Indian Railways on Monday operationalized the ultra-luxury Sir M Visvesvaraya Railway Terminal in Bengaluru which is created on the scale of international airports.
A new era in the history of Indian Railways
The railway station stands out as a benchmark in terms of the amenities: the modern airport-like architecture, Divyangjan-friendly, environment-friendly features spell out a new era in the history of Indian Railways in general.
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State of the art facilities and a host of amenities at Sir M Visvesvaraya Railway Terminal
- Aesthetically designed canopy over station building concourse (4200 sqm). Completely air-conditioned entrance Lobby (900 sqm) – first one in Indian Railways.
- Seven Platforms with shelters for passengers and platform lines are provided with CC aprons for better maintainability and cleanliness.
Wide Foot over the bridge and two subways (with ramps—Divyanjan friendly) connecting all the platforms. Escalators, Lifts to facilitate passengers movement, besides stairs: Divyang-friendly Railway Station. One dedicated ticket counter is also supplied for Divyangjan/differently-abled.
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- Upper-Class Waiting Hall for Ladies & Gents, Reserved Lounge, and Food Court area.
- Well-marked parking space for 250 four-wheelers, 900 Two Wheelers, 50 Auto Rickshaws, and 20 Cabs.
- A dedicated bus bay – For holding buses to provide multimodal seamless connectivity to important areas in the city.
- Well-designed spacious landscape in a circulating place.
- Recycling plant with an ability of 4 lakh liters of water and rainwater harvesting.
- Train Operation Control Panel with electronic interlocking, Service Buildings,
- 3 Pit Lines for train examination and 120 M long Parcel Siding line.
- Railway lines in the Terminal are electrified.
Apart from taking the customer delight to a new level, this station marks a paradigm change in the concept of Railway stations: from being an area of train running to a re-imagined space in the city where transport-commerce-business converge emerging as a hub of multifarious activities spurring socio-economic progress. This station is the amount the first of its kind in India: a completely centrally air-conditioned railway station.
Apart from taking the customer delight to a new level, this station marks a paradigm shift in the concept of Railway stations: from being a place of train running to a re-imagined space in the city where transport-commerce-business converge emerging as a hub of multifarious activities spurring socio-economic progress.
This station is the amount the first of its kind in India: a completely centrally air-conditioned railway station.
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