Title - Bengaluru division of railway will enhance its railway stations for visually impared

Soon Bengaluru Division of Indian Railways will enhance its railway stations for visually impaired passengers. A year before Mysuru became the first station in India to install facilities for visually imapred, now Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna railway station in Bengaluru will offer the same facilities installed by the same non-government organization, which did on Mysuru railway station.

The Any Pryaas trust finalized its agreement with railways for all required infrastructure. There will not be any cost burden on railways as Trust will use sponsor’s money to develop the required the infrastructure.

National Federation of the Blind in Bengaluru is the main consultant for the development of the facilities in and around the station. Installing Braille Platform Indicators is one of the most useful techniques embossed in the railings that lead visually impaired people to all 10 platforms of the stations. It is the best way to make visually impaired person to navigate onto platforms.

A tactile map will act as a blueprint of railway station to make them understand the facilities available on the station. Also, an itinerary in Braille can provide the full list of trains that arrives and departs from the station.