Main building of Sec’bad rly station to be demolished in phases for redevelopment
The Hindu
Secunderabad railway station undergoing ₹699 crore redevelopment, demolishing sections of main building for new constructions
The ₹699 crore Secunderabad railway station ongoing redevelopment work has reached the main building with the workers demolishing a 100 metre portion near Alpha Hotel side and parcel office in the last 48 hours.
A few months ago another 100-metre portion of the main building near the Ganesh Temple was demolished to make way for the proposed new multi-level parking complex.
The breaking down of the main edifice will continue in phases to ensure minimum inconvenience to passengers and the running of trains, said South Central Railway (SCR) officials.
“The area where the demolition work is taking place has been barricaded, but platform one will continue to be in use and trains will be running on the line for some more time till a few more trains are shifted to the new Cherlapalli terminal station next month,” informed Chief Public Relations Officer A. Sridhar, on Thursday.
The plan is to take two platform demolitions in different phases for raising pillars for the new constructions. A new skywalk for metro connectivity is coming up and out of 66 foundations covering all platforms for the air concourse, about 34 foundations have been completed.
About 10 more train pairs will be shifted to Cherlapalli station in addition to the already announced two express trains – one towards Chennai and another towards Gorakhpur already scheduled to start from the new terminal on March 7.
Demolition work on the Bhoiguda side of the station had been done with the main ground plus three structures becoming visible. The main facade was first built in 1874 by the Nizam and later majorly renovated in 1950 when the railways joined the Indian Railways. It will soon have a new ground plus three building.
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