(a) whether the Government proposes to develop important stations of Uttar Pradesh on the lines of New Delhi Railway Station in the next Financial Year;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether any survey has been conducted to find out the requirement of escalators for multi-platform and multi-terminal railway stations and whether any time bound programme has been started in this regard;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the time limit fixed for implementation of this scheme?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
(a) & (b): Upgradation of passenger amenities at stations in Indian Railways is undertaken under various schemes. At present, stations are undertaken for development under Adarsh Station scheme and 1253 stations including 152 stations in Uttar Pradesh have already been identified under this Scheme. However, upgradation of station is a continuous and on-going process and works in this regard are undertaken depending upon need, volume of the passenger traffic and inter-se priority subject to availability of funds. List of 152 stations identified in Uttar Pradesh is Appended.
(c) to (e): In order to facilitate easy movement of elderly, sick and differently abled passengers and for smooth access to platforms of major railway stations and for ease of movement, as per the existing guidelines, escalators/elevators are provided at ‘A1’ category and escalators at ‘A’ category, ‘C’ category stations and stations of tourist importance, progressively based on techno-commercial feasibility and availability of funds. Provision of lifts and escalators at stations is a continuous process and is done as per need, priority of work and availability of fund.
Accordingly, Indian Railways plan to provide about 770 numbers of escalators and so far, about 370 numbers of escalators at 167 stations have been installed across Indian Railways.
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