Title - Foot bridge from Vishnu Nivasam to Tirupati rail station

TIRUPATI: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams with the support of railway authorities are planning to provide more facilities to pilgrims, TTD board chairman K Bapiraju has announced.Addressing media persons in SVETA, here, he said that Tirupati being a pilgrim town, is the highest revenue earner for the railways, with thousands of pilgrims visiting Tirumala every day from across the country to have darshan of Lord Venkateswara.He said they have planned to construct a foot over bridge connecting Vishnu Nivasam and railway station and asked the concerned officials to prepare and submit the design of the plan within a fortnight to railway DRM's office. The DRM will take a decision after considering the designs, he added.A TTD information centre will also come up at the railway station shortly to provide necessary information regarding accommodation, darshan and other facilities, he said.Railway e-Ticket counters will also be set up in Srinivasam, Vishnu Nivasam and SV guest house for the sake of the pilgrims, he added.