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After completing the redevelopment 2 railway stations successful Chennai recently, the Southern Railway is speeding up the renovation enactment successful a fewer much railway stations. It plans to implicit the redevelopment of 4 much railway stations nether the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) task by March adjacent year.
The ABSS task was initiated successful 17 railway stations, of which 2 railway stations were redeveloped and inaugurated. The 2 stations were St. Thomas Mount and Sullurpetta.
Sharing details of the advancement of the ABSS, a elder authoritative of the Chennai division, said the 4 railway stations of Park, Guindy, Chennai Beach and Guduvanchery, are witnessing important advancement successful the redevelopment work, with respective civilian works completed along with commissioning of lifts. In Park Railway Station, but for the caller facade and structure installation successful a tiny conception adjacent Platform 1, each different works similar the paving of caller platforms, summons counters, operation of caller toilets and lifts, person been completed.
The authoritative said, redevelopment works are successful advancement simultaneously astatine Jolarpettai, Gummidipoondi, Thiruttani, Arakkonam, Tiruvallur, Ambattur and Perambur.
The redevelopment project aims to enhance rider amenities done a modern facade improvement from the contiguous drab environment, faster accessibility, and guarantee the information of passengers. The upgrade aims to amended the wide ocular entreaty of the station. The proviso of further lifts and escalators aims to guarantee a seamless and barrier-free question for each passengers, including elder citizens and Divyangjan, and the instauration of improved parking facilities to enactment amended last-mile connectivity.
S. Arunkumar, a regular commuter, said the the redeveloped Park Railway Station has nary parking abstraction for commuters. He said the railway presumption is an important transport hub arsenic commuters from Park Town and Sowcarpet areas usage this presumption to committee the suburban trains. However, the lack of parking abstraction causes hardships to commuters utilizing backstage vehicles.
The Southern Railway, isolated from installing lifts and escalators successful railway stations executed done ABSS, has installed lifts successful Ennore, Minjur, Potheri, Maraimalai Nagar, Nayudupeta, Palavanthangal, Annanur, Ambur, Vaniyambadi, Puttur and Kadambattur.
