Rajya Sabha
With a view to provide upgraded passenger amenities, the following stations in the State of Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bihar and Jharkhand have been nominated as model stations during the last five years:
| State | Name of the Stations |
| Kerala | Kayankulam and Varkala (2) |
| Tamil Nadu | Arakkaonam Jn., Chengalpattu, Erode Jn, Rameswaram, Tirunelveli and Tuticorin (6) |
| Gujarat | Anand Jn., Gandhigram, Navsari and Okha (4) |
| Bihar | Akshyawat Rai Nagar, Ara, Araria Court, Begu Sarai, Bettiah, Buxar, Dehri-on-Sone, Jamalpur Jn., Janakpur Road, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Nayagaon, Narkatiaganj Jn., Nawadah, Purnea Jn., Sagauli Jn., Sasaram, Sheikhpura, Sitamarhi and Sultanganj (20) |
| Jharkhand | Baidyanathdham, Bokaro Steel City, Daltonganj, Hatia, Koderma and Parasnath (6) |
Additional amenities to be provided at the model stations depend upon the category of the stations and these include provision of Retiring room, waiting room and bathing facilities, cloak room, enquiry and computer based announcement, National Train Enquiry System, Interactive Voice Response System, Public Address System, book stalls/other stalls of essential goods, refreshment room, parking/circulating area, train indicator board, public phone and Internet, water coolers, standardized signages, modular catering stalls, pay and use toilets, self printing ticketing machines/unreserved ticketing system and lighting of circulating area.
It has been decided that all stations falling under the category ‘A’ and ‘B’ are to be made as model stations. Raipur and Bilaspur railway stations were declared as model station during the year 1999-2000 and they have been already been developed as model stations.
This information was given by Shri R. Velu, Minister of State for Railways in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
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