Cabinet approves Rs10,000-cr redevelopment plan for 3 major railway stations
03 Oct 2022
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The union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved Indian Railways’ proposal for redevelopment of three major railway stations –New Dellhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai - involving total investment of nearly Rs10,000 crore.
The cabinet has sanctioned investment of Rs10,000 crore for 3 big stations, namely New Delhi, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Mumbai and Ahmedabad Railway Stations.
Work on redevelopment of 199 railway stations is going on. Out of these, tenders have been issued for 47 stations. Master planning and design for the remaining is underway. Work is progressing fast for 32 stations.
Railway station is an important and central place for any city. Prime Minster Narendra Modi has given importance to station development in the transformation of Railways. The cabinet decision gives a new direction to the station development.
Under the standard station design plan, every station will have a spacious roof plaza (36/72/108 m) with all passenger amenities at one place along with spaces for retail, cafeterias, recreational facilities.
Both sides of the city will be connected with the station, with the station building on both sides of railway tracks.
Facilities like food court, waiting lounge, playing area for children, place for local products, etc will be available.
The stations located within the city will have a city center like place.
To make the stations comfortable, there will be proper illumination, way finding/signages, acoustics, lifts/escalators/travelators.
Master plan has been prepared for smooth movement of traffic, with adequate parking facilities.
There will be integration with other modes of transportation like metro, bus etc.
Green Building Techniques will be used, with solar energy, water conservation/recycling and improved tree cover.
Special care will be taken to provide Divyang friendly facilities.
These stations will be developed on the concept of intelligent building.
There will be segregation of arrival/departures, Clutter free platforms, improved surfaces, fully covered platforms.
The stations will be safe with installation of CCTV and access control. These will be iconic station buildings.
