Bikaner (Rajasthan) [India], May 22 (ANI): Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw expressed his happiness over the redevelopment of 1,300 railway stations in the country. He informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first batch of 103 railway stations on Thursday.

Vaishnaw further asserted that in the next 100 stations, 500 more stations will be ready for inauguration by 2027. He emphasised that every station is being redeveloped by using the local architectural designs as much as possible.

'It is a matter of great happiness that 1300 railway stations in the country are being redeveloped. The first batch of 103 railway stations will be inaugurated tomorrow by PM Narendra Modi in Rajasthan. In the coming eight months, 100 more stations will be ready and by 2027, 500 stations will be ready. You must have seen that every station has been made using local architectural designs as much as possible... Passenger facilities have been ensured', Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 103 redeveloped railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme on Thursday, marking a historic leap towards modernising Indian Railways.

PM Modi will travel to Rajasthan's Bikaner to lay the foundation stone for multiple projects worth over Rs 26,000 crore. He will also virtually inaugurate 103 redeveloped stations across 86 districts in 18 states and Union Territories on May 22.

Amrit Stations being inaugurated in Maharashtra are Amgaon, Chanda Fort, Chinchpokli, Devlali, Dhule, Kedgaon, Lasalgaon, Lonand Junction, Matunga, Murtizapur Junction, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Junction, Parel, Savda, Shahad, Wadala Road.

In Uttar Pradesh, Balrampur, Bareilly city, Bijnor, Fatehabad, Gola Gokarannath, Goverdhan, Govindpuri, Hathras City, Idgah Agra Junction, Izzatnagar, Karchana, Mailani Junction, Pokhrayan, Ramghat Halt, Saharanpur Junction, Siddharthnagar, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan Chhapia, Ujhani will be inaugurated.

Tamil Nadu stations Chidambaram, Kulitturai, Mannargudi, Polur, Samalpatti, Srirangam, St Thomas Mount, Tiruvannamalai, Vriddhachalam Junction are also part of the Amrit Bharat Station scheme which will be inaugurated by the PM.

Amrit Stations being inaugurated in Gujarat are: Dakor, Derol, Hapa, Jamwanthali, Jamjodhpur, Kanalus Junction, Karamsad, Kosamba Junction, Limbdi, Mahuva, Mithapur, Morbi, Okha, Palitana, Rajula Junction, Samakhiyali, Sihor Junction, UtranKatni South, Narmadapuram, Orchha, Seoni, Shajapur, Shri Dham stations in Madhya Pradesh will also be inaugurated. (ANI)