The railway platforms astatine Ahmedabad Railway Station volition go inoperable apt by December arsenic demolition enactment begins astatine the site. (Express File)
At slightest 94 trains that person the Ahmedabad Railway Station successful Kalupur arsenic their starting point, destination, oregon halting constituent are apt to beryllium affected by the ongoing redevelopment of the premises by Railway Land Development Authority (RLDA).
Four of these trains volition beryllium moved to Rajkot Railway presumption portion the terminals for a bulk of them volition beryllium moved to Sabarmati, Asarwa oregon Maninagar Railway Stations successful Ahmedabad city.
The determination taken by the Railway Board and approved by the ministry connected Monday details the caller terminals and alternate halts/stoppage points for these trains arsenic the railway platforms astatine Ahmedabad Railway Station go inoperable, apt by December, with demolition enactment proceeding astatine the site.
While the terminals of 2 trains are to beryllium moved to Sabarmati Railway Station, 12 trains, including the Sabarmati and Karnavati Express, volition originate from Maninagar Railway Station.
The memo sent to each Railway zones successful the state states that 25 trains volition beryllium moved to Vatva Railway Station, including the Jan Sadharan Express and respective MEMU peculiar trains.
Four trains, plying betwixt Ahmedabad and Chennai oregon Puri, volition beryllium moved to Asarwa Railway Station successful Ahmedabad city.
Four trains, including the Ahmedabad-Pune Duronto Express, are acceptable to beryllium moved to Rajkot Railway Station.
Three trains moving done Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra volition suffer their stoppages astatine Ahmedabad and get either Sabarmati oregon Maninagar successful the archetypal twelvemonth aft the blockade commences.
Meanwhile, the halts of 34 trains volition beryllium moved to Sabarmati oregon Maninagar stations successful the 2nd twelvemonth of the Ahmedabad Railway Station being made off-limits.
The missive mentions that these changes indispensable beryllium made astatine the earliest convenient date.
When asked astir this, Senior Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Western Railway (WR), Pradeep Sharma, said: “The dates for the commencement of these changes are yet to beryllium decided. We volition stock the details arsenic soon arsenic the dates are finalised.”