Jodhpur : Jodhpur Railway has started the construction work of a new platform at Jodhpur Railway Station for the convenience of passengers. The new platform number 6, to be built in a year at a cost of about Rs 32 crore, will be equipped with lift, escalator, food court and other modern facilities. In view of the ever increasing traffic of passenger trains and goods trains at Jodhpur City Railway Station, the need for construction of additional platforms was felt for a long time. For this a proposal was sent to the Railway Ministry. As soon as the approval for the construction of the new platform was received, the work has started. On Tuesday, Chief Project Manager (Gati Shakti Unit) Ashok Kumar Dhakad took stock of the construction work of platform number 6 of the railway station.
With the construction of platform number 6 through the Gati Shakti Unit of the Railways, the length of the already constructed platforms 4 and 5 will also be 580 meters and width will be 10 meters as per the prescribed standards, which will make it easier for the passengers to get in and out of the coaches. . At present, the width of platforms 4 and 5 is very less at both the ends, which causes a lot of inconvenience to the passengers during the arrival of trains. For this work, the electrical substation located near the workshop and the diesel pipeline of Indian Oil Corporation will be shifted elsewhere so that adequate space can be available. Construction of new platforms will expand passenger facilities. This will, to a great extent, eliminate the problem of trains standing at nearby stations due to lack of space at the main railway station and getting late.
