Railway minister inspects Pune railway station
PUNE:
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav
on Saturday evening said that the
Pune railway station
will be re-developed keeping in mind of the city’s heritage and culture.
Vaishnav was in the city to attend the meeting of the BJP which is to be held on Sunday at Balewadi. He came down to the Pune rail division and he, along with senior railway officials took a round of the Pune railway station.
“The Pune railway station is important for us and the city’s overall development. We plan to re-develop the same. However, work will happen in phases and not in one go,” the minister said.
He added that development of the Pune-Lonavla ghat section and the Kasara-Igatpuri section was also important. “The trains along these sections operate amidst challenges of slopes, sharp turns and elevations. There are plans to develop these two sections so that the movement of trains are safe and passengers too feel safe while on their trips,” he added.
He said that talks were on between state government and centre on the issues related to the Pune-Nashik semi high speed rail project.