The airport-like terminal has a VIP lounge, a passenger information system, a food court, and a centrally air-conditioned terminal. It also has a rainwater collection system and a four-thousand-litre water recycling unit for long-term operation. Apart from these facilities, the terminal boasts of a big parking lot that can accommodate up to 250 four-wheelers and 900 two-wheelers.
New Delhi : After its completion in March 2021, Bengaluru’s first airport-like train station – Sir M Visvesvaraya railway terminal – is finally set to commence operations from Monday evening. At 7 pm, the Rs 314-crore terminal at Byappanahalli will see the departure of its first train, Banaswadi-Ernakulam tri-weekly Express.
A formal launch by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected later. To begin with, the south western railway (SWR) has shifted three pairs of long-distance trains from Banaswadi station to Sir MV terminal.
Bengaluru’s modernised terminal will be the third such station given that the other two — in Habibganj (Rani Kamlapati), Madhya Pradesh and Gandhinagar, Gujarat — were inaugurated before the Sir MV Terminal, despite their were completion later.
Facilities at Sir M Visvesvaraya railway terminal
The airport-like terminal has a VIP lounge, a passenger information system, a food court, and a centrally air-conditioned terminal. It also has a rainwater collection system and a four-thousand-litre water recycling unit for long-term operation. Apart from these facilities, the terminal boasts of a big parking lot that can accommodate up to 250 four-wheelers and 900 two-wheelers.
The South Western Railway also intends to run 32 pairs of trains from the terminal, although only three sets have started in the first phase. Designed on the lines of Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), the modern terminal can handle a daily footfall of 50,000.
In Bengaluru, this will be the third railway coaching terminal (where trains originate/terminate their trips) after KSR Bengaluru City and Yeshwantpur stations.
Source : timesnownews
