CHENNAI: Southern Railway is likely to award a contract for redevelopment of Egmore railway station in a few weeks. The tender has been opened for Chennai Egmore, said a press release.
The station will get world-class amenities and airport-like features such as separate arrival and departure corridors, bright illumination and hassle-free access to platforms by escalators, lifts and skywalks, intermodal connectivity and other amenities to meet requirements for 40 years.
Work on redevelopment of nine stations – Chennai Egmore, Katpadi Junction, Madurai Junction, Ramesawaram and Kanyakumari, Puducherry, Ernakulam Junction, Ernakulam Town and Kollam Junction – will be carried out by the zone.
