22 May,2025 10:42 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Preparations for the inauguration ceremony of Parel railway station in Mumbai. Pic/ Anushree Gaikwad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 103 redeveloped railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme on Thursday, marking a historic leap towards modernising Indian Railways.
PM Modi will travel to Rajasthan's Bikaner to lay the foundation stone for multiple projects worth over Rs 26,000 crore. He will also virtually inaugurate 103 redeveloped stations across 86 districts in 18 states and Union Territories on Thursday.
Amrit Stations being inaugurated in Maharashtra are Amgaon, Chanda Fort, Chinchpokli, Devlali, Dhule, Kedgaon, Lasalgaon, Lonand Junction, Matunga, Murtizapur Junction, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Junction, Parel, Savda, Shahad and Wadala Road.
In Uttar Pradesh, Balrampur, Bareilly city, Bijnor, Fatehabad, Gola Gokarannath, Goverdhan, Govindpuri, Hathras City, Idgah Agra Junction, Izzatnagar, Karchana, Mailani Junction, Pokhrayan, Ramghat Halt, Saharanpur Junction, Siddharthnagar, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan Chhapia and Ujhani will be inaugurated.
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Tamil Nadu stations Chidambaram, Kulitturai, Mannargudi, Polur, Samalpatti, Srirangam, St Thomas Mount, Tiruvannamalai and Vriddhachalam Junction are also part of the Amrit Bharat Station scheme, which the PM will inaugurate.
Amrit Stations being inaugurated in Gujarat are Dakor, Derol, Hapa, Jamwanthali, Jamjodhpur, Kanalus Junction, Karamsad, Kosamba Junction, Limbdi, Mahuva, Mithapur, Morbi, Okha, Palitana, Rajula Junction, Samakhiyali, Sihor Junction, Utran
Katni South, Narmadapuram, Orchha, Seoni, Shajapur and Shri Dham stations in Madhya Pradesh will also be inaugurated.
The PM will also flag off the Bikaner-Mumbai express train on Thursday.
The redeveloped Amrit stations across India integrate modern infrastructure with cultural heritage, passenger-centric amenities, including those for Divyangjan and sustainable practices to enhance the travel experience.
Notably, Indian Railways is marching towards 100 per cent electrification of its network, making railway operations more efficient and environment-friendly. In line with this, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of the Churu-Sadulpur rail line (58 km) and dedicate to the Nation Suratgarh-Phalodi (336 km); Phulera-Degana (109 km); Udaipur-Himmatnagar (210 km); Phalodi-Jaisalmer (157 km) and Samdari-Barmer (129 km) rail line electrification.
On Wednesday, the Railway Ministry has directed all zones and divisions to suspend earth and digging works ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's event in Rajasthan, where he will remotely inaugurate 103 Amrit Bharat stations across the country.
The circular is for dates May 21 and May 22, and the orders have been issued as these works could interfere with the optical fibre communication system needed for the event.
