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The enactment connected railway stations nether the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme successful Kerala is nearing completion, with each notified stations expected to beryllium acceptable by February 2026, according to Divyakant Chandrakar, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Thiruvananthapuram Division. Recently, the refurbished Chirayinkeezhu and Kulitturai (in Kanyakumari) railway stations were inaugurated by the Prime Minister, on with 103 stations crossed the country, done videoconferencing.
Along akin lines, 11 further stations selected for renovation nether the strategy — focussed connected enhancing rider amenities, multi-modal integration, sustainability, and presumption aesthetics — volition besides beryllium inaugurated successful February. The works are progressing successful Alappuzha, Angamaly, Chalakudy, Changanassery, Ettumanur, Guruvayur, Kayamkulam, Mavelikara, Neyyattinkara, Thiruvalla, Thripunithura, Wadakkanchery, and Nagercoil Jucntion stations. However, the ongoing redevelopment works astatine large stations specified arsenic Thiruvananthapuram Central and Ernakulam South volition beryllium completed astatine a aboriginal date.
Speaking aft inspecting the ceremonial parade connected the juncture of the 77th Republic Day, Mr. Chandrakar said that definite works, including the installation of lifts, person already been commissioned astatine Thripunithura and Changanassery. The assistance installation astatine Aluva is expected to beryllium completed by March 2026.
The part recorded a gross of ₹1,845.41 crore during the play from April to December 2025, registering a year-on-year maturation of 7.34%. Passenger gross accrued by 12.72% during the aforesaid period, reaching ₹1,422.59 crore compared to the erstwhile year. As portion of its integer translation efforts, 58.13% of unreserved tickets are present being booked digitally, reflecting improved convenience and transparency for passengers.
OSOP initiative
Under the ‘One Station One Product’ (OSOP) initiative, the part entered its 50th signifier past month, with the merchantability of 11,853 products generating ₹14.03 lakh, thereby supporting section artisans.
In presumption of operational efficiency, bid punctuality nether the part has consistently remained supra 90%, adjacent arsenic it operated 1,654 peculiar trains, Mr. Chandrakar said. The part besides achieved zero consequential bid accidents past twelvemonth by strengthening information measures, including regular information drives, mock drills, Samvad programmes, seminars, and intensive inspections. Additional initiatives specified arsenic ballast renewal, replacement of constituent machines astatine water-prone locations, installation of real-time gross sensors astatine level crossings, and enlargement of CCTV and video surveillance person further enhanced rider safety, helium added.
