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Ministry of Railways has identified Bhagalpur, Kahalgaon, Naugachia, Pirpainti, Sabaur and Shivanarayanpur Railway Stations of Bhagalpur Lok Sabha Constituency for redevelopment under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. The progress at these stations is given below:

Kahalgaon station: The development works have been completed which includes improvement of station building, entrance porch, improvement of circulating area, parking, new toilet, improvement of waiting hall, executive lounge, installation of signages, Train and Coach Indication Boards and amenities for Divyangjan.

Sabaur station: The development works have been completed which includes improvement of station building, entrance porch, improvement of circulating area, parking, waiting hall, toilet, executive lounge, installation of Train and Coach Indication Boards and signages.

Shivanarayanpur station: The development works have been completed which includes improvement of station building, entrance porch, improvement of circulating area, parking, landscaping, waiting hall, toilets, lifts, installation of signages, Train and Coach Indication Boards, CCTV and amenities for Divyangjan.

Pirpainti station: The development works have been completed which includes extension and improvement of station building, entrance porch, improvement of circulating area, parking, waiting hall, toilets, executive lounge, artwork, ceremonial flag, installation of Train and Coach Indication Boards, signages and amenities for Divyangjan. Additionally, the works of 12 m wide foot over bridge have been taken up.

Naugachia station: The works of new station building, improvement of circulating area, parking, platform shelters, improvement of platform surface and new toilet block have been taken up. 

Bhagalpur station: In recent years, the works of improvement of station building, circulating area, platform shelter, platform surface, foot over bridge, new waiting hall, installation of Train Indication Boards and sewage treatment plant have been completed. The works of lift and overhead water tank have been taken up. The work of permanent holding area for crowd management has been sanctioned.

Further, master planning for redevelopment of Bhagalpur Railway Station under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme has been taken up. Master planning for development of Railway stations under 'Amrit Bharat Station Scheme' is an iterative process requiring optimization.

 At Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur, Naugachia, Pirpainti, Sabaur and Shivanarayanpur stations of Bhagalpur Lok Sabha Constituency, amenities for Divyangjan like station entry ramp, toilet and drinking water booth are available. 

Amrit Bharat Station Scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a long-term approach. It involves preparation of master plans and their implementation in phases to improve the stations of Indian Railways. The master planning, keeping in view the necessity of 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/subway to commensurate with passenger traffic

• Provision of lifts/escalators/ramps

• Improvement of platform surface/ provision of platform shelter

• Provision of kiosks for local products through schemes like ‘One Station One Product’

• Parking development

• Amenities for Divyangjans

• Better passenger information systems

• Provision of air concourse, executive lounges, Multimodal integration, landscaping, etc.

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

So far, 1340 stations have been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, out of which 98 stations including Bhagalpur, Kahalgaon, Naugachia, Pirpainti, Sabaour and Shivanarayanpur railway stations are located in Bihar. The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Bihar are as following:

State	No. of Stations	Name of Stations
Bihar	98	Anugraha Narayan Road, Ara, Arariya Court, Bakhtiyarpur, Banka, Banmankhi, Bapudham Motihari, Barahiya, Barauni, Barh, Barsoi Jn, Begusarai, Bettiah, Bhabua Road, Bhagalpur, Bhagwanpur, Bihar Sharif, Bihiya, Bikramganj, Buxar, Chakia, Chausa, Chhapra, Dalsingh Sarai, Darbhanga, Dauram Madhepura, Dehri On Sone, Dholi, Dighwara, Dumraon, Durgauti, Ekma, Fatuha, Gaya, Ghorasahan, Guraru, Hajipur Jn, Jamalpur, Jamui, Janakpur Road, Jaynagar, Jehanabad, Jhanjharpur, Kahalgaon, Karhagola Road, Katihar Jn., Khagaria Jn, Kishanganj, Kudra, Labha, Laheria Sarai, Lakhminia, Luckeesarai, Madhubani, Maheshkhunt, Mairwa, Mansi Jn, Mashrakh, Mokama, Motipur, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Nabinagar Road, Narkatiaganj, Naugachia, Nawadah, Paharpur, Patliputra, Patna, Piro, Pirpainti, Rafiganj, Raghunathpur, Rajendra Nagar, Rajgir, Ram Dayalu Nagar, Raxaul, Sabaur, Sagauli, Saharsa, Sahibpur Kamal, Sakri, Salauna, Salmari, Samastipur, Sasaram, Shahpur Patoree, Shivanarayanpur, Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Simultala, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Sonpur Jn., Sultanganj, Supaul, Taregna, Thakurganj, Thawe

 

Completed Stations:

Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Bihar have been taken up at a good pace. The stations completed in Bihar are as under:

State	No. of stations	Name of stations
Bihar	8	Banmankhi, Dauram Madhepura, Kahalgaon, Pirpainti, Sabaur, Shivanarayanpur, Simultala, Thawe

The activities for development at other stations in Bihar have also been taken up at good pace and progress of some of the stations is as given below:

• Gaya station: The work of new second entry arrival building has been completed. The works of new second entry departure building, main entry new arrival & departure building, new platform no. 8, new platform shelters, air concourse and improvement of circulating area have been taken up.

• Muzaffarpur station: The work of combined terminal building, 3 m wide skywalk (north side), booking counter and office buildings have been completed. The work of main station building (phase-I), elevated road, arrival terminal building, departure terminal building, multi-level car parking, 6m wide skywalk (south side), 18 m wide foot over bridge and sewage treatment plant have been taken up.

• Kishanganj station: The works of platform surfacing at platform no. 1&2, drinking water taps at platform no. 1&2, improvement of circulating area, parking at second entry, approach road and boundary wall have been completed. The works of platform shelter and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.

• Bapudham Motihari station: The works of new East side station building, West side station building, arrival building, parcel office, coolie room, GRP office, telecom building, substation building, new air concourse and light Road Over Bridge have been taken up.

• Sitamarhi station: The works of temporary booking office, parcel building and coolie rest room have been completed. The works of new second entry station building, main entry station building, overhead water tank and underground water tank have been taken up.

Further, development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation 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. Development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of a station is carried out based on category of station/condition/traffic handled etc.

Escalators and lifts at railway stations are provided as per extant policy depending upon techno-economic feasibility and inter-se priority of the stations. So far, 04 escalators and 10 lifts have been provided at various railway stations in Bhagalpur Lok Sabha Constituency of Bihar. 

Trains Serving Bhagalpur:

Indian Railways (IR) constantly endeavours to improve connectivity for the travelling passengers and accordingly to facilitate the passengers of Bhagalpur, IR have introduced 63411/63412 Sahibganj-Bhagalpur MEMU w.e.f. 01.01.2026.

Accordingly, at present, Bhagalpur station is served by 108 train services including 22309/22310 Howrah-Jamalpur Vande Bharat Express. The list of train services serving Bhagalpur station is as under:-

SN	Train No. & Name
1	12253 SMVT Bengaluru - Bhagalpur Express
2	12254 Bhagalpur - SMVT Bengaluru Express
3	12335 Bhagalpur - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express
4	12336 Lokmanya Tilak (T)  - Bhagalpur Express
5	12349 Godda - New Delhi Express
6	12350 New Delhi - Godda Express
7	12367 Bhagalpur - Anand Vihar (T) Express
8	12368 Anand Vihar (T) - Bhagalpur Express
9	13015 Howrah - Jamalpur Express
10	13016 Jamalpur - Howrah Express
11	13023 Howrah - Gaya Express
12	13024 Gaya - Howrah Express
13	13031 Howrah - Jaynagar Express
14	13032 Jaynagar - Howrah Express
15	13071 Howrah - Jamalpur Express
16	13072 Jamalpur - Howrah Express
17	13229 Godda - Rajendra Nagar (T) Express
18	13230 Rajendra Nagar (T) - Godda Express
19	13235 Sahibganj - Danapur Express
20	13236 Danapur - Sahibganj Express
21	13241 Banka - Rajendra Nagar (T) Express
22	13242 Rajendra Nagar (T) - Banka Express
23	13333 Dumka - Patna Express
24	13334 Patna - Dumka Express
25	13401 Bhagalpur - Danapur Express
26	13402 Danapur - Bhagalpur Express
27	13403 Ranchi - Bhagalpur Express
28	13404 Bhagalpur - Ranchi Express
29	13409 Malda Town - Kiul Express
30	13410 Kiul - Malda Town Express
31	13415 Malda Town - Patna Express
32	13416 Patna - Malda Town Express
33	13419 Bhagalpur - Muzaffarpur Express
34	13420 Muzaffarpur - Bhagalpur Express
35	13423 Bhagalpur - Ajmer Express
36	13424 Ajmer - Bhagalpur Express
37	13429 Malda Town - Anand Vihar (T) Express
38	13430 Anand Vihar (T) - Malda Town Express
39	13435 Malda Town - Gomti Nagar Amrit Bharat Express
40	13436 Gomti Nagar - Malda Town Amrit Bharat Express
41	14003 Malda Town - New Delhi Express
42	14004 New Delhi - Malda Town Express
43	15089 Godda - Gomti Nagar Express
44	15090 Gomti Nagar - Godda Express
45	15097 Bhagalpur - Jammu Tawi Express
46	15098 Jammu Tawi - Bhagalpur Express
47	15553 Bhagalpur - Jaynagar Express
48	15554 Jaynagar - Bhagalpur Express
49	15619 Gaya - Kamakhya Express
50	15620 Kamakhya - Gaya Express
51	15625 Deoghar - Agartala Express
52	15626 Agartala - Deoghar Express
53	15647 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Guwahati Express
54	15648 Guwahati - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express
55	15657 Delhi - Kamakhya Express
56	15658 Kamakhya - Delhi Express
57	15733 Balurghat - Bathinda Express
58	15734 Bathinda - Balurghat Express
59	15743 Balurghat - Bathinda Express
60	15744 Bathinda - Balurghat Express
61	15925 Deoghar - Dibrugarh Express
62	15926 Dibrugarh - Deoghar Express
63	18185 Tatanagar - Godda Express
64	18186 Godda - Tatanagar Express
65	18603 Ranchi - Godda Express
66	18604 Godda - Ranchi Express
67	20501 Agartala - Anand Vihar (T) Rajdhani Express
68	20502 Anand Vihar (T) - Agartala Rajdhani Express
69	20507 Sairang - Anand Vihar (T) Rajdhani Express
70	20508 Anand Vihar (T) - Sairang Rajdhani Express
71	22309 Howrah - Jamalpur Vande Bharat Express
72	22310 Jamalpur - Howrah Vande Bharat Express
73	22311 Godda - Lokmanya Tilak (T)  Express
74	22312 Lokmanya Tilak (T)  - Godda Express
75	22405 Bhagalpur - Anand Vihar (T) Garib Rath Express
76	22406 Anand Vihar (T) - Bhagalpur Garib Rath Express
77	22947 Surat - Bhagalpur Express
78	22948 Bhagalpur - Surat Express
79	53029 Azimganj - Bhagalpur Passenger
80	53030 Bhagalpur - Azimganj Passenger
81	53403 Rampur Hat - Gaya Passenger
82	53408 Jamalpur - Rampur Hat Passenger
83	53415 Sahibganj - Jamalpur Passenger
84	53416 Jamalpur - Sahibganj Passenger
85	53441 Deoghar - Jamalpur Passenger
86	53442 Jamalpur - Deoghar Passenger
87	63411 Sahibganj - Bhagalpur MEMU
88	63412 Bhagalpur - Sahibganj MEMU
89	63431 Sahibganj - Jamalpur MEMU
90	63432 Jamalpur - Sahibganj MEMU
91	73401 Godda - Bhagalpur DMU
92	73402 Bhagalpur - Godda DEMU
93	73419 Sahibganj - Bhagalpur DEMU
94	73420 Bhagalpur - Sahibganj DEMU
95	73429 Bhagalpur - Jamalpur DEMU
96	73430 Jamalpur - Bhagalpur DEMU
97	73435 Bhagalpur - Jamalpur DEMU
98	73436 Jamalpur - Bhagalpur DEMU
99	73441 Hansdiha - Bhagalpur DEMU
100	73442 Bhagalpur - Hansdiha DEMU
101	73443 Hansdiha - Bhagalpur DEMU
102	73444 Bhagalpur - Hansdiha DEMU
103	73445 Hansdiha - Bhagalpur DEMU
104	73446 Bhagalpur - Hansdiha DEMU
105	73447 Banka - Bhagalpur DEMU
106	73448 Bhagalpur - Banka DEMU
107	73449 Banka - Bhagalpur DEMU
108	73450 Bhagalpur - Banka DEMU

Besides, introduction of train services, which is an on-going process, depends on various factors which include-

• Capacity of that section.

• Availability of path.

• Availability of required rolling stock.

• Availability of matching infrastructure for rolling stock.

• Maintenance requirement of railway tracks and other assets.

• Occupancy and the traffic requirement of the section.

Improving connectivity of Bhagalpur:

To improve connectivity at Bhagalpur railway station, following works/surveys have been taken up:

S NO.	Project	Status
1	Pirpainti-Bhagalpur doubling (51 Km)	Project has been commissioned.
2	Bhagalpur-Dumka-Rampurhat doubling (177 Km)	Project has been sanctioned recently at a cost of ₹3,169 Cr.
3	Bhagalpur Byepass line (13.38 Km)	Project has been sanctioned recently at a cost of ₹303 Cr.
4	Bhagalpur-Jamalpur 3rd  Line (53Km)	Project has been sanctioned recently at a cost of ₹1156 Cr.
5	Bhagalpur-Barharwa  3rd & 4th line (128 Km)	DPR has been Prepared.
6	Bhagalpur-Jamalpur 4th  Line (53Km)	FLS has been sanctioned for preparation for DPR.

After firming up of Detailed Project Report (DPR), sanctioning of project requires consultation with various stake-holders including State Governments and necessary approvals viz. appraisal of NITI Aayog, Ministry of Finance etc. As sanctioning of projects is a continuous and dynamic process, exact timelines depend upon appraisals and approvals by various stakeholders.

Bihar:

Railway Budget:

Budget allocation in the recent years has increased significantly. Budget allocation for infrastructure projects falling fully/partly in the Bihar is as under:-

 

Period	Outlay
2009-14	₹1,132 Cr./year
2026-27	₹10,379 Cr. (More than 9 times)

 Track construction:

The details of commissioning/ laying of new track falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar is as under:-

Period	New Track Commissioned	Average Commissioning of new tracks
2009-14	318 Km	63.6 Km/year
2014-26	2,034 Km	169.5 Km/year (More than 2.5 times)

Projects sanctioned:

As on 01.04.2026, 59 projects (32 New Lines, 01 Gauge Conversions and 26 Doubling), covering a total length of 5,067 km, costing ₹96,651 crore, falling fully/partly in Bihar are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

Category	No of sanctioned Projects	Total Length  (in Km)	Length Commissioned till Mar'26 (in Km)	Total Exp upto Mar'26 (₹ in Cr)
New Lines	32	2,616	533	14,806
Gauge Conversion	1	69	52	544
Doubling/Multi-tracking	26	2,382	465	14,509
Total	59	5,067	1,050	29,860

Recently completed projects:

Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in     Bihar are as under:-

SN.	Project	Cost (₹ in Cr)
1	Patna bridge (28 Km)	3,310
2	Munger rail cum road Bridge (15 Km)	3,040
3	Kosi Bridge (22 Km)	863
4	Daniawan-Biharsharif new line (38 Km)	354
5	Chandan-Banka new line (40 Km)	496
6	Rampurhat-Mandarhill new line (130 Km)	908
7	Maharajganj-Masrakh new line (35 Km)	412
8	Rajgir-Tilaiya & Natesar-lslampur new line (67 Km)	726
9	Jaynagar-Narkatiaganj gauge conversion (260 Km)	967
10	Kaptanganj-Chhapra gauge conversion  (234 Km)	819
11	Sakri-Nirmali, Saharasa-Forbesganj gauge conversion   (206 Km)	2,113
12	Mansi-Saharsa, Saharsa-Purnia, Banmakhi- Bihariganj gauge conversion (169 Km)	752
13	Sahibganj-Pirpainti doubling (23 Km)	129
14	Maheshkunt-Thanabihpur doubling (32 Km)	115
15	Hajipur-Ramdayalu Nagar doubling (48 Km)	367
16	Pirpainti-Bhagalpur doubling (51 Km)	493
17	Kiul-Gaya doubling (124 Km)	2,462
18	Hajipur-Bachwara doubling (72 Km)	930
19	Araria-Galgalia (Thakurganj) new line  (110 Km)	2,132
20	Samastipur-Darbhanga Doubling (38 Km)	874

Ongoing projects:

Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar which have been taken up are as under:

SN.	Project	Cost (Rs. in Cr.)
1	Sakri-Hasanpur new line (76 Km)	802
2	Fatuha-lslampur new line (167 Km)	3,158
3	Koderma-Tilaiya new line (65 Km)	2,287
4	Hajipur-Sagauli new line (151 Km)	2,820
5	Araria-Supaul new line (96 Km)	2,170
6	Kursela-Bihariganj new line (58 Km)	194
7	Pirpainti-Jassidih new line (97 Km)	2,700
8	Chhitauni-Tumkuhi Road new line (59 Km)	1,881
9	Jalalgarh-Kishanganj new line (51 Km)	407
10	Sitamarhi-Nirmali new line (189 Km)	2,833
11	Bihta-Aurangabad new line (120 Km)	3,606
12	Gaya-Chatra and Gaya-Natesar new line (135 Km)	4,543
13	Sultanganj-Katuria new line (77 Km)	291
14	Jaynagar-Bijalpura Gauge conversion (69 Km)	900
15	Dhanbad-Sonnagar 3rd line (291 Km)	7,906
16	Sagauli-Valmikinagar Doubling (110 Km)	1,456
17	Muzaffarpur-Sugauli Doubling (101 Km)	1,745
18	Barauni-Bachwara 3rd & 4th line (32 Km)	486
19	Narkatiaganj-Darbhanga, Sitamarhi-Muzaffarpur doubling (256 Km)	4,080
20	Chhapra-Ballia Patch Doubling (65 Km)	1,046
21	Katihar-Kumedpur and Katihar-Mukuria Doubling (65 Km)	943
22	Son Nagar-Andal Multitracking (749 Km)	12,334
23	Punarakh- Bhaktiyarpur New 4th line & balance 3rd line (28 Km)	422
24	Aluabari Road-Thakurganj Doubling (20 Km)	327
25	Bhagalpur-Jamalpur 3rd line (53 Km)	1,156
26	Bhagalpur-Dumka-Rampurhat doubling (177 Km)	3,169
27	Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Tilaiya doubling (104 Km)	2,192
28	Bakthiyarpur-Fatuha 3rd and 4th line (24 Km)	931
29	Punarakh-Kiul 3rd and 4th line (50 Km)	2,668
30	Kiul-Jhajha 3rd Line (54 Km)	962
31	Mansi-Saharsa doubling (44 Km)	499

 

Zonal Railway wise details of Railway projects are made available in public domain on Indian Railway’s website.

 

Sanction of any railway project depend upon many parameters/factors which include the following:

• Anticipated traffic projections and remunerativeness of the proposed route

• First and last mile connectivity provided by the project

• Connection of missing links and providing additional route

• Augmentation of congested/saturated lines

• Demands raised by State Governments/Central Ministries/Public representatives,

• Railway’s own operational requirements

• Socio-economic considerations

• Overall availability of funds

Improvement of railway infrastructure has a multiplier effect on the economy with increased job creation and improved economic growth. 

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(This statement was given by MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 05.08.2026)

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