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1309 Railway Stations have Been Identified Under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for Their Development

Published on 28 Jul 2023

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1309 Railway Stations have Been Identified Under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for Their Development
  • Recently, the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme has been launched for development of Railway stations on Indian Railways. This scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a long-term approach.
  • Notably, as many as 1,309 railway stations have been identified across the country so far under this scheme, including 35 stations in the NFR zone.
  • The Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) zone is set to receive an infrastructure boost as part of the Central government’s ambitious ‘Amrit Bharat’ initiative.
  • These 35 major stations include – Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Kamakhya,  Katihar, Kokrajhar Siliguri Town, Silchar, New Tinsukia, Dimapur, New Bongaigoan, and others.
  • The scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a long-term approach.
  • The Ahmedabad railway station will be transformed into an EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) mode at an estimated cost of Rs 2563 crores.

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