Take A First Look Inside India's First Re-Modelled Railway Station To Give 'Airport-Like Experience' In Gujarat

Indian Railways is developing a lot of infrastructure along with increasing the network. In the last few years, Indian Railways has received many modern trains, along with luxury coaches and work is also being done on the railway stations across the country.

Anuj TiwariUpdated: Jul 16, 2021, 16:57 IST

Indian Railways is developing a lot of infrastructure along with increasing the network. In the last few years, Indian Railways has received many modern trains, along with luxury coaches, and work is also being done on the railway stations across the country.

Now another milestone has been achieved by the Indian Railways, the country's first redeveloped railway station at Gujarat's capital Gandhinagar. This world-class railway station was inaugurated by PM Modi via video conference today at 4:30 PM. Take a look at the images of the country's 1st redeveloped station to provide an airport-like experience to passengers with facilities- a luxury hotel.

India's 1st redeveloped station -

The redeveloped railway station hosts a number of world-class facilities including the first-of-its-kind 5-star hotel built over the railway tracks.

First time -

"It is for the first time in the country that a hotel like this has been built over running live railway tracks," said Managing Director and CEO of Indian Railways Station Development Corporation (IRSDC), SK Lohia.

New Hotel at Gandhinagar Railway station | AFP

Cost Rs 71.50 crore -

According to the company statement, the redevelopment works of the railway station has been carried out at a cost of Rs 71.50 crore.

Modern Railway station -

The Gandhinagar railway station has been developed with world-class amenities at par with modern airports for a pleasurable experience of passengers, said an official of the Western Railways.

Interfaith prayer hall -

There is an interfaith prayer hall, maybe the first such thing in any railway station anywhere.

World class facilities -

Besides that there is an art gallery with an LED wall display lounge, a baby feeding room, a centralised AC waiting hall, double-height entrance lobby with a spacious ticketing facility.

Special Care -

Special Care has been taken to make it a Divyang friendly station by providing it with a special ticket booking counter, ramps, lifts, dedicated parking space etc.

Unique feature -

The most unique feature of this station is a column-free, sleek and economical space frame of 105-meter span (curbed arch) and 90 meters horizontal, which is the longest on any station of the Indian Railways.

Centralized AC -

The station has a centralized AC multipurpose waiting lounge with a capacity to seat 40 people.

Green Building rating -

The complete building is designed and provided with Green Building rating features.?

Anuj Tiwari

Anuj Tiwari writes stories for SEO and is a Youtube wizard. An engineer turned social media champ, he keeps a track of all that goes around the world. His interest areas include historic events, political and social-sciences.

Take A First Look Inside India's First Re-Modelled Railway Station To Give 'Airport-Like Experience' In Gujarat

Indian Railways is developing a lot of infrastructure along with increasing the network. In the last few years, Indian Railways has received many modern trains, along with luxury coaches and work is also being done on the railway stations across the country.

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