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 Redevelopment of Kurnool City Railway Station.

Kurnool City is one of the Important “A” (Now NSG-4) category station on HYB
Division. KRNT has been included in the list of 67 stations by Railway board which has to be
upgraded. The main emphasis with regard to upgradation is to bring visible improvement
without construction all over.

The following structural changes have been taken up so as to bring visible changes and
to address the present need but also cater to future anticipated traffic –

1. Then Existing RMS office, Electrical Sub-station, Parking sheds need to be relocated
on functional basis and area so obtained to be amalgamated to Exg. Circulating area
for addressing to bonafide passengers

2. The existing SCRMU, SCRES and ALRSC & ST organization offices need to be
relocated for providing parking sheds for different vehicular types.

3. The existing water tank need to be shifted so as make way for grand entry and to
decongest the entry to station.

4. The FOB alignment which is perpendicular to track is to be made parallel to track for
ease of use and to pave way for providing ample circulating area.

The cost of the Redevelopment of KRNT station work is Rs. 14.99 Crores including
4.20 Cr for relocation of SCRES, SCRMU, SCRSC & ST offices along with RMS,
Electrical substation, Over head water tank & parking with the following break up

Engg.& Commercial Cost = Rs. 11.57 Crores
Electrical Cost = Rs.1.35 Crores
S & T Cost = Rs. 1.97 Crores

Major works taken up are as under

 The Elevated Overhead tank (Capacity 50,000 Ltrs) has been relocated
 RMS office and Sub-station has been relocated
 Shifted of SCRES, SCRMU, SCR SC & ST offices along with RMS, Electrical
substation has been completed.
 Drainage system of entire station building area has been improved.
 Work of provision of two lifts has been completed.
 The façade of Old station building has been improved
 Construction of New station building is completed
 The entrance arch 15m wide both for entry and exit completed
 Fabrication work for parking sheds completed
 Drainage arrangement work of old station building completed.
 Improvements to Circulating area is completed (Increased from 4500 Sqm to
11200 Sqm)
 Circulating area provided with Airport type lighting arrangement.
 Provision of 100 Ft monumental flag has been completed.

 Provided 5 line Train indication Boards 02 Nos, Platform TIBs 04 Nos, At a
glance display boards on platform No: 3, Digital GPS clocks 05 Nos.

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