CHANDIGARH, Punjab—In commemoration of the 550th birthday celebrations of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the Northern Railway Authorities of India have announced to build a magnificent facade of Sultanpur Lodhi railway station.
Sharing the development with media, the Divisional Railway Manager Rajesh Aggarwal said that the structure would be symbolic to the theme of ‘tera’ (all is yours), inspired by the teachings of Guru Nanak Sahib, the founder of Sikhism.
It is learnt that the proposed structure will be a marvelous piece of modern Sikh style architecture. The idea is based on the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev.
“The 13 arches on each side of the station slowly rising towards the center will depict surrender to the almighty,” informed Aggarwal while adding that the Railway is getting ready to cater to the needs of lakhs of pilgrims expected to arrive in Sultanpur Lodhi on this sacred eve.
“Since the approach to the Sultanpur Lodhi is through two railway crossings, it has been decided to convert both as a railway underpass for uninterrupted flow of traffic during the celebration days,” Aggarwal informed.
He further informed that the project to construct a high-level platform and a foot-over-bridge to connect the platform for the convenience of the passengers, besides making other arrangements of water, waiting hall have also been planned.
