Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday virtually laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the country at a cost of over ₹24,470 crore.

508, stations spread across 27 states and Union Territories will be revamped.

These stations will be spread as given below:

55 each in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan (at a cost of ₹4,000 crore)

49 in Bihar

44 in Maharashtra (₹1,500 crore)

37 in West Bengal

34 in Madhya Pradesh (₹1,000 crore)

32 in Assam

25 in Odisha

22 in Punjab

21 each in Gujarat and Telangana,

20 in Jharkhand

18 each in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu,

15 in Haryana

13 in Karnataka and others.

The work is part of the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, under which 1,300 prime railway stations in the country would be redeveloped.

These stations will have better seating on platforms, upgraded waiting rooms, free Wi-Fi and other conveniences.

The redevelopment will provide modern passenger amenities along with ensuring well-designed traffic circulation, inter-modal integration, and signage for passengers.