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www.er.indianrailways.gov.in- 2023-03-13
Kolkata, March 11, 2023 As a part of the Railway Ministry’s instructions for face lifting of 15 selected stations under Amrit Bharat Station phase-I, Divisional Railway Manager, Howrah, alongwith Divisional officers inspected Dankuni, Barddhaman and Chandannagar stations on 10.03.2023. The main objective of this inspection aims at improvement of second entry of the station building, traffic circulating area, interiors, waiting halls, toilets, furniture, central FOB with ramps, amenities for Divyangjans, sustainable and environment friendly solutions, provision of ballast less tracks, Roof Plazas, lifts & escalators as per requirement etc. to serve passengers with world-class facilities. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railways, has recently announced the launching of Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for bringing all facilities under o¬ne roof for convenience of the passengers & rail users. Presently, the scheme covers 1275 stations for upgradation/modernization over Indian Railways. Under this scheme, 94 stations in West Bengal, 86 in Bihar & 57 stations in Jharkhand are earmarked for development out of which 60 stations are in Eastern Railway network. The following 15 stations in Howrah Division have been selected for Amrit Bharat station scheme for development: 1) Barddhaman, 2) Rampurhat, 3) Bolpur, 4) Nabadwipdham, 5) Khagraghat Road, 6) Katwa, 7) Tarakeswar, 8) Seoraphuli, 9) Bally, 10) Azimganj Jn., 11) Dankuni, 12) Sainthia, 13) Chandannagar. 14) Pakur, & 15) Ambika Kalna. Amrit Bharat Station scheme envisages development of stations o¬n a continuous basis with a long-term approach. It involves preparation of Master Plans and their implementation in phases to improve the amenities at these stations. The scheme also emphasizes improvement of station buildings, integrating the station with both sides of the city, multi-modal integration, etc. 2
www.er.indianrailways.gov.in- 2023-02-13
Kolkata, February 12, 2023: Union Minister of Railways, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw has recently mentioned about the launching of Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for bringing all facilities under one roof at the station area which envisages multi-modal integration, improvement of building and integration of the station with both sides of the city, so that the Railway stations can serve the passengers with world class facilities and amenities. Presently, the scheme covers 1275 stations for upgradation/modernization over Indian Railways. Under this scheme, 94 stations in West Bengal, 86 in Bihar & 57 stations in Jharkhand are earmarked for development out of which 60 stations are in Eastern Railway network. In Eastern Railway a total of 60 stations have been earmarked for development as Amrita Bharat station . The scheme aims at preparation of Master Plans of the Railway stations and implementation of the master plan in phases to enhance the facilities to maximum extent , creation of Roof Plazas and even transforming Railway stations as City Centres in long run. The following 38 stations in West Bengal under ER are earmarked for development: 1) Burdwan, 2) Rampurhat, 3) Bolpur, 4) Nabadwipdham, 5) Khagraghat Road, 6) Katwa, 7) Tarakeswar, 8) Seoraphuli, 9) Bally, 10) Azimganj Jn., 11) Dankuni, 12) Sainthia, 13) Chandannagar, 14) Ambika Kalna, 15) Sealdah, 16) Krishnanagar, 17) Kalyani, 18) Shantipur, 19) Canning, 20) Chandpara, 21) Sonarpur, 22) Berhampore Court, 23) Bethuadahari, 24) Bangaon, 25) Kalyani Ghoshpara, 26) Naihati, 27) Barrackpore, 28) Dum Dum Jn., 29) Gede, 30) Malda Town, 31) New Farakka, 32) Dhulianganga, 33) Jangipur Road, 34) Andal, 35) Sitarampur, 36) Pandabeswar, 37) Siuri & 38) Panagarh. The following 10 stations in Bihar under ER are earmarked for development: 1) Jamalpur, 2) Sultanganj, 3) Kahalgaon, 4) Pirpainti, 5) Sabour, 6) Banka, 7) Munger, 8) Shivnarayanpur, 9) Godda & 10) Simultala. The following 12 stations in Jharkhand under ER are earmarked for development: 1) Pakur, 2) Sahibganj, 3) Rajmahal, 4) Deoghar, 5) Madhupur, 6) Basukinath, 7) Dumka, 8) Sankarpur, 9) Jamtara, 10) Vidyasagar, 11) Kumardhubi & 12) Giridih. Amrit Bharat Station scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a long-term approach. It involves preparation of Master Plans and their implementation in phases to improve the amenities at the stations such as improvement of accessibility to stations, circulating areas, waiting halls, toilets, lift/escalators as necessary, cleanliness, free Wi-Fi, kiosks/stalls for selling local products through schemes like ‘One Station one Product’, better passenger information system, Executive Lounges, banquet halls for business meetings, landscaping etc. keeping in view the necessity at each station. The scheme also envisages improvement of station buildings, integrating the station with both sides of the city, multi-modal integration, amenities for Divyangjans, sustainable and environment friendly solutions, provision of ballast less tracks, Roof Plazas as per requirement etc. | ||||||||