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Nation Amrit Bharat Station Scheme

Redevelopment of 508 Railway Station

BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA IN

BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA IN

RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE

There was a time when rail travel was discussed, and then there was a compulsion to arrive
at the station several hours before the journey due to congestion, trouble, and a lack of
facilities at the station, but the time changed, the country's leadership changed, and the way
of working with new thinking and policy also changed. Airport-like facilities are now available
at railway stations because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's forward-thinking policies
and investments in rail infrastructure. In this spirit, PM Modi laid the foundation for the
redevelopment of 508 railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme on August 6.

mrit Kaal is now becoming the Amrit of India's
Navnirman. For the first time in history, the
Aresolve to make more than 500 railway stations
state-of-the-art at once is being realised. After the
redevelopment of Gandhinagar's Capital Railway The number of modern trains in India
Station, Bhopal's Rani Kamalapati Station, and is rapidly increasing. Today, the
Bengaluru's Sir M. Visvesvaraya Railway Station, Prime country's goal is to make rail travel
Minister Narendra Modi has now laid the foundation
stone for the redevelopment of 508 railway stations in accessible and enjoyable for all
27 states and union territories of the country. These passengers. Better seating and good
stations are among the 1309 major railway stations waiting rooms are being made on the
in the country identified in the 'Amrit Bharat Station' platform, and free Wi-Fi facilities are
scheme that have been decided to be developed with being provided. There is now an effort
modern facilities. The redevelopment of these 508 to give you a better experience from
railway stations is estimated to cost around Rs 25,000
crore. The redevelopment of these railway stations will train to station.
not only rejuvenate the railways but also usher in a
new era of railways and the development of the city. All -Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
Amrit stations will be compliant with green standards.

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