Suresh Prabhu inaugurates passenger amenities at Mumbai railway stations

Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Minister of Railways today inaugurated passenger amenities at various Mumbai suburban railway stations. Speaking on the occasion, the minister of railways said that the inauguration of passenger amenities is an important event.

Mumbai is the commercial capital of India. Around 80 lakh passengers travel by the Mumbai railways and thus, railways is trying its best to provide better passenger amenities. Lift, escalators, foot over bridges are to be provided at small stations now.

Railways need cooperation of the travellers in maintaining its property. Railways is working with the state government to form a joint venture so that other rail development projects are initiated soon. 

Salient Features of the passenger amenities

Indian Railways is always on the forefront to guarantee cent percent satisfaction to its esteemed customers. Under the leadership of Suresh Prabhu, the Indian Railways is leaving no stone unturned to achieve this promise.

Provision of passenger amenities is one of the important objectives of Indian Railways both in terms of business ethics as well as social obligations. Fulfilling the long standing demand of the commuters, Prabhu will be inaugurating various passenger amenities through video conferencing from Rail Bhavan, New Delhi on May 16, 2017. 

Elevated deck at Borivali station

Borivali is one of the important stations of the Indian Railways. On the suburban front, there are local trains originating, as well as terminating at the Borivali station. All suburban trains going beyond Borivali, too have a halt at Borivali station. Mail, Express, as well as passenger trains, halt at the Borivali station.

Looking at the voluminous traffic and for easier passenger movement, it was proposed to construct an elevated deck at Borivali. The work of this elevated deck situated on platform No.1 has been completed.

The elevated deck is 10.5 metres wide and 300 metres long connecting all 5 FOBs as well as the skywalk. A booking office too has been constructed on the south end of the deck. An elevator has been installed on Platform No.1 which connects to the deck. This will hugely help senior Citizens and divyang passengers. 

Escalators at Dadar, Bhayandar, Vasai Road & Nallasopara stations

As part of trespass control measures at suburban stations of Mumbai, new FOBs have been built at Dadar, Matunga Road and Bhayandar stations and escalators have been installed at Dadar, Bhayandar, Vasai Road and Nalasopara stations.

The FOB at Dadar station is 6 metres wide and 200 metres long. It is situated near the Tilak Road Bridge



at the north end of Dadar station. This FOB connects Tilak Bridge, platform numbers 1, 2 and 3 of the Indian Railways and platform number 3 to 8 (Dadar Terminus) of Central Railway.

Two escalators have been installed at platform number 1 of Dadar station. The new FOB at Matunga Road station is 17 metres long and 6 metres wide.  It connects platform no. 1/2 to west side exit and north FOB. It also connects to south FOB through skywalk passage.

The cost of construction of this FOB is Rs 2.99 crore. A new 6 metres wide FOB has been constructed at the north end of Bhayandar station. This FOB connects all the platforms.

Two escalators have also been installed at the Bhayandar station on platform no. 5 & 6. The overall cost of works at Bhayandar station is Rs. 11 crore.

New escalators have been installed at the south end of platform no. 2A of Vasai Road station and on the north end of platform no. 2/3 at Nallasopara station. The escalators are expected to greatly benefit the senior citizens. 

Booking offices at Kandivali & Vasai Road station

A new booking office has been opened at the north end of platform no. 1 at Kandivali station. At Vasai Road station, a booking office has been opened on the elevated deck for the benefit of commuters, so as to reduce the waiting time of purchasing tickets.

Toilet blocks at Goregaon and Kandivali stations

The nationwide 'Swachh Bharat Mission' has proved to be a success story, with the Railways playing a major role. As a part of this mission, new toilet blocks have been provided at Goregaon and Kandivali stations. The public toilet at Goregaon station has been constructed at a cost of Rs.30 lakh, on the elevated deck of Goregaon harbour station. 

Passenger Reservation Centre at Nallasopara station

Nallasopara has witnessed a huge growth in its population. Keeping in mind the convenience of the people to book tickets for long distance trains, a Passenger Reservation Centre has been opened at the Nallasopara station. The PRS will benefit passengers, as tickets will now be available at a more convenient location.          

Andheri Skywalk connecting North FOB of railway station to metro station

To facilitate the interchange as well as direct and short connectivity to metro and railway suburban passengers, the metro station at Andheri station has been connected to North FOB at Andheri railway station. The total length of the skywalk is 80 metres having a width of 6.6 metres. Total plan area of the skywalk is 528 square metres. Cost of constructing the skywalk is Rs.7 crore.