Puducherry Railway Station
Puducherry Railway Station, Puducherry
The Railways has embarked on an ambitious project to redevelop 403 stations along with the development of the vacant parcels with the participation of private players, public sector and foreign agencies.
Redevelopment of railway stations has become the nation’s integral part of the Smart City Development Plan. Rail Land Development Authority joined hands with National Building Construction Corporation
for the redevelopment of 10 railway stations across the country on global standards (Pondicherry being one of them).
The Puducherry railway line is one of the oldest rail links in India and it was constructed in the year 1879 by the Puducherry Railway Company during the period of the French and British rule in India. Under
the supervision of the South Indian Railway with the object of connecting the town and the port of Puducherry with South India and to develop the resources of the Puducherry Territory, Puducherry is
connected by a railway branch line from the five-way junction at Villupuram and Chennai.
The proposed design builds upon the rich architectural heritage at pondicherry ,white reflecting a light modern facade.