Rail Analysis India March 2018 Digital Magazine | Page 156

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Station Redevelopment
Ministry of Railways plans upgradation of 90
stations showcasing local culture or history
I
n an attempt to increase passenger amenities
and to give an aesthetic makeover to the
most visited stations across Indian Railways,
Ministry of Railways has formulated the plan to
redevelop 90 stations across Indian Railways. The
redevelopment plan of 90 stations is assigned to
different zones/ nodal agencies. Given that some
stations are important pilgrimage hubs and report over 45,000
footfalls per day, Indian Railways would strive to ensure that
passenger's get best services at the stations even during
peak seasons.
It may be noted that Indian Railways is in the process of
redevelopment of more than 600 stations. While doing this,
efforts would be made to showcase local culture or history to
reflect in the station façade. For instance Aurangabad station
Sr
No.
Station Redevelopment
Station State Executing Agency
1 Tirupati Andhra
Pradesh 2 Nellore 3
is to be developed on lines of Ajantha or Ellora, Agra station
is to be developed on lines of Taj Mahal, Ujjain station is to
be developed on lines of Mahakaleshwar temples, Nagpur
station to have a big orange in the premises. Since Belgaum
has history of Mahatma Gandhi visiting there, Belgaum station
to have a big Charkha at the front. Rail Land Development
Authority (RLDA) is keeping elements of local heritage in
facade/redevelopment of station buildings.
For instance in Charbagh (Lucknow) elements of existing
heritage building are incorporated in second entry NE Rly
station, similarly in Gomti Nagar, elements of Awadh culture
with Jali wok has been incorporated, in Triputi station, Lord
Tirumala temple design has been incorporated, in Pondicherry,
French colonial architectural elements are provided. Similar
action will be taken for Goa Kota Nellore Ernakulam stations.
10 Rangiya Assam Zonal Railway
NBCC 11 Patna Bihar Zonal Railway
Andhra
Pradesh NBCC 12 Bapudham
Motihari Bihar Zonal Railway
Visakhapatnam Andhra
Pradesh Zonal Railway 13 Hajipur Bihar Zonal Railway
Patliputra Bihar Zonal Railway
Guntur Andhra
Pradesh 14 4 Zonal Railway 15 Sonpur Bihar Zonal Railway
5 Guntakal Andhra
Pradesh Zonal Railway 16 Chandigarh Chandigarh IRSDC
6 Kurnool City Andhra
Pradesh Zonal Railway 17 Bilaspur Chhattisgarh Zonal Railway
18 Raipur Chhattisgarh Zonal Railway
7 Vijayawada Andhra
Pradesh Zonal Railway 19 Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh Zonal Railway
8 Guwahati Assam Zonal Railway 20 Safdarjung Delhi IRCON
9 New Tinsukia Assam Zonal Railway 21 Anand Vihar Delhi IRSDC