Rs4.41-crore building at Andheri station opened

Lakhs of rail commuters in Andheri have a reason to cheer. The Rs4.41 crore swanky Andheri station building was formally opened to the public on Monday.

“The new state-of-the-art station building has ground plus two floor structure and will ease commuters’ movement on the crowded east side. The aesthetics of the building and interiors are attractive and designed keeping in mind the requirements of the people,” WR chief spokesperson Sharat Chandrayan said.

The building has been merged with the MMRDA skywalk that is under construction and the footover bridges. The second floor is being constructed and will be completed within four months.

The building has 10 unreserved ticket counters, eight reservation ticket counters, public toilets and even two lifts and food plaza on the ground floor.

The under-construction sky walk from SN Road will be connected to the second floor and commuters can directly enter the second floor of the building.