Indian Railway Budget - Mumbai will have 38 Adarsh railway stations
Railway Budget - Union railway minister Mamata Banerjee in her Indian railway budget hopes to make 38 railway stations in Maharashtra out of 375 in the country ‘Adarsh’ (model) stations. She defines an Adarsh station - Developing stations with basic facilities such as drinking water, adequate toilets, catering services, waiting rooms and dormitories especially for lady passengers, better signage and other basic facilities which are universally available.
The stations in Mumbai are Andheri, Bandra, Belapur, Charni Road, Chembur, Churchgate, Currey Road, Dadar, Dahanu Road, Dockyard Road, Dombivili, Ghatkopar, Karjat, Kasara, Khopoli, King’s Circle, Kurla, Malad, Marine Lines, Matunga, Mira Road, Mulund, Mumbai Central (local), Nahur, Naigaon, Sanpada, Santa Cruz, Sewri, Tilak Nagar, Turbhe, Ulhasnagar, Vashi and Virar.
Union railway minister also intends to go ahead with developing Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Pune and Nagpur stations in Maharashtra as world class stations.
Nursing college at Kalyan
Of the 18 locations identified for openingmedical colleges to provide higher education facilities to new generation of railway employees, one will be in Nagpur. Railways also plans to open seven nursing colleges across the country, including one at Kalyan.
Raliway Budget - Whats in it for the commuters from Mumbai
