Dakshina Kannada MP asks officials to prepare comprehensive plan for development of Farangipet railway station

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta has asked South Western Railway officials to ask the GM to prepare a comprehensive plan for the development of Farangipet railway station. The move is to decongest Mangaluru city railway stations.

Chairing a meeting of the railway officials from South western, southern and Konkan Railway Corporation at the DC's office in Mangaluru on Monday, he said Farangipet railway station needs to be developed. There is a need for preparing a comprehensive plan by considering various options.

The officials said that the detailed project report (DPR) for the Mangaluru Central Railway Station redevelopment work has been prepared and will be submitted to the Railway through the headquarters.  An additional stabling line will be provided at the Mangaluru Central railway station and the work will be executed during the year. The new stabling line will reduce the movement of rakes to Bunder via Pandeshwar level crossing in the city

Further, the officer said that once  the Goods shed at Ullal becomes fully functional, the Goods shed at  Bunder will be closed fully. Customers are also using the facility at Panambur. The MP directed officials to prepare a concrete plan to shift the goods shed in Bunder to Ullal and Panambur permanently.

On Pandeshwar level crossing, the officials said  that there is no feasibility for RuB.  MCC executive engineer Naresh Shenoy said that the NITK, Surathkal has been asked to conduct a feasibility report for RoB. The NITK has sought a survey report on the 500 metres radius of the area including water -level in the drains. MLA D Vedavyasa Kamath and MP Capt Chowta asked the MCC to submit the available data to the NITK, to prepare a feasibility study.

Corporator Premananda Shetty said that the width of the road at the level crossing should be widened to facilitate the easy flow of the traffic. The DC asked officials to explore all possibilities to widen the road.

Mahakalipadpu RuB to be ready by Jan

The officials said that the Mahakalipadpu twin RuB work will be completed by January 2025. The work on RuBs — pushing concrete boxes under the Shoranur-Mangaluru Junction line and constructing concrete boxes under the Shoranur-Mangaluru Central line will be completed and will be handed over to the concerned. Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner and MP asked Mangaluru Smart City Limited to take up the work on the connecting road parallelly, so that the RuB is opened for the traffic at the earliest. The RuBs are part of the four-laning of NH 66 Morgan’s Gate-Jeppinamogaru Junction being executed by the Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL).