RSDC floats bids for ₹140 cr station upgrade

In a bid to inject classic facelift to the Chandigarh railway station, Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC), has recently floated tenders to build the station on the pattern of an international airport, at an investment of ₹140 crore, said official sources, that the groundwork for the project will be started on August, and is expected to be completed in two yea₹ The station will have two floors with the first floor housing the waiting room for the passengers who will then have to come down to the platform on the ground floor to board the train. The main building and the circulating area would be converted into a multi-storey complex. For instance, on one side of the station, there would be a bank, a food and beverage corner and ticket counters on the ground floor, a food court, cloak rooms and shops on the second and VIP waiting lounge and ladies waiting rooms on the third.