Lounges, wi-fi: 77 Tamil Nadu railway stations being redeveloped under Amrit Bharat scheme
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme involves preparation of master plans and their implementation in phases to improve the amenities at the stations like improvement of station access, circulating areas, waiting halls, toilets, lift/escalators as necessary, platform surfacing and cover over platform, cleanliness, free Wi-Fi, kiosks for local products through schemes like 'One Station One Product', better passenger information systems, executive lounges, nominated spaces for business meetings, landscaping, and more keeping in view the necessity at each station.
Speaking at Thoothukudi rally on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that 77 railway stations are being redeveloped in the state. 'Tamil Nadu is a major centre of the modernisation campaign of railway infrastructure. Our government is redeveloping 77 stations in Tamil Nadu under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme,' he said.
The names of 77 railway stations identified for redevelopment under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Tamil Nadu are as follows:
(Source: As per written reply by Railway Minister Ashiwni Vaishnaw in Rajya Sabha on July 25, 2025)
In the ongoing monsoon session, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply on July 25 in Rajya Sabha stated that the development works at stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Tamil Nadu have been taken up at a good pace.
'Till now, phase-I works of 09 stations (Chidambaram,Kulitturai,Mannargudi,Polur, Samalpatti, Srirangam, St.Thomas Mount, Tiruvannamalai, Vriddhachalam Jn) in the state of Tamil Nadu have been completed under this scheme,' Vaishnaw said.
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