91 railway stations under NFR to be revamp

way2barak, August 6: As many as 1309 stations, including 91 under the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR), will be revamped under under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) at a cost of Rs 24,470 crores.

Of the 91 stations, around 60 railway stations in northeastern states have been identified by the centre under the scheme, launched in December 2022.

Out of 60 stations, highest number of 50 in Assam followed by four in Tripura and one each in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of 508 stations, through video conferencing from New Delhi on Sunday.

These 508 stations are spread across 27 states and Union territories.

Out of 508 station, 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 and 13 in Karnataka.

Facilities planned under ABSS include smooth access to railway stations by removal of unwanted structures, improved lighting, better circulating area, upgraded parking space, divyang-friendly infrastructure and environment-friendly building by use of green energy.

It also includes the setting up of footbridges, escalators, lifts, parking facilities, integrated passenger information system, CCTV surveillance, shelter rooms for passengers and generators.