Hyderabad: Hi-tech City Railway Station redevelopment completed
Hi-tech City Railway Station in Hyderabad has been redeveloped at a cost of Rs 26 crore under the Amrit Station Scheme. The upgraded station now features modern passenger amenities, improved accessibility, a new foot overbridge, additional lifts, escalators, and enhanced platform facilities.
Hyderabad: The redevelopment of Hi-tech City Railway Station at a cost of Rs 26 crore has been completed, and the station is ready for inauguration.
The Indian Railways, as part of its vision to provide world-class facilities to passengers, has taken up a major transformation with the upgradation of railway stations on a massive scale under ‘Amrit Station Scheme’.
In Hyderabad, Hi-tech City Railway Station, the nearest railhead to reach the cybercity, a prominent place for the IT industry, has been redeveloped as an Amrit Station, the South Central Railways said in a press release.
The Hi-tech City Railway station falls on the Lingampalli– Secunderabad suburban route and serves the passengers in and around Hitech City area, especially the western side of Hyderabad city, which is undergoing rapid development.
This station is dealing with only suburban trains, and around 62 trains ply from this station to Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Umdanagar, Falaknuma, Medchal, and Ghatkesar, with a footfall of around 3,000 passengers per day.
The facilities developed now include an entrance portico, circulating area improvements, provision of a 12m Foot over Bridge in addition to the existing 2 m Foot over Bridge. To the present 2 lifts, two additional passenger lifts, and two escalators have been provided.
The platform improvements include toilet blocks, waiting hall, landscaping, façade lighting, and passenger-friendly signage.
