Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone for redevelopment of as many as 508 railway stations across the country at a cost exceeding Rs 24,470 crore.
The planned project is spread across as many as 27 states and union territories, including 55 each in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, 49 in Bihar, 44 in Maharashtra, 37 in West Bengal, 34 in Madhya Pradesh, 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 among others.
