Double discharge platform at Mambalam station to be ready by end of this month
Posted on: 01/Aug/2016 10:10:08 AM
Rail passenger at the suburban station at Mambalam will now be able to get down from either side of the train. The double discharge platform is all set to be put to use from the end of August this year.
Speaking about this, an official from Southern Railway said, The commissioning of the double-discharge platform was supposed to be in the second week of August, but we are facing delays. By August end, it would be ready to use for public. Along with the platform, the station will be getting a wall on the West Mambalam side of the station that would help in restricting the movement of people in and out of the station. People would be able to enter and exit only through designated areas. This will help keep unauthorised people at bay.
Another official has also said that A GRP outpost would be soon commissioned at the station, which is one of the most crowded suburban stations in the city as it witnesses unprecedented rush during festive seasons. He said, It is difficult for just a few RPF personnel to control the crowd at Mambalam station, so we want GRP personnel to be present there as well. The official also said, Escalators on the platforms and a new five-metre-wide foot over bridge, or FOB, have also been planned for the station. There is a lot in the pipeline for improving the station but most of it will depend on the funds allocated. The tender has been awarded for construction of the FOB.
Commuters, however, are cynical. They say, I have been hearing about the foot-over-bridge for the past few years but have not seen anything. If the station can connect to the bus stand, our journeys would become less cumbersome.
