Hindustan Times (Lucknow)

TICKET COUNTER AND ENTRANCE

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Rs 28 crore

the cost of each metro station. But the Singar Nagar Station -- the largest of all stations in city -- costs around Rs 45 crore. Metro stations from Transport Nagar to Charbagh (right) have been constructe­d by Systra consultant­s who have expertise in designing the metro stations across the world. They have designed the stations keeping in mind the culture and architectu­re of the city. Singar Nagar, Charbagh, Alambagh Bus Stand metro station are under watch of CCTV cams. Announceme­nt system has been installed at each metro station. Smart card dispensing and detecting machines are placed at the entrance. All the stations have been designed according to fourcoach standard gauge train platforms. The platforms would be of 140 meters in length, while concourse would be of 85 meters. The breadth of station would depend on the width of road available on each side of the median as the metro line is based in median of the road. All these stations have some commercial counters , shops, to sustain the revenue model so that the cost of maintenanc­e is recovered from them only.

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