Raosaheb Danve, Minister of State of Railways, Coal & Mines, Government of India dedicated home platform at Ambernath and Kopar railway stations, foot over bridges, escalators, lifts and toilet blocks on Mumbai suburban section of Central and Western Railways, coach restaurant at CSMT and executive waiting hall at CSMT and Mumbai Central railway stations.
Besides, he also inaugurated a Railway Public Grievance office at Churchgate at a function to be held on November 17, at 10 am. This will redress the problems and grievances of Railway Passengers.
The minister also inaugurated reconstructed Frere Road over Bridge, integrated surveillance system on Mumbai suburban section of Western Railway, state of the art POD concept retiring room at Mumbai Central railway station.
Ministers of State of Government of India, Ministers of Government of Maharashtra, Leader of the Opposition of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Parishad, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar, Members of Parliament of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and MLAs were present on the occasion as Guests of Honour.
Mumbai Division of Central Railway and MRVC undertook the ambitious work of construction of 2 new home platforms at Kopar and Ambernath stations respectively.
Ambernath station home platform: Overall length of home platform is 280meter and average width is 8meter.
Kopar station home platform: Overall length of home platform is 308 meter and average width is 7.5 meter.
Meanwhile, five Foot over Bridges (FoB) at Mahim (North), Bandra (South), between Bandra and Khar, Khar, Santacruz have been provided at a cost of INR 29.07 crores to ensure safety of passengers besides easing their entry and exit. It will go a long way to control trespassing, avoid overcrowding on bridges, etc.
Escalators for comfort and convenience of commuters especially to senior citizens, etc. Two escalators (Up and Dn) at platform number 18 at CSMT end FOB; two (Up and Dn) at Kalyan end FOB at Vithalwadi East circulating area and two (Up and Dn) at new upcoming FOB connecting new platform on east circulating area.
Escalators at Malad (2), one each at Borivali and Virar at a cost of Rs 4.60 crores provide comfort and convenience to commuters, especially, to sick, senior citizens and differently abled persons.
Toilet Blocks
A deluxe toilet for both gents and ladies at Lokmanya Tilax Terminus station with overall size of 20.80meter x 8.50meter.
A toilet for both gents and ladies at Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar station with overall size of 6.50meter x 4.30meter.
The existing ladies’ toilet at Borivali has been renovated at a cost of Rs.16 lakh with provision of both Indian and Western closets, bathrooms, blocks for ladies’ convenience & separate toilet block for Divyangjan ladies
Executive lounge and Coach Restaurant situated at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai. Executive lounge built as PPP under Non Fare Revenue while the Coach Restaurant first in Mumbai City under innovative ideas under catering policy.
Integrated Surveillance System on Mumbai Suburban (WR)
The Integrated Surveillance System (ISS) is a work executed by WR to provide for a safe and secure travel experience for the passengers traveling in Mumbai area. The project executed at a cost of INR 66.05 crores, encompasses a total of 2729 cameras at 30 stations consisting of 2029 Full HD Fixed, 179 Full HD PTZ and 521 Full HD and covering the core suburban section between Churchgate to Virar for crowd management, trespassing control etc with face recognition facility.
Waiting Hall at Mumbai Central
The Waiting Room has been upgraded with modern facilities such as Fully Air-conditioned waiting room with aesthetic ambience, Cushioned sofa sets, Recliner chairs, Separate toilet facilities separate for Ladies and Gents, Mobile charging points and Tea and light refreshment facilities. The modernization of waiting room was undertaken on PPP model. Railways saved on expenditure on its renovation and managed to generate revenue of Rs.1 crore, towards license fee for five years.
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