<h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">Amrit Bharat Station Scheme</strong></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h3><strong>Context&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>South Western Railway (SWR)</strong> is all set to revamp two railway stations, Krishnarajapuram and Whitefield stations under Amrit Bharat Station scheme.</li></ul><h3><strong>About&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">The Union Ministry of Railways launched Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in December 2022 to modernize over 1,000 small stations over the coming years.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Under this, stations will be equipped with facilities inspired by<strong> the mega-upgradation of marquee stations such as New Delhi and Ahmedabad,</strong> albeit at a lower cost.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">The scheme will <strong>subsume all previous redevelopment projects </strong>where<strong> work is yet to begin.</strong></li></ul><h3>Key features of these proposed stations include following:</h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>Provisions for roof top plazas,&nbsp;</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>Longer platforms,&nbsp;</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>Ballastless tracks, and&nbsp;</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>5G connectivity.</strong></li></ul><h3><strong>Implementation</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">Zonal railways have been given the responsibility of selecting stations, which will then be approved by a <strong>committee</strong> of <strong>senior</strong> <strong>railway</strong> <strong>officials</strong>.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Plans and consequent budgets will only be approved on the basis of factors such as footfall and inputs from stakeholders.</li></ul><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong>PRELIMS NOTES:</strong><a href="https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/prelims-2023-sunya-notes-current-affairs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p><br></p>