Saturday, 16 June 2007

Coming, world class railway stations

http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?id=efc06377-e6c3-4502-ad13-5e6a83ea9403&&Headline=Coming%2c+world+class+railway+stations

God knows we deserve this. It would be very interesting to see how they do it. I have seen railway stations around the country and making each one world class is a challenge on its own. The problems are not the same everywhere, and even if they are, the solutions cannot be the same.

For example in the Secunderabad railway station, the station is in the middle of a busy marketplace. Making the railway station world class should also involve making the approach to the place easier and convenient. Getting a vehicle through that area and parking it in the limited parking space available could be the biggest driving test known to man, in my opinion.

But over the past many years, the railway stations have improved- they are cleaner, information dissemination is better. We still have a long way to go though. Lets keep our fingers crossed.

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