Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Aug 3: “The union government has decided to upgrade Mangaluru Junction railway station to international standard under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay foundation for the same through video conferencing on August 6,” said MP Nalin Kumar Kateel.
Nalin also thanked PM Modi and union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav, who took the initiative to upgrade Mangaluru Junction train station to an international level.
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman had announced that Mangaluru Junction, Mangaluru Central, Bantwal and Subramanya railway stations will be upgraded under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in the budget of 2023 – 24.
Mangaluru Junction train station will be upgraded at a cost of Rs 19.32 crore. Development of other train stations under this scheme will be undertaken soon.