Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to virtually lay the foundation stone for redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the country on Sunday, an official said on Friday. The project is expected to cost around Rs 25,000 crore. These stations will be redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme which was launched by the central government to redevelop 1309 stations across the country.
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00:00 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to virtually lay the foundation stone for redevelopment
00:09 of 508 railway stations across the country on Sunday, an official said on Friday.
00:16 The project is expected to cost around Rs 25,000 crore.
00:20 These stations will be redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, which was launched
00:25 by the central government to redevelop 1309 stations across the country.
00:31 These 508 stations are spread across 27 states and Indian territories, including 55 each
00:38 in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, 49 in Bihar, 44 in Maharashtra, 37 in West Bengal, 34 in
00:44 Madhya Pradesh, 32 in Assam, 25 in Odisha, 22 in Punjab, 21 each in Gujarat and Telangana,
00:51 20 in Jharkhand, 18 each in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, 15 in Haryana, and 13 in Karnataka.
00:58 The highest allocation among the 24 stations has gone to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
01:03 at Rs 1,813 crore.
01:06 This station is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
01:10 Also Gujarat's Suras Station has been allocated a Rs 980 crore facelift.
01:15 Close to Suras Hill is Tamil Nadu's Chennai-Egmore Station, with an estimated cost of development
01:21 standing at Rs 842 crore.
01:24 Highlighting the upgradation of passenger amenities as the main focus of the government,
01:28 Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Friday said, "Our Prime Minister is personally
01:33 monitoring the progress of the railways from time to time.
01:36 He has given excellent inputs on the design of stations, and he would be laying the foundation
01:40 stones for 508 stations on Sunday."
01:43 World-class facilities will be provided in the revamped stations.
01:47 The stations will also showcase the grandeur of India, its art and rich cultural heritage.
01:52 Lifts, escalators, concourses, waiting rooms and retail areas with modern facilities will
01:57 be provided for the benefit of the passengers.
02:00 Also appropriate arrangements would be made for the arrival and departure of passengers
02:04 and vehicle parking.
02:05 Smooth passage will be given at stations by removing unwanted structures, improved lighting,
02:10 better circulating area, upgraded parking space, Divyanjan-friendly infrastructure,
02:15 and environmentally conducive building by using green and renewable energy.
02:19 The standard elements of station design will have development of stations as city centres
02:24 and integration of both sides of the city.
02:27 The redevelopment plan has been called historic as this is the first time in the world that
02:31 a programme of laying the foundation stone of such a huge number of stations is being
02:35 conducted.
02:37 The aim is to complete the redevelopment work of these stations by 2025.
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