The entrance to the Old Delhi railway station is set for renovation. Everyday two lakh passengers are facing problems to access the station.
The division has charted out a plan of Rs 565 crore to renovate the railway station. Delhi Division of Northern Railways will approach UNESCO to convert the heritage site into World Class Heritage Station and will be developed along the lines of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai.
The Old Delhi Railway station is a heritage structure protected by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). One of the earliest railway stations built by the British in India, the present building of the Old Delhi railway station was constructed in the 1900s. After the redevelopment, the Delhi Division of Northern Railways will approach UNESCO to consider the railway station into a Heritage station.
For the station entry, an ROB will be constructed to build a new grade separated entry to Delhi station on SP Mukherji Road side from intersection of Netaji Subhash Marg. The other bridge will be constructed on Zorawar Singh Marg side from Mahatma Gandhi Marg. The grade separated entry is required to segregate the traffic destined for station from the mixed traffic headed for Chandni Chowk and Old Delhi area.
“Operational infrastructure improvements include renewal of all washing lines, strengthening of water supply system, through provisioning of water recycling plant, water treatment plant and replacement of water pipelines, strengthening of sewerage disposal system and new sewerage treatment plant and new sewer lines. State of the art integrated station control room,” said Arun Arora, Divisional Railway Manager, Delhi Division of Northern Railway.
The entire cost of the project is estimated at Rs 565 crore, including two ROBs at Rs 200 crore each and other Rs 165 crore on other renovations and operational infrastructure. Senior officials in the railway department said the Delhi Division has written a letter to Delhi Chief Secretary seeking partnership in the construction of the railway bridges. It has been learnt that the Delhi Division of Northern Railways is yet to the Railway Ministry to seek approval from the plan.
Inside the station building, world class waiting hall-upper class, second class and ladies on both sides, food plaza, executive lounges on both the sides of station buildings.
Upliftment of passenger amenities like renovation of plumbing, drainage, rewiring of electrical and S&T cables, lED lights, fire alarm and fire fighting alarm would be put up. Not only this, the revamp will also provide centralised AC for the building including replacement of roof of main station building SP Mukherji road side.