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Work starts on Pune station’s 5,800 sq m holding area
Work has begun on a 5,800-square-metre permanent holding area at Pune railway station, Hindustan Times reports. The facility aims to manage passenger rush during peak hours and create a smoother flow from…
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Work has begun on a 5,800-square-metre permanent holding area at Pune railway station, Hindustan Times reports. The facility aims to manage passenger rush during peak hours and create a smoother flow from entry to platforms. It will have three zones: pre-ticketing (1,570.6 sq m), ticketing (2,383.5 sq m), and post-ticketing (1,851.7 sq m), along with a 580 sq m drop-off and pedestrian plaza.
A roof will cover the holding area, which will have separate entry, circulation and exit routes. Automatic ticket vending machines will be in the pre-ticketing zone, and benches will be placed in the ticketing and post-ticketing areas. Hemant Kumar Behera, Pune railway division spokesperson, said the project will regulate passenger movement and reduce congestion in the station's circulating area and concourse.
The Indian Opinion
The holding area sounds like a sensible fix for Pune station's chronic crush, but similar projects often get stuck in delays or end up poorly integrated with the surrounding traffic and last-mile options. The real test will not be the blueprint but whether the facility opens before the next Ganeshotsav rush and actually moves passengers through without becoming another chokepoint. What is the contractor's deadline, and how will the Railways enforce it?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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