Mumbai, 11 February 2026

 

As on 01.04.2025, there are 16,499 Nos. of Manned Level Crossings (MLCs) on Indian Railways including 25 Nos. LCs in Nashik District. All Unmanned level crossings (UMLCs) on the Broad Gauge (BG) network of Indian Railways have been eliminated by 31.01.2019.

Sanctioning and execution of works of Road Over Bridges/ Road Under Bridges (ROBs/RUBs) is a continuous and ongoing process on Indian Railways. Such works are prioritized and taken up on the basis of its impact on safety and mobility in train operations and impact on road users.

Nos. of ROBs/ RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 2004-14 vis a vis 2014-25 (upto Dec’25) is as under:

As on 01.01.2026, 4,769 Nos. ROBs/RUBs are sanctioned at the cost of ₹ 1,14,298 crore on Indian Railways including 20 Nos. at the cost of ₹ 406 crore in Nashik District  of Maharashtra which are at various stage of planning and execution.

Railways have taken following measures to expedite the progress of ROB/RUB works:

1. Joint survey with concerned State Govt./Road Owning Authority is done before finalizing the General Arrangement Drawing (GAD) to ensure smooth execution.
2. Periodic meetings of Railway & State Government officials are done to resolve various issues related to ROB/RUB works.
3. Standardization of superstructure drawings for various combinations of span, skewness and width of road on the Railway portion has been done to avoid delays during the design approval. This has been issued in the form of a compendium, which can be directly adopted for Road Over Bridge across Railway lines for expeditious planning.
4. ROB/RUB works are planned to be executed on a single entity basis by Railway wherever possible. In case any Road Owning authority/State Govt. wants, then Railway may permit them to execute the work on a single entity basis.

Station redevelopment:

Nashik Road, Devlali, Igatpuri, Lasalgaon, Manmad Jn, Nagarsol and Nandgaon railway station falling in Nashik District of Maharashtra have been identified for redevelopment under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.

This scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a long-term approach. The scheme involves preparation of master plans and their implementation in phases to improve the stations. The master planning, keeping in view the necessity at each station includes:-

• Improvement of access to station and circulating areas
• Integration of station with both sides of city
• Improvement of station building
• Improvement of waiting halls, toilets, sitting arrangement, water booths
• Provision of wider foot over bridge/air concourse commensurate with passenger traffic
• Provision of lift/escalators/ramp
• Improvement /Provision of platform surface and cover over platforms
• Provision of kiosks for local products through schemes like ‘One Station One Product’
• Parking areas, Multimodal integration
• Amenities for Divyangjans
• Better passenger information systems
• Provision of executive lounges, nominated spaces for business meetings, landscaping, etc.

The scheme also envisages sustainable and environment friendly solutions, provision of ballastless tracks etc. as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centre at the station in the long term.

So far, 1337 stations have been identified under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Out of these, 132 stations are located in Maharashtra. The name of stations identified for redevelopment under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Maharashtra is as following:-

Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the state of Maharashtra have been taken up at a good pace. Till now, works of 17 stations including Devlali station in Nashik district (Amgaon, Chanda Fort, Chinchpokli, Devlali, Dhule, Kedgaon, Lasalgaon, LonandJunction, Matunga, MurtizapurJunction, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Junction, Parel, Savda, Shahad, Vadala Road, Baramati and Nandura) in Maharashtra have been completed under this scheme.

The progress of some of the stations in Maharashtra taken up under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme is as given below:

Nashik Road: The work for provision of new 12m wide foot over bridge, provision of enroute coach watering on requirement basis, the work for provision of mela tower control center, circulating area development, boundary wall, platform surfacing, the work of improvement of 16 toilet blocks, provision of divyangjan toilets, signages, provision of furniture, construction of 6m wide foot over bridge, construction of east side new building, development of circulating area and parking has been sanctioned and work awarded. The works for construction of new east side station building, improvement of circulating area & parking and construction of new 6m wide foot over bridge have been taken up.

Further, the work for provision of RCC overhead tank, underground tank, new pump room, pipeline work to improve watering facility at station, up-gradation of Nashik Road railway station, dismantling of existing old foot over bridge, work for provision of passenger information system and work for provision of platform shelter at platform no. 2, 3 & 4 have been sanctioned.

Igatpuri: The structural work of new service building, construction of new entrance gate, cover shed over staircase of foot over bridge & escalator, circulating area shed, new toilet block and sewage treatment plant ,works of construction of new booking office, improvement of station elevation and platform surfacing have been completed. Finishing works and construction of service building have been taken up.

Lasalgaon: The works for construction of new booking office, improvement of circulating area and parking, provision of platform shelters, new entrance gate, construction of boundary wall, toilets, improvement of divyangjan facilities and renovation of rooms in station building have been completed. The works for finishing has been taken up.

Manmad: The works for provision of new platform shelters, renovation of station building, toilets and renovation of booking office have been completed. The works for construction of entrance arch, improvement of circulating area and parking, signage and provision of 12 m foot over bridge have been taken up.

Development/upgradation of stations on Indian Railways is a continuous and ongoing process and works in this regard are undertaken as per requirement, subject to inter-se priority and availability of funds. The priority for development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of stations is accorded to higher category of station over lower category of station while sanctioning and executing the works.

Development / upgradation / modernisation of stations including under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme is generally funded under Plan Head-53 ‘Customer Amenities’. The details of allocation and expenditure under Plan Head-53 are maintained Zonal Railway-wise and not station-wise or district-wise or state-wise. Nashik District falls under the jurisdiction of Central Railway and South Central Railway. For these two zones, allocation of ₹ 2201 crore (Revised Estimate) has been made for the financial year 2025-26 under Plan Head-53 and expenditure of ₹ 1871 crore (up to Dec, 2025) has been incurred so far.

Further, development/redevelopment/upgradation of Railway Stations is complex in nature involving safety of passengers & trains and requires various statutory clearances such as fire clearance, heritage, tree cutting, airport clearance etc. The progress also gets affected due to brown field related challenges such as shifting of utilities, (involving water/sewage lines, optical fiber cables, gas pipe lines, power/signal cables etc.) infringements, operation of trains without hindering passenger movement, speed restrictions due to works carried out in close proximity of high voltage power lines etc. and these factors affect the completion time.

New Line/Doubling/Gauge Conversion work:

Budget allocation during the last five years has increased significantly. Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Maharashtra including Nashik District is as under:

The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the State of Maharashtra including Nashik District during 2009-14 and 2014-25 are as under:

As on 01.04.2025, 38 projects (11 New Lines, 02 Gauge Conversion and 25 Doubling), of a total length of 5,098 km, costing ₹89,780 crore, falling fully/partly in Maharashtra including Nashik District are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

To improve the rail connectivity in Nashik District, following surveys have been completed and the Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been prepared:-

1. Kasara-Nashik-Manmad 3rd & 4th Line (131 Km)

2. Nashik-Sainagar Shirdi new line (95 Km)

After preparation of DPR, sanctioning of the project requires consultation with various stake-holders including State Governments and necessary approvals viz. Appraisal of NITI Aayog, Ministry of Finance etc.

 

Electrification 

Electrification of the railway network on Indian Railways has been taken up in mission mode. So far, about 99.4% of the Broad Gauge (BG) network has been electrified. The electrification in the remaining network has been taken up. Electrification carried out during 2014-25 and before 2014 is as under:

In Nashik district, the entire existing BG network has been electrified. Further, all new line/multi-tracking projects are being sanctioned and constructed with electrification.

Yard remodelling projects

To improve the capacity of rail Network in Nashik District, following capacity enhancement works have been taken up:

Siding/Freight Terminals

To improve freight transportation, 09 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals (GCTs) have already been commissioned in Maharashtra State, Further, 20 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals (GCTs) projects have been approved in Maharashtra State (including 1 in Nashik district at Kasbe Sukana station). 

This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

 

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