Belgium to help India modernise railway stations

[RISING SUN]

Belgium to help India modernise railway stations

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New Delhi: Indian Railways on Thursday signed an agreement with Belgium to modernise and make some of the country's railway stations world class, said an official statement.

"Indian and Belgian railways will benefit with mutual consultation and exchange of information services on development and modernisation of railway stations," Railway Minister Mukul Roy said after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Didier Reynders, who is also Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs.

According to Roy, ties between the countries would strengthen with sharing of design and current practices in railway infrastructure and deputation of experts in areas of mutual interest.
Belgium to help India modernise railway stations

The countries have decided to form steering and working groups of experts to determine and define scope and modalities of activities and projects, he said.

Roy said Belgian government-owned companies such as Euro Station and Euro Immostar have vast experience in developing stations.

"These companies have extensive expertise in transforming historical railway stations into the modern international terminals and the experience gained by them can be emulated in India after suitable adaptation to Indian conditions," he said.

Reynders said Indian Railways was a focus sector of his country's economic diplomacy.

According to him, several Belgium or Belgium-based companies were already present in India and their activities ranged from fastening and coating of rails to delivery of parts for train construction and software for safety and network management.

Indian Railway Board chairman Vinay Mittal and Belgium's Ambassador to India Pier Vaesen were present on the occasion.
Belgium to help India modernise railway stations - India News - IBNLive

 

[IndoUS]

Good move, the railway stations in some of the major cities need a good modernization program like they are doing at the airports and with the metro.

 

[Ajaxpaul]

desperately needs up-gradation.

 

[hankau62]

Well better take help from Germany or Holland. Belgium's train network is poor compared to previous two.

 

[RISING SUN]

Well better take help from Germany or Holland. Belgium's train network is poor compared to previous two.

Maybe but certainly better than Indian railway network. Everything comes at a cost. question is whether will you pay hefty price for it?

 

[joekrish]

A big yeh, yeh. Some of the stations need magic.

 

[KALKI]

Awsum! Another opportunity for our babus for making some quick buckks. I smell another opportunity for high level corruption. What's in this that we can't do ourself?

Or are we to believe that a country planning a mission to Mars can't even build proper railway stations?

WTF!

 

[Ajaxpaul]

Well better take help from Germany or Holland. Belgium's train network is poor compared to previous two.

Belgium wont be upgrading our train or rail....only stations.

Read the article..

 

[FNFAL]

Belgium wont be upgrading our train or rail....only stations.

Read the article..

Even that would help...given the state some of our stations are in.. Very few stations have stairways designed for people with mobility challenges.. forget ramps, even the staircases are so steep that many a times i find aged/frail people huffing on their way up.
I believe a better ergonomically designed station would beneifit us all.

 

[Fazlu]

Desperately needed. Good move.

 

[hankau62]

Maybe but certainly better than Indian railway network. Everything comes at a cost. question is whether will you pay hefty price for it?

Price of consulting and suggestions will be comparable. First you have to decide which country's train station model can be implemented to India case,wrt to traffic handling.

Belgium wont be upgrading our train or rail....only stations.

Read the article..

They will just give design suggestions.

 

[Ajaxpaul]

Beijing railway station is better than Beijing Airport.

 

[kingkobra]

Ever seen Railway station in New Mumbai? they are already better than most of Indian railway stations and developed by CIDCO..