The Vijayawada division divisional railway manager has managed promised the doubling of the Vijayawada-Nidadavolu-Gudiwada lines and said that the works would begin soon. Talking about the budget for rail, he said over Rs 1500 cr has been set aside for the works of doubling these line he told the media. The tenders for the contracts have also been finalized he added.

These works are expected to take five years and they will be completed in diffrerent phases that have been spread around the five years. In the SCR railway division he said that premium facilities would be available to all the passengers in Vijayawada, and the department is working to achieve it soon he said.

Soon, escalators and the lift facilities would be setup at the Vijayawada railway station for the old and the disabled people. In terms of facilities Vijayawada would be the 8th best station in the nation after these changes are made.

(AW- Anil)