Rourkela railway station awaits facelift as Hockey World Cup 2023 inches nearer

By Express News Service

ROURKELA: As the Steel City gears as much as co-host the Men’s Hockey World Cup in January 2023, the South Eastern Railway (SER) appears to have closed its eyes to the event of circulating areas of Rourkela railway station.

With solely 5 months on fingers, the SER is but to make any efforts to develop the station’s fundamental entrance on the southern aspect and beautify the encircling areas.The railway station’s fundamental entrance would be the solely gateway for practice travellers throughout the showpiece hockey occasion, however it continues to put on a congested and unimpressive look.

While no steps have been taken to provide the gateway a facelift and develop the close by areas, the Rourkela Smart City Ltd (RSCL) is widening the slender strategy street to the station to implement SER’s plan of separate entry and exit to tide over vehicular site visitors congestion on the entrance throughout peak hours.

Incidentally in 2010, then Food and Consumer Welfare Minister Sarada Prasad Nayak had ready a blueprint for improvement of the station’s surrounding areas by spending Rs 30,000 from personal assets.

Nayak, the present MLA of Rourkela and chairman of Sundargarh district planning committee, stated within the blueprint, he had steered provision for pre-paid taxi and auto-rickshaw companies with correct parking services apart from beautification and revamp of the station’s facade. However, the SER by no means confirmed any curiosity, he claimed.   

Currently, the SER is executing numerous initiatives contained in the railway station together with development of platform no 6 and a foot over bridge, addition of passenger facilities, carry and escalator services. The SER can also be creating the newly-constructed second entrance on the northern aspect.

During his go to to the railway station on July 10, Railway Board Chairman and chief govt officer VK Tripathi had stated that a number of initiatives had been underway in view of the mega hockey occasion. If the necessity arises, extra initiatives might be sanctioned, he added.

ROURKELA: As the Steel City gears as much as co-host the Men’s Hockey World Cup in January 2023, the South Eastern Railway (SER) appears to have closed its eyes to the event of circulating areas of Rourkela railway station.

With solely 5 months on fingers, the SER is but to make any efforts to develop the station’s fundamental entrance on the southern aspect and beautify the encircling areas.The railway station’s fundamental entrance would be the solely gateway for practice travellers throughout the showpiece hockey occasion, however it continues to put on a congested and unimpressive look.

While no steps have been taken to provide the gateway a facelift and develop the close by areas, the Rourkela Smart City Ltd (RSCL) is widening the slender strategy street to the station to implement SER’s plan of separate entry and exit to tide over vehicular site visitors congestion on the entrance throughout peak hours.

Incidentally in 2010, then Food and Consumer Welfare Minister Sarada Prasad Nayak had ready a blueprint for improvement of the station’s surrounding areas by spending Rs 30,000 from personal assets.

Nayak, the present MLA of Rourkela and chairman of Sundargarh district planning committee, stated within the blueprint, he had steered provision for pre-paid taxi and auto-rickshaw companies with correct parking services apart from beautification and revamp of the station’s facade. However, the SER by no means confirmed any curiosity, he claimed.   

Currently, the SER is executing numerous initiatives contained in the railway station together with development of platform no 6 and a foot over bridge, addition of passenger facilities, carry and escalator services. The SER can also be creating the newly-constructed second entrance on the northern aspect.

During his go to to the railway station on July 10, Railway Board Chairman and chief govt officer VK Tripathi had stated that a number of initiatives had been underway in view of the mega hockey occasion. If the necessity arises, extra initiatives might be sanctioned, he added.