Union Minister for Railways, Mr Ashwini Vaishnaw, announced a total budgetary allocation of Rs. 9,151 crores for Railways in Andhra Pradesh for the year 2024-25.
He stated that the annual average budget outlay for combined Andhra Pradesh State during the years 2009-14 was only Rs. 886 crores.
The Budget allocations to Andhra Pradesh have been witnessing sustained increase with current year’s allocation being almost ten times the average allocation done during the period of 2009-14 for the combined, he said.
The Minister stated that the total cost of on-going Railway projects (new tracks) in AP is worth Rs. 73,743 crores and informed that the Railway network in Andhra Pradesh is now 100% electrified.
He stated that 151 Kms (average per year) of new Railway tracks have been laid across AP State in the last ten years as compared to just 73 Kms during 2009-14.
To facilitate safety, 743 RoBs & RuBs have been constructed, he stated. Around 73 Railway stations in AP state are being redeveloped as part of the Amrit Bharat station scheme, he added.
In addition it was informed that 73 stations are to be developed as Amrit stations. Some of these include Adoni, Anakapalle, Anantapur, Anaparthi, Araku, Bapatla, Bhimavaram Town, Bobbili Jn, Chittoor, Cuddapah, Guntur, Hindupur, Ichchapuram, Kadiri, Kakinada Town Jn, Kottavalasa Jn, Kuppam, Kurnool city Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram Jn. and many more.
