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SHRI SURESH PRABHU, HON'BLE MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS INAUGURATES NEW ESCALATOR AT UDUPI RAILWAY STATION AND LAYS FOUNDATION STONE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF MRPL SIDING WORK

18-January-2016

SHRI SURESH PRABHU, HON'BLE MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS INAUGURATES
NEW  ESCALATOR AT UDUPI RAILWAY STATION AND LAYS FOUNDATION STONE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF MRPL SIDING WORK

PROVISION OF NEW ESCALATOR AT UDUPI STATION:

Passenger amenities play a vital role in Customer Satisfaction. Konkan Railway is always one step ahead in ensuring the comfort of passengers travelling over its route. Therefore, a New Escalator at Udupi Railway station at the cost of `130.08 Lacs for the convenience of it's passengers has been constructed as a part of passenger amenities. Lot of passengers visit Udupi even for pilgrimage and hence this Escalator will prove to be a boon to them. This Escalator was constructed within 6 months including construction of steps and dome.

Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon'ble Minister for Railways inaugurated the newly constructed  Escalator on 18th January 2016 at Udupi.

COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR MANGALORE REFINERY & PETROCHEMICAL LIMITED (MRPL) SIDING:

The proposed construction of Railway siding of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemical Limited (MRPL) which is taking off from Thokur Station is proposed for the transportation of solid and liquid products like Pet coke, Polypropylene, Sulphur, Bitumen. On an average 2800 MT products per day which is an incremental loading of one million MT per year is expected to be transported by Railway. With the construction of a Railway Siding, the entire product can be loaded in train inside MRPL premises itself. If it is transported by road, it requires multiple handling and road congestion.  It will not be out of the place to mention herein that transportation of these products is safer by Railway.

Therefore it is proposed to construct a Railway siding in MRPL premises having 1.5 Km length with two lines, which will take off from Thokur Station. This two lines siding will comprise of 800 mts (with total length of 1.75 kms from the take off point with an approximate cost of ` 46 Crs. Construction of this siding will be completed within 24 months.

Commencement of Construction Work for MRPL siding has been announced by  Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon'ble Minister for Railways on 18/01/2016.


Siddheshwar Telugu
GM (Admin) & CPRO / KRCL

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