Kollam: Southern Railway has taken up Kollam Junction railway station for redevelopment in order to offer a world-class ambience, futuristic infra and airport-like facilities for passengers. Kollam Junction railway station is one of the busiest railheads in Kerala. Categorized under “NSG-3” stations, Kollam Junction is the second busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of trains handled per day. Now the redevelopment work is underway and progressing at a steady pace.
Recent Work done
· Site office, Laboratory facilities, Storage facilities construction completed and inaugurated.
· Foundation for Gang restroom completed
· Site safety Barricading
· Casting of Test piles for MLCP building completed
· Demolition of the existing building for making right of way completed for Phase -1 works
Work executed already
· All the mandatory clearances have been obtained
· To facilitate necessary construction works, the shifting of materials and facilities from the Southern Terminal building site has been completed
· Site topographical survey, drone survey, soil investigation and Validation of Master Plan completed
· PMS services were awarded and started functioning in Nov 2022
· Demolition of offices completed for facilitating the construction of Terminals
· Demolition of staff quarters done and alternate accommodation has been provided for residents
Other Work in progress
· The construction of the site office for Project Management Consultancy is in progress
· Erection of the Concrete batching plant is nearing completion
· Augmentation of raw materials for concreting is being collected and stored
· Ancillary building works in full swing
· Foundation for service building in progress
· Earth work for the foundation of the SSE Office & Substation in progress
· Around 36 existing facilities including the Railway Magistrate court, RMS, Parcel Office and Crew Control Office are being shifted to temporary facilities for fast-tracking of commencement of South terminal construction by 15 months.
Kollam Junction Station Redevelopment:
A Tender was awarded for the redevelopment work in August 2022 as an EPC contract to M/s RITES – SCWPL (JV), Bangalore for an amount of Rs. 361.18 Cr. The project envisages redevelopment of the Southern and Northern sides of the existing station. South Terminal building is planned as G+3 structure with amenities of world-class standard. The newly redeveloped Kollam junction station will have ample number of lifts and escalators, multi-level car parking, pick-up and drop-off facilities and dedicated arrival and departure concourse. The redevelopment work is slated for completion in another 33 months.