WR’s Udhna railway station to become a landmark

Surat : Upgrading Udhna Railway Station with Modern Facilities will have a Multiplier Effect on the Economy and Lead to New Job Creation. Udhna station’s redesign and layout were inspired by the goals of the Hon. Prime Minister, who wanted the station to serve as a central hub for the region and usher in a new era of prosperity for India’s rail system. The goal of the project is to make the Udhna train station stand out by bringing it up to world standards in terms of both its architecture and its administration.

Indian Railways, is accelerating the work of transforming major stations across the country into a modern & world class stations. 1275 railway stations across the country have been identified for upgradation & modernization under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, out of which 87 stations are in Gujarat.

Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Western Railway stated that the Udhna railway station is being redeveloped into a modern state-of-the-art station at an approved cost of Rs 223.6 crore and is targeted to be completed in 24 months. The work is progressing in full swing. The Engineering Procurement & Construction (EPC) has been awarded. The Site Survey, Geo Technical investigation and soil investigation works have been completed.

The existing RPF Quarters on the west side have been dismantled and the work of new quarters is going on full swing with Ground Floor slab work completed and Roof slab work is in progress. The Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters have been shifted and new PRS has been made operational. The Ground Floor super structure column work, slab work and staircase as well as Lift walls work of the East side station building is in progress.

The slab work of sub-station building and foundation work of underground tank is also being done at a rapid pace. Also, levelling, excavation & laying of WMM is in progress for Road & Parking at East side Circulating Area. The Foundation work for New Foot over bridge is also in progress.

The development of new Station Building is proposed on both the East and West side of the railway station. The East and West side station Buildings will be integrated/ connected with each other through FOBs and an air concourse over the tracks and platforms to facilitate better connectivity.

It will have adequate concourse / waiting spaces consisting of passenger amenities & facilities, above the platforms to avoid overcrowding on platforms. The concourse area will be spread across 2440 sq meters.

The new station building has been designed with architectural ambience which will ensure that the entire station premises present a unified theme through appropriate facade, finishes, colours, materials, textures and overall look and feel.

The Main Station Building at East will have one clock tower at circulating area which will be an iconic identity for the Station. The theme of the west side façade is similar to that of surroundings of Udhna city.

Udhna is strategically situated in proximity to key urban centres of Gujarat viz Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. Udhna is well connected by trains with major cities and towns of Gujarat state as well as various parts of the country. This kind of upgradation & transformation of station will provide the much needed impetus for trade & commerce and put Udhna as one of the major business & trading centre.