The Indian Railways is redeveloping Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati right into a railway station of the longer term, with a wealthy tribute to Mahatma Gandhi’s historical Dandi March.

In line with officers, greater than 200 railway stations have been being redeveloped into world-class terminals with fashionable facilities in order that passengers skilled a at ease, handy and relaxing commute.

Officers stated Sabarmati was once a world-renowned town because of its affiliation with Mahatma Gandhi and the ashram established by means of him at the banks of Sabarmati river. The Sabarmati railway station (Western Railway) is the closest railhead to this edifice of nationwide significance, they added.

“As a tribute to the Father of the Country, Indian Railways is remodelling the Sabarmati station at the theme of Dandi March. The station design contains more than a few sides deeply related to Gandhi ji equivalent to charkha and likewise the historical Dandi March. The station design has been imbibed with architectural atmosphere, making sure that the premises provide a unified theme via aesthetic façade and colour scheme. The miniature type has been displayed at Sabarmati station in order that passengers can get an total appear and feel of the approaching station,” officers stated.

“The redevelopment paintings has began and is in development at complete swing. It’s being undertaken by means of the Western Railway at a sanctioned price of Rs 334.92 crore and is focused to be finished by means of August 2025. The geotechnical investigations, website online survey and application mapping were finished,” stated an respectable observation from the Western Railway.

Officers additional stated the railways had deliberate to create another training terminal for Delhi-bound trains by means of redeveloping Sabarmati railway station. It’s now being redeveloped in the sort of means with the intention to have an integration of all delivery modes within the neighborhood of the station and will probably be attached to high-speed railway station hub, Sabarmati and AEC Metro stations, bus speedy transit device, Ahmedabad Municipal Shipping Provider via skywalks, they added.

“Sabarmati railway station is being upgraded and redeveloped right into a well-designed station with ok spaces for more than a few facilities. The plan contains segregated arrival and departure passenger plazas, congestion-free and conflict-free access and exits in station premises, and underground parking preparations amongst others,” an respectable stated.

The station development will probably be inexperienced in color with options for environment friendly use of power, water and different sources, and renewable power.

The Western Railway’s Gandhinagar capital station in Gujarat was once the primary to be redeveloped right into a world-class station, the opposite two being Rani Kamalapati close to Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal in Bengaluru.

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