Mumbai's iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is set to get a makeover with world class facilities at a cost of 1,642 crore rupees. Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC). &nbsp;<br />''<br />''Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Sanjeev Kumar Lohia said, the redevelopment would not only be limited to improving the facade of the station. Some existing offices will be demolished to create more pedestrian space on the southern end of the station.<br />''<br />''Under the project, authorities have planned to demolish some existing buildings in the CSMT premises and shift some railway offices to Byculla and Wadi Bunder yards, to create more pedestrian area on the southern end of the station. The existing taxi stand will be shifted close to the boundary wall adjoining the Saint George Hospital.<br />''<br />''Also, the Harbour line, which connects south Mumbai with western suburbs and Navi Mumbai, will be shifted to the P D'mello Road side on the east of the main line station on an elevated level. The redevelopment of the structure will be done on design, build, finance, operate and transfer basis.<br />
News On AIR | August 25, 2020 7:43 AM
Mumbai's CSMT to get Rs 1,642 cr makeover with world class facilities