Pakistan Railways is all set to improve and commercialise the Victorian period Rawalpindi Railway Station geared toward facilitating the passengers and making it the enterprise hub, contemplating its location within the centre of enterprise actions.
“The Railway Station was constructed a century in the past in a British model, the worth addition to the station and its environment would make it commercially viable and would generate important revenues for all of the stakeholders concerned”, an official within the Ministry advised APP.
He mentioned the improve was already determined in a gathering that reviewed the upgradation in addition to commercialisation plan of Rawalpindi Railway Station, and noticed that the railway stations will stay vital industrial hubs sooner or later, incomes substantial income and producing financial alternatives at a big scale.
The official mentioned that moreover bettering passenger facilitation, the redeveloping of Rawalpindi Railway Station can turn into a enterprise hub.
As per the plan, he mentioned round 100 kanal house obtainable adjoining to Jinnah Highway (Metropolis Saddar Highway) could be commercialised, moreover uplifting the railway station.
He mentioned the primary goal of the plan is to redevelop the Rawalpindi Railway Station as a enterprise hub and multi-model community; develop platforms and create separate cargo platforms; convey contained in the retail house; service flats and motels; join it to all transport providers; guaranteeing power in addition to water effectivity and commercially and financially viable interventions on the adjoining land.
The official mentioned the primary constructing of Rawalpindi Railway Station consisted of three sections together with the freight part, the passenger part and the primary workplaces.
The Railway Membership constructing and Police Station are adjoining to the primary constructing which has three separate entrances for normal passengers and baggage passengers.
To a query, he mentioned that Pakistan Railways had already began to improve the 5 main railway stations throughout the nation on fashionable traces to facilitate the passengers and assist the division generate extra income.
“The aim of upgrading the railway stations is to make them industrial hubs for enterprise actions and facilitate the passengers,” he added.
He mentioned the stations included Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Peshawar and Quetta, whereas the division was taking different steps to enhance the efficiency of Pakistan Railways and would supply most amenities to the plenty.
The federal government had allotted Rs50 million within the Public Sector Growth Programme (PSDP), within the final three years for the up-gradation and renovation of railway stations throughout the nation, he added.
The official mentioned the renovation of the railway stations had been accepted by the Central Growth Working Occasion (CDWP) and the division had already upgraded six railway stations in several elements of the nation.
The names of the upgraded railway stations have been Bahawalpur, Raiwind, Narowal, Okara, Sahiwal and Gujranwala.
The essential intention of the improve was to facilitate the passengers enhance the outlook and modernise the railway stations.
Pakistan Railways had upgraded the passenger ready halls, prayer space, operation workplaces, water filtration plant, bathrooms, passenger shelter, platforms, ticket counters, parking space and exterior improvement work.