Bhubaneswar Railway Station To Be Revamped Into A World-class Facility

Bhubaneswar Railway Station To Be Revamped Into A World-class Facility

Railway Board Chairperson Sunit Sharma on Sunday said that Bhubaneswar Railway Station will be developed into a world class facility. A joint plan is being worked out with the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) to make the project a success, he said.

Sharma is on a one-day visit to the Odisha capital to review the ongoing projects of the region with East Coast Railway (ECoR) officials. While inspecting the station, the Railway Board Chairperson said that several facilities have been constructed and the primary focus is on the development of concourse, platform, lighting, waiting rooms, toilets and elevators, an ECoR release said. 

“Redevelopment plan for the Bhubaneswar station has already been done. Action is being taken to complete the station redevelopment project work at the earliest. One platform and two additional lines will be added to this project,” Sharma said.

The Rural Land Development Authority (RLDA) will work out the railway portion of the development work and the rest will be done by BDA, he said. The Railway Board Chairperson reviewed the ongoing projects of the ECoR with general manager Vidya Bhushan, senior officials and divisional railway managers. 

Sharma praised the ECoR for improved project monitoring system, consistency and maintaining the top position among all loading zones of the Railways, he said.

To improve the quality of service both in loading and in passenger segments, Sharma said that special attention should be given to safety by increasing line capacity through intermediate block signaling and automatic block signaling systems, among others.