: Rs 240 cr budget, global advisers for Anand Vihar, Delhis link with the east #IndiaNEWS #National,Politics New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Anand Vihar Terminal railway station, which connects the national

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New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Anand Vihar Terminal railway station, which connects the national capital with eastern states, will get a major makeover in the coming days. Besides beautification, world-class facilities for visitors will also be introduced at the station.
According to Railways ministry sources, Rs 240 crore will be spent on facelifting and upgradation of the railway station and a tender inviting proposals from global consultants is being floated for the purpose. For the redevelopment, a stipulated time of three years has been set by the Railways.
Under the project, a residential facility, three-star budget hotel, and mall, along with a coaching institute area will also be developed within the terminal premises. The complete blueprint for the same was prepared even before the Corona period.
In addition, plans have been made to widen the Railway Over Bridge at Anand Vihar as the existing bridge structure is not capable of handling the traffic. Along with this, there is also a plan for a signal-free corridor that will connect East Delhis Anand Vihar to West Delhis Zakhira.
The corridor was first planned in 2012, but its execution has been delayed, mainly due to objections from the Railways that a major portion of the corridor will run along railway tracks.
According to the Railways, in view of the Union Budget 2023-24, 13 railway stations, including Anand Vihar, will be rejuvenated under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the national capital.
The Anand Vihar Terminal railway station was officially inaugurated on December 19, 2009, by the then Union Railway minister Mamata Banerjee, and the then Chief Minister of Delhi Sheila Dixit. Spread over 42 hectares, it is one of the largest railway stations.
The terminal, located in east Delhi, mainly handles eastbound trains.
Earlier, long-distance trains from Delhi used to ply from three stations namely Delhi Junction (Old Delhi), New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin. These stations lacked the infrastructure facilities to handle high passenger rush. With increasing passenger pressure at the existing stations, the requirement for additional major passenger terminals was identified by the Northern Railways. Further, the eastbound trains from Delhi to the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, Jharkhand West Bengal and other North-eastern states had to cross the bridge over the Yamuna river as all the three stations are located on the other side of the river. Thus, the area of Anand Vihar was selected in the trans-Yamuna region to construct a mega-railway terminal.
The station has seven platforms and 12 railway tracks which are connected to the eastern, northern and other rail routes of the country.

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