BHUBANESWAR: New escalators and four elevators or lifts will come up at Bhubaneswar railway station to lend a hand individuals with disabilities, pregnant women, unwell and senior voters for comfy seek advice from to platforms while boarding their trains.
These facilities will come up at the aspects of the 6-meter huge new foot over bridge (FOB). Now the brand new FOB connecting 2, three, four, five and six platforms has no escalator or elevators.
Presently, escalators are to be had within the first FOB on Cuttack-side and lifts are to be had on the second one FOB. As the first FOB is situated extremely left facet of the access gate of the station from Master Canteen facet, in most cases a couple of individuals are the usage of it. Pressure on the second one FOB could be very top due to its accessibility and close proximity.
So, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) authorities took a decision so as to add these new facilities with the brand new and third FOB to cut back force on the second one FOB, authentic sources mentioned.
Braj Mohan Agarwal, divisional railway manager of Khurda Road railway department, mentioned the escalators will come up at a cost of round Rs 1.6 crore and lifts shall be fitted within the station with an expenditure of round Rs 2 crore. “Installation of escalators shall be finished via end of this year. But lifts shall be fitted subsequent year,” he added.
He mentioned the passengers like senior voters, unwell and PwD individuals, can take advantage of these facilities within the station.
These facilities will come up at the aspects of the 6-meter huge new foot over bridge (FOB). Now the brand new FOB connecting 2, three, four, five and six platforms has no escalator or elevators.
Presently, escalators are to be had within the first FOB on Cuttack-side and lifts are to be had on the second one FOB. As the first FOB is situated extremely left facet of the access gate of the station from Master Canteen facet, in most cases a couple of individuals are the usage of it. Pressure on the second one FOB could be very top due to its accessibility and close proximity.
So, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) authorities took a decision so as to add these new facilities with the brand new and third FOB to cut back force on the second one FOB, authentic sources mentioned.
Braj Mohan Agarwal, divisional railway manager of Khurda Road railway department, mentioned the escalators will come up at a cost of round Rs 1.6 crore and lifts shall be fitted within the station with an expenditure of round Rs 2 crore. “Installation of escalators shall be finished via end of this year. But lifts shall be fitted subsequent year,” he added.
He mentioned the passengers like senior voters, unwell and PwD individuals, can take advantage of these facilities within the station.
Bhubaneswar: More escalators, lifts will come up in city station
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