New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for redevelopment of 508 railway stations, including 32 in Assam, across the length and breadth of the country on August 6.
The projects will be under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme that was launched to redevelop 1,309 stations across the country.
These stations will be redeveloped at a cost of more than Rs 24,470 crore. Master Plans are being prepared for developing these stations as ‘City Centres’, with proper integration of both sides of the city. This integrated approach is driven by the holistic vision of the overall urban development of the city, centered around the railway station.
These 508 stations are spread across 27 states and union territories — 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, 13 in Karnataka among others.
The redevelopment will provide modern passenger amenities along with ensuring well-designed traffic circulation, inter-modal integration and well-designed signage for guidance of passengers. The design of the station buildings will be inspired by local culture, heritage and architecture.
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