Delhi’s Anand Vihar rail terminal to open on Dec 21

The railways has decided to throw open the Anand Vihar mega railway terminal to passengers on December 21, a move which will help decongest New Delhi railway station ahead of the Commonwealth Games next year.

According to railway sources, the Railway Minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, is likely to inaugurate the station.

The terminal will be integrated with the inter-state bus terminus, located close by, and the Anand Vihar Delhi Metro station which is expected to be inaugurated by month-end, thus transforming the area into a major transportation hub.

By the time of the commencement of the Commonwealth Games in October 2010, several trains to East would have been shifted to the Anand Vihar terminal.

The Rs 240-crore station, complete with modern amenities like ATM, foreign exchange counters and touch-screen enquiry system, will be opened with three platforms and a latest coach maintenance yard in the first phase.

The terminal, being developed as a greenfield project, will be the only station in the country having a station yard for loading and unloading parcels.