Work on Chamarajanagar station upgradation in progress under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.
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Passenger facilities throughout 15 railway stations in the Mysuru division are anticipated to endure a sea change throughout the first half of the present calendar 12 months.
For, the Indian Railways is spending ₹384.79 crore for revamping the amenities moreover giving a facelift to the 15 stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme the work on which have commenced.
The stations recognized for redevelopment embody Chamarajanagar, Hassan, Arsikere Junction, Tiptur, Sakleshpur, Harihar, Davanagere, Ranebennur, Subramanya Road, Talaguppa, Sagar Jambaguru, Shivamogga Town, Bantwal, Tiptur, and Chitradurga.
These are half of greater than 1275 railway stations being taken up for redevelopment under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme throughout India and the muse for which was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2023.
Sources mentioned the detailed undertaking report for the event of all of the 15 stations have been permitted and the work was launched someday in the past and the timeframe is to finish the upgradation throughout the subsequent six to eight months.
Chamarajanagar station was being redeveloped at a price of ₹24.58 crore with long-term planning as extra trains could possibly be prolonged to decongest Mysuru. Hence there can be a brand new reserving workplace with a bigger concourse space, separate women and gents ready room with rest room amenities, child feeding cubicle at women ready room, one cafeteria and three catering stalls.
In addition, there can be coach steerage show board and signages, enchancment to façade of station constructing moreover widening of station method street. Explaining the present standing of works, officers mentioned that basis of extension of station constructing was in progress other than the fabrication of shelter works.
Similarly, the revamping of Hassan station at a price of ₹24.55 crore is poised to enhance passenger facilities and contains developing a two-story automobile parking facility. A separate entry and exit with a widened station method street has been deliberate moreover enhancing Wi-Fi, LED show to point the arrival and departure of trains, coach steerage show board and signages.
Sources mentioned the Hassan station redevelopment was important given the projected progress of town as additionally in the passenger footfalls. The station at the moment handles 32 trains connecting Hassan junction to main cities of Mysuru, Mangaluru, Arsikere and Bengaluru moreover different vital stations enroute. On a median over 9500 passengers commute day by day from and to Hassan and therefore the station redevelopment with extra amenities was anticipated to reinforce passenger expertise and luxury.
Similar works are being taken up at different stations and ₹25.63 crore can be spent at Tiptur and ₹24.37 crore for revamping Shivamogga station. The expenditure envisaged for different stations are Sagar Jambaguru (₹26.44 crore); Chikkamagalur (₹22.94 crore). Ranebennur (₹25.51 crore). Talaguppa (₹27.86 crore), Subramanya street (₹26.16 crore), Bantawal (₹28.49 crore), Harihar (₹27.61 crore), and Sakleshpur (₹28.69 crore) whereas Arsikere Junction is being revamped at a price of ₹42.08 crore.
The authorities had initially allotted ₹34.13 crore for Arsikere junction station nevertheless it was revised to ₹42.08 crore as a 12 meter-wide foot-over bridge with one raise and two escalators can be supplied whereas the station façade is present process a significant facelift.