6 months ago
2
The ₹715-crore modernisation of Secunderabad Railway Station is progressing well, with the south-side artifact adjacent the Bhoiguda entranceway expected to beryllium completed implicit the adjacent 4 months. Other components of the project, including the main entranceway connected the northbound broadside and the screen implicit platforms, volition beryllium opened successful phases implicit the adjacent 13 months, said Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy connected Monday.
“The full task is scheduled for completion by December 2026. Prime Minister Narendra Modi volition inaugurate the revamped facility, which volition beryllium susceptible of handling 2.7 lakh passengers per day, up from the existent 1.97 lakh and 32,500 passengers per hour, compared to the contiguous 23,000,” the Minister said astatine a property league aft reviewing the advancement with apical South Central Railway (SCR) officials.
Calling it a challenging task to execute the works without disrupting signals, tracks, oregon bid services, Mr. Reddy said caller walkways volition link the presumption to metro obstruction stations connected either side, arsenic good arsenic to the autobus stop, eliminating the request for passengers to transverse roads. He urged the State authorities to expedite road-widening works adjacent the main entranceway to facilitate smoother access.
The task besides includes the operation of 4 ft overbridges and a double-storey entity concourse dispersed implicit 3 acres. This country volition location a waiting hallway for 3,000 passengers, on with cafeterias, restaurants, retail outlets and different amenities. Rainwater harvesting pits with a capableness of 3.5 lakh litres are being built to guarantee that not a azygous driblet of rainwater goes waste, helium explained.
Mr. Reddy noted that Telangana has been allocated ₹5,337 crore for railway improvement this year. Over the past decade, the State has seen the commissioning of 346 km of caller lines and 487 km of doubling, tripling and quadrupling works. A grounds 1,959 km of way has been electrified, nearing 100% coverage.
Further, 293 roadworthy underbridges, 43 roadworthy overbridges and 49 ft overbridges person been constructed. Completed works are valued astatine ₹31,000 crore with ongoing projects costing ₹42,219 crore.
SCR further wide manager Satya Prakash, divisional railway manager R. Gopalakrishnan and main administrative serviceman Ranadheer Reddy were present.
