35 railway stations under NFR have been identified under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme

 GUWAHATI: The Amrit Bharat Station Scheme has been launched recently for the development of Railway stations on the Indian Railways. So far, 1309 Railway Stations have been identified under this scheme, including 35 stations under the jurisdiction of N. F. Railway. Some of the major stations of the NFR include Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Kamakhya, New Tinsukia, New Bongaigaon, Katihar, Kokrajhar, Lumding, Dimapur, Siliguri Town, and Silchar.

This scheme envisages the development of stations on a continuous basis with a long-term approach. It involves the preparation of Master Plans and their implementation in phases to improve the amenities at the stations, like the improvement of station access, circulating areas, waiting halls, toilets, lifts and escalators as necessary, 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, etc., keeping in view the necessity at each such station.

The scheme also envisages improvement of buildings, integrating the station with both sides of the city, multimodal integration, amenities for Divyangjans, sustainable and environment-friendly solutions, provision of ballast-less tracks, 'Roof Plazas' as per necessity, phasing and feasibility, and the creation of city centres at the station in the long term. An earlier model station scheme was in vogue from 1999 to 2008. Under that scheme, 594 stations were selected for upgradation on Indian Railways., stated a press release.

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