The terminal has been ready and awaiting inauguration for more than a year, and the Karnataka government on June 6 had opened it for public use.
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday, June 20, inaugurated the Sir M Visvesvaraya Railway Terminal in Bengaluru, which boasts of airport like facilities. The terminal had been ready and awaiting inauguration for more than a year, and the Karnataka government on June 6 had opened it for public use. On Monday, during his two-day visit to Karnataka, PM Modi inaugurated the terminal alongside other railway infrastructure projects.
Five things to know about the first centrally air-conditioned train terminal in India:
- The Sir M Visvesvaraya Railway Terminal has been named after the Bharat Ratna recipient and demonstrated after the Kempegowda International Airport. The terminal was built at an expense of Rs 300 crore and has an area of 4200 sq meters to cater for a daily footfall of 50,000.
- It has seven platforms, eight stabling lines and three pit lines to enable it to operate 50 trains day to day. There are six ticket counters, one of which is dedicated to individuals with disabilities.
- The station has spacious parking to accommodate 250 four-wheelers and 900 bikes. The terminal likewise specialized parking spaces for buses.
- The terminal likewise has a waiting hall, a VIP lounge and a digital real-time passenger information system, as well as a food court. It likewise has lifts, ramps and stairways connected to the subway, as well as a foot over-bridge.
- There are also many posters with QR codes set up across the terminal to get to access sign language videos explaining the infrastructure of the station. It additionally has various free charging focuses accessible at each level.
- It also has a centralized water harvesting system and a water recycling plant with a capacity of 4 lakh liters.