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Railways seeks land for two new terminals
The new general manager of South Central Railway (SCR) Ravindra Gupta said that he would be meeting Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao to seek the government’s support for the proposed new terminals at Cherlapally and Nagulapally.
SCR GM to ask for support from Chief Minister
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Hyderabad: The new general manager of South Central Railway (SCR) Ravindra Gupta said that he would be meeting Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao to seek the government’s support for the proposed new terminals at Cherlapally and Nagulapally.
Speaking to the media for the first time after taking over as the his post, Ravindra Gupta said that the Railways needs 250 acres to develop a terminal with 7-8 platforms and a good circulating area.
The development of terminals is long pending and the SCR has been planning to develop alternate terminals as the Secunderabad Railway terminal is overloaded. The Secunderabad terminal handles close to 230 trains daily and caters to 1.6 lakh passengers.
Responding to questions on last mile projects he said that Peddapalli-Karimnagar-Nizamabad new line and Nandyala-Yerraguntla new line projects are planned for completion during the current fiscal. The Mellacheruvu-Vishnupuram new line project is also planned to be completed by February, 2017.
The General Manager spelt out plans for development of new rail terminals in Hyderabad city to enable decongestion of the present stations, towards which he would initiate discussions with the Telangana Government. With reference to MMTS Phase II works the Sanathnagar- Moula Ali section is plagued with land disputes and the authorities would be holding meetings with Rail Vikas Nigan Limited (RVNL) which is executing the project to resolve issues.
Elaborating on the other attainments of SCR during the year, the General Manager said that the e-catering facility is implemented on 57 trains and at three stations of Secunderabad, Vijayawada and Tirupati; Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendras at 17 locations; RO drinking water unit at Tirupati; running of pilgrim-special trains by IRCTC; mobile app for security; Mahila Vahini comprising of women RPF personnel; Wi-fi facility at Secunderabad; fitment of 1,801 bio-toilets in 546 coaches; online retiring room at 53 stations; e-concierge services at Secunderabad, Vijayawada and Tirupati stations, etc.
