Indian Railways is undergoing a major transformation to boost infrastructure. In preparation for the construction of a state-of-the-art G-3 building, the demolition of the current Ajni railway station building started. The redevelopment of Rs 300 crore Ajni station is part of the Central Railway’s ongoing efforts to enhance infrastructure and improve passenger experience across its network.
The upgradation of Ajni Station is in full swing. Trenching and excavation work have started and utility shifting of electrical cables, water, and sewerage pipelines have been completed.A G+3 building is under construction on the east side of the station. This building will be developed into nine stories.
There will be booking counters and arrival and departure halls in the building with escalators.Railways plans to construct three new FOBs – two for arrivals and one for departure. There will be 21 lifts, 17 escalators, and 6 travelators, besides several other amenities.The station will have multimodal connectivity with metro stations, city buses, and other modes of transport, making passenger movement even more convenient.
The station will be developed as a green building, incorporating provisions for solar power, water conservation, and rainwater harvesting.Construction Company of Central Railway is busy construction four additional platform for catering to future needs. They would be high level platform that would ensure that no gap remains when the trains halt. The new buildings on Eastern and Western side are going to be ready by 2025.
A dome, that was added previously to provide a swanky look to the rustic old building of Ajni station on western side would also be removed in days to come. Meanwhile, to facilitate pulling down of old building, the current ticket booking office has been shifted 200 meters on Wardha end of the Ajni station.
Also, the office of Station Master, that of Commercial Department and RPF are also temporarily housed in temporary structure created adjoining parking.At a distance of about 2.8 km from Nagpur railway station, the Ajni railway station has a daily footfall of 6,075 passengers at present. Based on the growth rate analysis and the addition of four new platforms, it is envisaged that the daily footfall in the year 2060 will be approximately 50,000 passengers.