Redevelopment Of Chandigarh Railway Station

R. N. Sunkar, Member (Infrastructure), Ex-Officio Secretary to Govt of India Ministry of Railways, Railway Board, New Delhi visited Chandigarh and inspected the ongoing construction work of Redevelopment of Chandigarh railway Station.

During his inspection he instructed that minimum passenger inconvenience should be caused during execution of the work. 

Sunkar inspected the station buildings on Chandigarh as well as Panchkula side, parking development and concourse & FOB Works. During the inspection, the Member/Planning/RLDA, Executive Director/SDP/RLDA, CPM/ RLDA, DRM/UMB, officers from Railway Board, Northern railway HQ Baroda house and Ambala Division were present. He expressed his satisfaction over the progress of the project.

State of the art Station Buildings: The Station buildings (G+3) of sizes 60m x 42m each are planned on both the sides of the Station. These station buildings are symmetrical in shape and sizes and matches the local architecture, feel and look of the U.T. Chandigarh.

Air Concourse: An air-concourse of size 72m x 80m is planned to be constructed that will connect the second floors of station buildings on both the sides. This Air-concourse shall be used as waiting area and retail area for departing passengers and will also serve as a city centre for the public. The platform shall be accessible through Lifts, Escalators and stairs from the concourse.

Foot Over Bridges: Two number of FOBs (each 12m wide) are planned, one on the Kalka end and other on the Ambala end of the Station. These FOBs shall be used by the arriving passengers and these shall also be connected with the station building. The FOBs shall be accessible through Lifts and stairs from the platform.

Through Roof: A through roof of size 180m x 80m shall be provided, covering the entire area of air-concourse and both the FOBs.

Development of parking Areas: The present parking areas on both sides of the Railway station shall be developed holistically and the area shall also be increased from existing 13,720 sqm to 24,515 sqm.