Indian Railways classifies its railway stations based on commercial and strategic importance under various categories in order to ascertain, plan and provide minimum essential amenities for passengers using them.[1] While the primary criteria for determining the importance of a station was purely based on the station revenue and earnings, it was changed in December 2017 to better cover stations with high footfalls and strategic importance as well.[2]
- ^ "Comprehensive Instruction on Provision of Passenger Amenities" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Minister of Railways directs to re-categorize railway stations taking into account earnings, passenger footfall, strategic importance". PIB. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 18 October 2021.