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LTT to replace Dadar as outstation hub

Manthan K Mehta TNN

Mumbai: Dadar will cease to be a station for long-distance trains in five or six years,by when Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) will be upgraded from five to 12 platforms to bear Dadars load.At present,Dadar serves eight long-distance trains.Platform lengths at Dadar cannot be increased because of space constraints,preventing us from running longer trains, said a Central Railway (CR) official.
The Railway Board has accepted a proposal by CR to upgrade LTT,which will bring facilities there on a par with that at the airport,though on a smaller scale,the official said.It will have seamless connectivity with other modes of transport.There will be a mall,multi-storey parking,escalators,restaurants,food courts,better signage and indicators,budget hotels and an aesthetically pleasing exterior and interior.
The project will be implemented on public-private partnership (PPP) at an estimated cost of Rs 5,000-6,000 crore.It will be executed by the Railway Land Development Authority by using 20 acres of land that CR possesses around LTT