Keeping in focus to boost the expertise of passengers, Prime Minister PM Modi to put basis stone for redevelopment of 508 stations on Sunday
Narendra Modi will lay the inspiration stone for redevelopment of 508 railway stations throughout the nation on August 6 price Rs 24, 470 crore.
Sharing the small print of the historic initiative, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated, “Improving passenger expertise is a significant focus of our authorities.”
The Railway Minister stated, “Our Prime minister is personally monitoring the progress of Railways from time to time and he has given excellent inputs in the design of stations. He will be laying the foundation for the redevelopment of 508 stations across the country.”
Vaishnaw stated that railways has stored a goal of finishing the redevelopment challenge in a time of two years.
The railway ministry, in the meantime, stated that the Prime Minister has usually laid stress on provision of state-of-the-art public transport.
Noting that railways is the popular mode of transport of individuals throughout the nation, he has emphasised on the significance of offering world class facilities at railway stations.
“Guided by this vision, the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme was launched to redevelop 1309 stations across the country, ” the ministry stated.
As a part of this scheme, the inspiration stone for redevelopment of 508 stations is being laid by the Prime Minister by way of video conferencing.
These stations will probably be redeveloped at a price of greater than Rs 24, 470 crore and the work is anticipated to be full in two years.
The ministry stated that grasp plans are being ready for growth of those stations as ‘City Centres’, with correct integration of each side of the town.
“This integrated approach is driven by the holistic vision of overall urban development of the city, centred around the railway station, ” the ministry stated.
“These 508 stations are spread across 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, ” it stated.
The redevelopment will present fashionable passenger facilities together with guaranteeing properly designed visitors circulation, inter-modal integration and properly designed signage for steering of passengers. The design of the station buildings will probably be impressed by native tradition, heritage and structure, the ministry stated.