Mumbai, May 22 (UNI) The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus building, which is the glory of Mumbai city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, will be redeveloped under the Amrut Bharat Station Scheme and a fund of Rs 2,800 crore will be made available for this, said Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday.

He made this announcement after participating in a virtual programme organised in Bikaner where Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 103 railway stations in the country, which were redeveloped under the Amrut Bharat Railway Station Scheme. Governor C P Radhakrishnan was also present on the occasion.

Interacting with media after the programme, he said that Indian Railways is being transformed through railways like Vande Bharat Railway, Namo Bharat Railway, Amrut Bharat Railway.

A railway network longer than Germany's railway network has been built in last 11 years under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he informed.

All railway stations are being developed on the lines of airports with availability of modern facilities for the common citizens, he said and added that with this, Indian Railways is now included among the modern railway systems of the world.

The redevelopment of 15 stations in Maharashtra, including suburban stations of Parel, Chinchpokli, Matunga and Wadala Road in Mumbai, have been redeveloped and inaugurated today.

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