Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Railways has identi¿ed 40 stations in Telangana for redevelopment under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS). These stations are being modernised at an estimated investment of Rs 2,015 crore.
The ABSS aims at development and upgradation of stations over the Indian Railways network. The scheme has a long-term vision that involves creating master plans, promoting multimodal connectivity and better station accessibility for passengers.
Earlier this year, the national transporter announced that redevelopment work had been completed at four stations in Telangana: Begumpet, Karimnagar, Warangal and Sri Bala Brahmeswara Jogulamba.
Of these, Secunderabad railway station is being redeveloped at an estimated cost of around Rs 715 crore. It was opened for traႈc on October 9, 1874, when a railway line was constructed from Secunderabad to Wadi junction by Great Indian Peninsular Railway.
The station is one of the most important stations in South India with a passenger footfall of 1.97 lakh per day and over 200 trains daily. It is being redeveloped to accommodate an estimated 2.7 lakh passengers daily and around 32,500 passengers per hour once the project is completed. According to the latest update, nearly 64 per cent of the redevelopment work has been completed so far.
