The South Central Railway (SCR) on Wednesday announced that the ongoing upgradation works at Nellore railway station in Andhra Pradesh have picked pace with the foundations and columns of station buildings in east, west and north side being completed. About 80 per cent construction of the subway on the underside tracks of the station’s west side (on Grand Trunk route) has been finished by SCL Infratech agency with all pending works to be completed in another 21 months.
An official release by the SCR informed that the works taken up under the EPC – engineering, procurement and construction mode will transform the station into an elegant world-class facility with upgraded amenities. A new building is being constructed on the west side, while the existing ones on the east and north sides are being extended to suit the requirements of the rail users. Facade improvements of the buildings is also being undertaken.
Construction of temporary sheds for railway court and GRP offices has also been completed. So have been concrete foundations and columns in all the buildings. Roof slabs up to three floors in new buildings are underway as also shuttering. An air concourse related construction work of 36 metres width is going on all platforms.
Erection of cover over platforms and 80% of sheet works have been completed. Construction of a permanent court building, ground-level reservoir of six lakh litres capacity and a sewage treatment plant of 870 kilolitres are almost in its final stages,” said Arun Kumar Jain, SCR General Manager. He called for utmost safety precautions to be adhered to while taking up works and wanted least inconvenience to be caused to the passengers, the release added.
