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Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: The Ministry of Railways has identified 1337 railway stations across the country for redevelopment. These railway stations are being modernised under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS). Launched in 2023, the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a long-term approach.
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:
| State | No. of Amrit Stations | Names of Amrit Stations |
| Tamil Nadu | 77 | Ambasamudram, Ambattur, Arakkonam Jn, Ariyalur, Avadi, Bommidi, Chengalpattu Jn, Chennai Beach, Chennai Egmore, Chennai Park, Chidambaram, Chinna Salem, Chrompet, Coimbatore Jn, Coimbatore North, Coonoor, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode Jn., Guduvancheri, Guindy, Gummidipundi, Hosur, Jolarpettai Jn, Kanniyakumari Terminus, Karaikkudi Jn, Karur Jn, Katpadi Jn, Kovilpatti, Kulitturai, Kumbakonam, Lalgudi, Madurai Jn, Mambalam, Manaparai, Mannargudi, Mayiladuturai Jn, Mettupalayam, Morappur, Nagercoil Jn, Namakkal, Palani, Paramakkudi, Perambur, Podanur Jn., Pollachi Jn, Polur, Pudukkottai, Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central, Rajapalayam, Ramanathapuram, Rameswaram, Salem, Samalpatti, Sholavandan, Srirangam, Srivilliputtur, St.Thomas Mount, Tambaram, Tenkasi, Thanjavur Jn, Thiruvarur Jn., Tiruchendur, Tirunelveli Jn, Tirupadripulyur, Tirupattur, Tiruppur, Tirusulam, Tiruttani, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Tuticorin, Udagamandalam, Vellore Cantt., Villupuram Jn., Virudhunagar, Vriddhachalam Jn. |
(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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