Railways provides Status Report of Upgradation of Ludhiana Railway Station to MP Arora 

Ludhiana, May 18, 2023: AAP MP (Rajya Sabha) from Ludhiana Sanjeev Arora has been informed by the Railways that the work for major upgrade of the Ludhiana railway station is going on speedily so that everything should be done within the timeframe. The project is to be completed by August 2, 2025. The cost of the project is Rs.528.95 Crore and the work was started on February 2, 2023.

In a statement here today, Arora said Ajay Varshney, Chief Manager Projects, Northern Railways, Chandigarh has updated him about status of the project as on May 17, 2023. As per this status report, the work of geotechnical investigation and survey has already been completed. Fifty per cent work of Architechtural Design Approvals has been done. And the 25 per cent work of structural design approvals has been completed. Fifteen per cent work of MEP Design approvals has been done. And 85 per cent work of relocation is completed. 

Further, Arora has been apprised by Ajay Varshney that station development work involves relocation of 130 quarters, rest house, hospital, main station building and railway offices for clearance of the site for construction of main and secondary entry stations. 

Arora has been further apprised that work for construction of some structures is in progress. PCC and footing have been done and reinforcement works for pedestal and column work in progress under construction of Type-II (A & B Block). Also, work of excavation is under progress for construction of Type-II (C Block) and Type-II (A Block).  Similarly, site clearance has been done and it is ready for excavation under construction of Type-IV. Further, work of excavation is under progress for construction of Rest House and Hospital Building.

The project was awarded at the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) mode to Deepak Builders and Engineers India Pvt Ltd on December 19 last year. Many new facilities are to be provided under the project besides upgrading the existing services. It may be mentioned here that Ludhiana railway station was started way back in 1860 by the Britishers. And this for the first time that such a huge work of renovation and upgradation has been started since then. The project was hanging in the air over the period but it got green signal only after concrete efforts made by Arora who took up this matter not only in the Rajya Sabha but also with the Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Arora said the project is such a huge one that once it is completed people will see that Ludhiana railway station matches to an airport. He added terminals to be constructed at Ludhiana railway station would not look less than an airport. “Let the time come, when people will feel as if they have entered into the premises of an airport after entering the new premises of Ludhiana railway station”, he remarked.  

Further, Arora said he is regularly monitoring the ongoing work under the project, to ensure that everything is done in a time-bound manner. He said he will ensure that the project must completed within the given deadline so that commuters and others may not face problems for a longer period. He hoped that Ludhiana railway station once completed will be a major asset for the city and its residents.