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Sep 28 2017 (14:23) Plan of 66-floor buildings for railway station makeover stalled | Surat News - Times of India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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Sep 28 2017 (14:23)
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Station Tag: Surat/ST added by ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Telangana Express Oops AP Express ⭐ ⭐ ⭐/1366147
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Surat is the fastest growing mega-city in India (present population about 55 lacs and growing @ 2 lacs per annum) and its Rly stn is very small and lacking in facilities, so its mega redevelopment project costing Rs 5000 crore must be carried out at the earliest. A few options are :
(1) To go for 6-8 towers of 33 storeys instead of 3 towers of 66 storeys to compensate for the loss of developed area
(2) To consider a new airport of adequate capacity and at a better location with possibility...
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(1) To go for 6-8 towers of 33 storeys instead of 3 towers of 66 storeys to compensate for the loss of developed area
(2) To consider a new airport of adequate capacity and at a better location with possibility...
more...
The new station option will not be easy. Inside the city, there's not much space to make a new station. If a new station is proposed, the best option would be to re-develop either one of Udhna, Sachin or Kosad, or perhaps make a new station towards Hazira, 25 minutes to the west of the Surat Railway Station. Re-developing Surat Station and increasing the no of platforms, looks like the possible option, although it may be the toughest thing to do.
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