NORTH CENTRAL RAILWAY Shri Narendra Modi Hon'ble Prime Minister AZAMGARH PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of Nation is served by North Central Railway along with Northern, North Eastern Rajiv Chaudhry and East Central Railways. Indian Railways (IR) plays a very General Manager important role in development of the state and provides North Central Railway 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 - a move that will boost tourism in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. After Gatiman the nation's first engineless semi high speed train set "Vande Bharat Express" is now serving Uttar Pradesh running from New Delhi to Varanasi. Efforts for further development of railway infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh have been intensified in last five years with 911% more investment in coparison to previous years. Results of such a massive investmentare becoming visible with enhanced infrastructure and modern passenger amenities. Soon the era of congestion and inconvenience will be matter of past and a new Railway equipped with state-of-the art facilities will be able to serve the citizens in a better manner and provide them enhanced value for their money. 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 AZAMGARH constituency of Uttar Pradesh in the last five 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 AZAMGARH PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY AZAMGARH PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY A. ASSEMBLY SEGMENTS: Sagri, Mehnagar, Gopalpur, Mubarakpur, Azamgarh. B. WORKS COMPLETED IN LAST FIVE YEARS: IMPROVEMENTS IN PASSENGER AMENITIES At Azamgarh station : GPlatform shelters, RCC benches, Stainless Steel Benches & dustbins at Azamgarh. G02 Ticket Windows. GCCTV at a cost of Rs. 50 Lakhs. GLED lighting in station & circulating area. GHigh Level Platform at a cost of Rs. 72 Lakh. GWiFi at Azamgarh at a cost of Rs. 25 Lakh. GTrain Display Boards at a cost of Rs. 7.14 Lakh. GRaising & extension of PF No. 2 & 3 at a cost of Rs. 80.11 Lakhs. At Khorasan Stations : GLow cost shelters, RCC benches, Stainless Steel Benches & dustbins at Khorasan Road. GTicket Window at Khorasan Road. GCCTV at Khorasan Road. G3rd running line at a Khorasan Road (686 m) at a cost of Rs. 803.00 Lakh. At Other Stations : GLow cost Passenger Platform Shelter at Khanza halt, Mumhammadabad, Phariha, Paligarh halt & Sarairani at a cost of Rs. 10 Lakh. GTicket Window at Saraimir. GLED Lights at all stations. G100% LED Lights at Khaira. G3rd running line at Sarai Mir at a cost of Rs. 230 Lakh. GRoad Over Bridge in lieu of Level Crossing No. 27A on Sathiaon-Azamgarh section at a cost of Rs. 1563.95 Lakh. GEliminating Shortfall in Minimum Essential Amenities of platform Shelter at various stations at a cost of Rs. 112.22 Lakh. GOne 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. GSolar Power Pack System with battery bank at a B class station, D class station and E Class station at a cost of Rs. 50.65 Lakh. GTap Water Supply and toilets on platform at 29 stations at a cost of Rs. 180.74 Lakh. C. OTHER DEVELOPMENTS: GTrain No.11053/11054 Lokmanya Tilak (T)- Azamgarh Weekly Express introduced. D. ONGOING WORKS: GKhurhat-3rd running line at a cost of Rs. 2.39 Cr. GMumhammadabad-3rd running line at a cost of Rs. 4.03 Cr. GProvision of covered shed in coaching depot of Azamgarh at a cost of Rs. 2.25 Cr. GExtension and raising of platform at Sarai mir at a cost of Rs. 2 Cr. GPassenger Operated Enquiry Terminal (POET) at Class-A-1, Class-A & Class B (14 Stations) of Varanasi Division at a cost of Rs. 16.43 Lakh. GFoot over bridge at various 17 stations at a cost of Rs. 280.00 Lakh. Solar Panel at Khorasan Road Station Azamgarh Railway Station Unveiling of foundation stone for Doubling and Power Projects in Phephna-Indara and Mau-Shahganj section by Hon'ble Minister of Railways for State..