New Delhi, Redevelopment works at Ajni railway station, which serves as a major satellite junction for Nagpur in Maharashtra, are making significant progress and will be completed four months ahead of its target date of January 2026, the Authority said. of Railway Land Development. (RLDA) said.
The RLDA, a statutory authority under the Ministry of Railways, is currently developing 15 railway stations across the country and Ajni is one of them.
"This project aims to provide the best facilities to passengers, with a modern design including green building concepts and Divyangjan-friendly amenities," said a press release from the RLDA.
"Despite the challenges of being an abandoned project, all preparatory work and the transfer of utilities on site have been completed," he added.
Providing an update on the ongoing redevelopment work, the RLDA said: “Construction on both the east and west sides of the station is progressing as planned. With a project cost of Rs 297 crore, the redevelopment is currently at 30% physical progress and will be completed in January 2026, four months ahead of schedule.
According to the RLDA, the redeveloped Ajni station is expected to handle 45,000 passengers a day.
“There will be two foot overbridges (FOBs), each 10m wide, for arriving passengers, connected to the arrival concourses on both sides of the station. These FOBs and the concourse with Roof Plaza (72m wide connected to 18m wide central FOB with provision of moving walkways) will connect each platform through escalators, lifts and stairs,” the RLDA said.
Highlighting another key feature of the project, the RLDA reported that a departure and arrival plaza (G+2) with 3,679 m2 of surface parking and a circulation area that includes drop-off and pick-up areas will be built on the west side of the station. . to facilitate the smooth movement of taxis, cars and automobiles.
As far as the construction progress on the west side is concerned, according to RLDA, a temporary station building has been constructed and the parking area has been extended towards the Road Over Bridge (ROB) side to avoid disruption of passenger movement.
"By deploying manpower and machinery day and night, 85% of piling work is completed and capping work is in progress," the RLDA said.
"The east side will feature a station building (G+3) with 19,162 m2 of parking surface and a circulation area with Drop-off and Pick-up zones, ensuring a fluid flow of traffic on both sides of the station," he added. .
The RLDA has maintained that construction work is also in full swing on the east side and that existing public amenities, including D-type wards, have been dismantled to make way for new construction.
“The construction work of G+3 framed structure RCC station building has reached the third floor level. Blocking and finishing work is underway. The construction of two towers of the fourth Type IV (Stilt+7) has been completed, the framed structures and finishing works are being carried out. These rooms will house the occupants of the demolished rooms,” the RLDA said.
"The construction sequence involves construction of the east side station building, aerial concourse with roof plaza and FOBs, followed by the west side building due to limited space and site restrictions," he added.
The RLDA, a statutory authority under the Ministry of Railways, is currently developing 15 railway stations across the country and Ajni is one of them.
"This project aims to provide the best facilities to passengers, with a modern design including green building concepts and Divyangjan-friendly amenities," said a press release from the RLDA.
"Despite the challenges of being an abandoned project, all preparatory work and the transfer of utilities on site have been completed," he added.
Providing an update on the ongoing redevelopment work, the RLDA said: “Construction on both the east and west sides of the station is progressing as planned. With a project cost of Rs 297 crore, the redevelopment is currently at 30% physical progress and will be completed in January 2026, four months ahead of schedule.
According to the RLDA, the redeveloped Ajni station is expected to handle 45,000 passengers a day.
“There will be two foot overbridges (FOBs), each 10m wide, for arriving passengers, connected to the arrival concourses on both sides of the station. These FOBs and the concourse with Roof Plaza (72m wide connected to 18m wide central FOB with provision of moving walkways) will connect each platform through escalators, lifts and stairs,” the RLDA said.
Highlighting another key feature of the project, the RLDA reported that a departure and arrival plaza (G+2) with 3,679 m2 of surface parking and a circulation area that includes drop-off and pick-up areas will be built on the west side of the station. . to facilitate the smooth movement of taxis, cars and automobiles.
As far as the construction progress on the west side is concerned, according to RLDA, a temporary station building has been constructed and the parking area has been extended towards the Road Over Bridge (ROB) side to avoid disruption of passenger movement.
"By deploying manpower and machinery day and night, 85% of piling work is completed and capping work is in progress," the RLDA said.
"The east side will feature a station building (G+3) with 19,162 m2 of parking surface and a circulation area with Drop-off and Pick-up zones, ensuring a fluid flow of traffic on both sides of the station," he added. .
The RLDA has maintained that construction work is also in full swing on the east side and that existing public amenities, including D-type wards, have been dismantled to make way for new construction.
“The construction work of G+3 framed structure RCC station building has reached the third floor level. Blocking and finishing work is underway. The construction of two towers of the fourth Type IV (Stilt+7) has been completed, the framed structures and finishing works are being carried out. These rooms will house the occupants of the demolished rooms,” the RLDA said.
"The construction sequence involves construction of the east side station building, aerial concourse with roof plaza and FOBs, followed by the west side building due to limited space and site restrictions," he added.
