New Delhi railway station to resemble Connaught Place
The new terminal, will be three-storeyed, with attractions including food plazas, shopping malls, cyber cafes, a VIP lounge and foreign exchange counters.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: The New Delhi Railway Station may soon resemble a modern shopping complex with a swanky building coming up in its Ajmeri Gate section that will blend Lutyen's classic architecture with a state-of-the-art terminal and passenger facilities.
"The Ajmeri Gate side of the station alone accounts for two-thirds of passenger traffic and a major expansion work has been undertaken to facilitate the growing number of passengers," said Northern Railway General Manager Shri Prakash.
"It has been designed keeping in mind the landscape and history of the area so that it blends well with the neighbouring Lutyen's zone.
"The pillars and arches of the new structures resemble those in Connaught Place," he said, referring to the nearby central market built during the British Raj.
New Delhi Railway Station is the the country's busiest, handling 275 trains and four lakh passengers daily.
The new terminal, spread over 6,000 sq metres, will be three-storeyed, with attractions including food plazas, shopping malls, cyber cafes, a VIP lounge, a salon, a beauty parlour, ATMs, an international tourist bureau, high-speed lifts and escalators and foreign exchange counters.
Since the station has been selected to become a world- class railway station by 2010, the development of the Ajmeri Gate section will become part of this process, Prakash said.
The number of platforms has been increased from 12 to 16 to decongest the station, he said.
"The Ajmeri Gate side of the station alone accounts for two-thirds of passenger traffic and a major expansion work has been undertaken to facilitate the growing number of passengers," said Northern Railway General Manager Shri Prakash.
"It has been designed keeping in mind the landscape and history of the area so that it blends well with the neighbouring Lutyen's zone.
"The pillars and arches of the new structures resemble those in Connaught Place," he said, referring to the nearby central market built during the British Raj.
New Delhi Railway Station is the the country's busiest, handling 275 trains and four lakh passengers daily.
The new terminal, spread over 6,000 sq metres, will be three-storeyed, with attractions including food plazas, shopping malls, cyber cafes, a VIP lounge, a salon, a beauty parlour, ATMs, an international tourist bureau, high-speed lifts and escalators and foreign exchange counters.
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Since the station has been selected to become a world- class railway station by 2010, the development of the Ajmeri Gate section will become part of this process, Prakash said.
The number of platforms has been increased from 12 to 16 to decongest the station, he said.
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