200 railway stations across India to be revamped: Ashwini Vaishnaw

As many as 200 railway stations across the country will get a facelift with modern amenities Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on MondayHe attended the foundation stone laying ceremony for a coach maintenance factory at the Aurangabad railway station in MaharashtraTendering process for 47 railway stations is completed while physical work has started at 32 stations he saidHe said the railways is being transformedThe government has prepared a master plan to revamp 200 railway stations Overhead spaces will be created on the stations which will have worldclass facilities including waiting lounges and food courts besides amusement facilities for children the minister saidVaishnaw also said that railway stations will act as the platform for the sale of regional productsAlso Read Mumbai Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspects CSMT interacts with passengersSpeaking on the contribution of the Marathwada region in Maharashtra in the making of Vande Bharat trains the minister said the country will have 400 Vande Bharat trains in future and 100 of these trains will be manufactured in the coach factory at Latur in Marathwada The necessary changes in the factory are already being madeVaishnaw said the government doesnt give the reason regarding the Rate of Return for sanctioning of a projectHe said all parts of the country are now being connected either by highways or railways under the PM Gati Shakti scheme and parts of Marathwada will also be connectedThe coach maintenance facility in Aurangabad has the capacity of 18 coaches but Maharashtra Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council Ambadas Danve demanded that this capacity be expanded to cater to 24 coachesVaishnaw instructed officials to review Danves demand and send a proposal in the next 15 daysSpeaking on the occasion Minister of State for Railways and Jalna MP Raosaheb Danve said the Central government has sanctioned Rs 11000 crore for Maharashtra which was Rs 1100 crore earlierUnion Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad demanded to undertake highspeed railway projects along the newly undertaken AurangabadPune ExpresswayAurangabad MP Imtiaz Jaleel demanded the ROR condition be kept aside while sanctioning projects for regions like MarathwadaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever