THIRD PASSENGER TERMINAL IN KOLKATA
The Railways will
construct a third passenger terminal at Chitpur in Kolkata. This
will be done by shifting of Ultadanga Coal Yard to Tala Circular
Railway Station.
The existing passenger
terminals at Howrah and Sealdah are saturated necessiting construction
of a third passenger terminal.
The work for construction
of new passenger terminal at Chitpur has been included in the
Railway Budget of 2003-2004 at a cost of Rs. 78 crores.
Chitpur has been
found suitable because of availability of space for construction
of a new passenger terminal in Kolkata Metropolitan area. This
also has clearance of the State Government.
For construction
of Chitpur passenger terminal, the existing coal yard has to be
closed down. With the dismantling of the existing coal yard, an
alternative arrangement for coal traffic at a nearby place has
been proposed. The locations of the existing and proposed site
for coal traffic handling are just opposite to each other having
same impact on the surrounding area.
The plan for a new
passenger terminal at Chitpur has also been accepted by the Kolkata
Metropolitan Development Authority.
