India Investing Big in Rail Station Vertical Transportation

With the aim of providing better amenities, the Indian Railway Ministry will make a budget provision of INR34 billion (US$532.4 million) to install about 3,000 escalators and 1,000 elevators at all major urban and suburban rail stations in the country, The Economic Times reported in January. According to the report, 372 escalators will be installed in the Kandivali, Matunga, Bandra, Churchgate, Dadar, Elphinstone Road, Mahalakshmi and Jogeshwari stations in Mumbai, with 2,589 planned for stations across the national rail network.