Eight major railway stations in Kerala that will be redeveloped as world-class stations in the coming years will have sprawling air concourse located nine metres above the platforms and tracks, linking the first platform with others.
The 36-metre-wide concourse will be like a bridge that will provide seamless link between different platforms and will have ample space for passengers to wait until their train arrived. Conceived for optimal space utility on railway station premises, they would also have ample number of seats, eateries and other amenities, Rajendra Prasad Jingar, Chief Administrative Officer of Southern Railway, told The Hindu here on Monday.
Commuters wanting to board trains will still have direct access to platform one, while they can use escalator, lift or skywalk (which will be readied in prominent stations such as Ernakulam Junction) in order to enter the concourse, and can then use similar systems to reach their platform concerned when their train arrived.
