. The longest stretch of the under construction Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor i.e. almost 57% of the entire length lies in Uttar Pradesh from Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn. to Ghaziabad.

In this brochure, we have compiled the important contributions and achievements of Indian Railways in the development of the BALLIA constituency of Uttar Pradesh in the last four years. I hope that it will serve as a ready reckoner for those eager to know about the role of Railways in the development of this constituency.

It may be noted that the budgets allocated to various projects are not apportioned constituency wise but reflect the cost of the project. INPUTS BY RAILWAY IN BALLIA PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY

BALLIA PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY A. ASSEMBLY SEGMENTS Mohammadabad, Bairia, Ballia Nagar, Phephana, Zahoorabad.

B. WORKS COMPLETED IN LAST FOUR YEARS 1. INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT G100% LED lights provided on Station at Lakshmanpur, Phephna, Nandganj & Ballia at a cost of Rs. 21 Lakh. G Low cost Passenger Platform Shelter at Bakulaha, Sahatwar at a cost of Rs. 10Lakh. GChilbaragaon & Phephna - Augmentation and up gradation of passenger amenities at a cost of Rs. 685 Lakh. G Ticket Window at Yusufpur.

At Suraimanpur station: G Works related to MEA shortage & Improvement of passenger amenities at a cost of Rs. 138 Lakh. G Waiting Room at a cost of Rs. 5.87 Lakh. G Two Ticket Windows. GNew Toilets for passengers. GLow cost shelters, RCC benches, Stainless Steel benches & dustbins. G RCC Benches & Stainless Steel Railing. G Train Display Boards. G CCTV facility.

At Ballia station: G Platform at a cost of Rs. 92.15 Lakh. G Two Escalators at a cost of Rs. 199 Lakh. G WiFi at a cost of Rs. 25 Lakh. G CCTV facility. G Train Display Boards. GCoach Guidance System at a cost of Rs.55 Lakh. G Three Ticket Windows. GNew Toilets for passengers. GLow cost shelters, RCC benches, Stainless Steel benches & dustbins. G RCC Benches & Stainless Steel Railing.

C. OTHER DEVELOPMENTS: New Trains introduced with stoppage over Ballia Constituency. GTrain No. 13121/13122 Ghazipur City-Kolkata Weekly Express. GTrain No. 22427/22428 Balia-Anandvihar (T) Weekly Express. GTrain No. 19305/19306 Indore-Guwahati Weekly Express. GTrain No. 75101/75102 Chhapra-Manduadih DEMU. GTrain No. 15559/15560 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Weekly Jansadharan Express. GTrain No. 15054/15054 Chhapra-Lucknow Jn. Tri Weekly Express.

D. ON-GOING WORKS G Phephna jn.-Immediate critical improvement of cess beside L/3 at Phephna for unloading purpose at a cost of Rs. 86.98 Lakh. G Suraimanpur - Foot Over Bridge at a cost of Rs. 84.10 Lakh. G Ballia- Extension of High Level platform No. 1 for 24 coach trains by shifting Rake Handling platform by 200 Metre on Chhapra End at a cost of Rs. 197.22 Lakh. G Minimum essential amenities deficiency elimination by one bay platform shelter (5 stations) & raising of platforms at D category stations from rail to medium level (5 stations) at a cost of Rs. 815.48 Lakh. G Coach Guidance Board at Ballia( PF 1 & 3) and Train Indication Board at Ballia. G Solar power pack system with battery bank at B class station, D class station and E Class stations at a cost of Rs. 50.65 Lakh. G Passenger Operated Enquiry Terminal (POET) at Class-A-1, Class -A & Class B(14 Station) Stations of Varanasi Division at a cost of Rs. 16.43 Lakh. G Development of stations in tune with local architectural & religious ethos (8 stations) at a cost of Rs. 1160.78 Lakh. G Foot over bridge at various stations (17) at a cost of Rs. 2800 Lakh. G Tap Water Supply arrangement and toilets on platform at 29 stations of Varanasi Division at a cost of Rs. 180.74 Lakh.

Doubling G Chhapra-Ballia - Patch doubling (65 km) at a cost of Rs. 49,392 Lakh. G Ballia-Ghazipur City doubling (65.1 km) at a cost of Rs. 4,26,120 Lakh. G Phephna-Indara, Mau-Shahganj (excl Indara-Mau) (150.28 km) doubling at a cost of Rs. 1,02,895 Lakh. G Ballia - 5th addl running line at a cost of Rs. 458.55 Lakh.

Limited height subway in lieu of G Level crossings (No.56, 22-A, 17 & 17-A) on Chhapra-Phephna section at a cost of Rs. 697 Lakh. G Level crossing No31C ( Manned) at Km 79/9- 80/0 between Phephna -Chitbaragon at a cost of Rs. 248.70 Lakh. G Level crossing No 8A at km 115/2-3 between Yusufpur- Shahbazkuli at a cost of Rs. 222.72 Lakh. G Level crossing No 27C at km 84/9-85/0 between Chitbargaun- Tajpur dehma at a cost of Rs. 222.72 Lakh. G Level crossing No 12C at km 19/0-1 between Chilkahar- Rasara at a cost of Rs. 222.72 Lakh. G Level crossing No10C at km 15/8-9 between Chilkahar- Rasara at a cost of Rs. 222.72 Lakh.

Developed Ballia Station Platform Ballia-Varanasi Electrification has been completed

Hon'ble MOSR Unveiling Plaque of Phephna-Indara & Mau-Shahganj Doubling & Electrification project Ballia-Anandvihar Bhrigu Express

Developed Circulating Area of Ballia Station VIP Lounge at Ballia Station