PM Modi lays foundation stone to revamp 508 railway stations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conferencing has laid the foundation stone for redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the country. This leads to the holistic vision of overall urban development.

"Around 1300 major railway stations in India will now be redeveloped as Amrit Bharat Railway Station. The redevelopment work for 508 Amrit Bharat Stations is being initiated. Around ₹ 25,000 crore will be spent for the reconstruction of 508 Amrit Bharat Stations," PM Modi said.

All the 508 stations are spread across 27 states and union territories. These includes 55 each in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, 49 in Bihar, 44 in Maharashtra, 37 in West Bengal, 34 in Madhya Pradesh, 32 in Assam, 25 in Odisha, 22 in Punjab, 21 each in Gujarat and Telangana, 20 in Jharkhand, 18 each in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, 15 in Haryana, 13 in Karnataka among others.

The PM also said that a budget of over Rs 2.5 lakh crore has been provided this year, which is 5 times more than the budget allocated in 2014.    

He also stressed on the importance of offering world-class services at railway stations. With this vision, the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme was launched in the year 2022 to redevelop 1309 stations across the country.  

The Prime Minister said that the Amrit Stations will present a glimpse of India’s cultural and local heritage. Giving examples, he mentioned that Jaipur Railway Station will have glimpses of Hawa Mahal and Amer Fort from Rajasthan, Jammu Tawi Railway Station in Jammu and Kashmir will be inspired by the famous Raghunath Mandir and Dimapur Station of Nagaland will showcase the local architecture of 16 different tribes from the region.