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Redevelopment project of Tatanagar railway station put on fast track: SER
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Jamshedpur: Officials in South Eastern Railways and the Chakradharpur railway division are trying to fast-track the process of selecting an agency to carry out the redevelopment of Tatanagar railway station.
"Technical evaluation of the documents is presently being done, and subsequently, financial evaluation will be done ahead of the finalisation of the agency," Aditya Chaudhary, public relations officer of Chakradharpur railway division, said. Ten agencies participated in the tendering process and submitted their documents, Chaudhary said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the project in February last year and the railways has sanctioned Rs 348 crore for the project.
Notably, the 110-year-old Tatanagar station handles 100-plus trains daily, and it is the only A1 category station in the division. Senior officials at the division said the rebuilding work will begin in five months.
The redevelopment plan involves adding new platforms, constructing a new model building, and removing encroachments from a wide area in the vicinity of the platform. "Besides that, the laying of the third and fourth lines between Tatanagar and Gamharia stations is also part of the redevelopment plan," Arun Huria, divisional railway manager of Chakradharpur, said.
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The railway plans to add three more platforms to the existing five at Tatanagar and ensure all eight platforms are equipped with escalator and lift facilities to aid Divyang commuters in reaching the foot over bridge (FOB) for entering and exiting the station.
The station will have a multiplex, centralised airconditioning with a 2,000-plus passenger sitting capacity, and a VIP lounge. Spread across 200 acres of land, the proposed model station will have a variety of commercial and entertainment facilities over 79 acres. while the remaining area will be used for core railway infrastructure, officials said. The new station complex will have a network of 130 advanced CCTV cameras in platforms, parking lots, entry and exit gates.
Besides Tatanagar, Ranchi and Hatia railway stations are being developed under the station redevelopment scheme.