The ministry of railways is going full steam ahead with its plans to redevelop and modernise nearly 1,300 railway stations under the Amrit Bharat scheme, and will earmark Rs 13,000 crore from its FY24 capex outlay for this project, up 240 per cent year-on-year.

Indian Railways has included 90 railway stations in the southern railway for modernisation under Amrit Bharat Scheme. About 15 railway stations in each of the six divisions - Chennai, Madurai, Tiruchchirappalli, Salem, Palakkad and Thiruvananthapuram will be modernised with a long-term vision, said official sources from the railways.