Central Railway Station to have new entry at Attavar - Raina

Central Railway Station to have new entry at Attavar - Raina

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Nov 9: Speaking at a meeting held at Kanara Chambers of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) to discuss railway development on Nov 9, Tuesday, Southern Railway Divisional Manager S. K. Raina said that the railway station will have an entry point at Attavar as well as a new booking counter. A booking office will also be set up near Wenlock Hospital owing to the availability of parking facilities, he added.

 

 

 

 

The work of constructing the second over bridge for the Central Railway Station will commence in 3 – 4 months and will conclude in 2 years now that the Railway Department has sanctioned funds for it, he said.

Remarking about the foot over bridge, Corporator Appi said that the state and the union governments have declared that they will each sanction Rs. 6 crore and the rest of the money required will be put up by the Mangalore City Corporation (MCC). In response, Raina said that he has not received any such request from the MCC commissioner because there was no level crossing previously. Since the scheme is known as deposit level crossing, only the one requesting it can pay the deposit, he explained. Since Appi’s query, which was in Kannada, received a sarcastic Hindi response from Raina, Annayya Kula of the Kannada Rakshana Vedike was furious and he responded to Raina in English.

The members of KCCI spoke about various problems at the Mangalore Railway Station, in response to which Raina said that only 550 kilometers comes under the Phalghat Zone, which is not at all significant for the Indian Railways, owing to which we must solve our own problems.

Raina also informed that a decision has been taken to link the Mangalore Airport Station, which will soon be constructed at Jokatte, and the air cargo complex, owing to the level place available in Jokatte. This is to facilitate import and export, he added.

G. G. Mohandas Prabhu, the president of KCCI, Hanumath Kamath, and others were also present.