Suresh C. Angadi, three-time MP, met Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and asked him to take up remodelling works at Belagavi Railway Station to upgrade into a “high tech” station with facilities for the commuting public and employees of the railway department.
Mr. Angadi, who met Mr. Prabhu in New Delhi on Thrusday, issued a release here on Saturday about the discussions he had with the latter.
He said during the latest classification of the cities and towns, Belagavi city had been upgraded into ‘B’ category city, even as it had already been selected to be developed into a model city under the Smart City Project. Keeping in view these developments, the growing population of the city and also the number of floating population visiting the city on business, educational, healthcare and tourism, the railway station needed upgradation.
Recently, the Belagavi station got free wifi-connectivity. There was need to increase the length and width of the platforms or add more platforms, besides providing better rest rooms and waiting rooms, canteens at the station, he said.
The railway Ministry had already upgraded the railway station at Hubballi (which also falls in ‘B’ category cities) into a high-tech station. Similarly, the Belagavi station needed to be upgraded.
Also, he requested the minister to accord early approval to the estimates prepared for the construction of Railway Over Bridge across the Third Railway Gate (Level Crossing No.381) in Tilakwadi in Belagavi city.
