MVRC to adopt double discharge design for bridges at railway stations

The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) plans to adopt the double discharge design at various railway stations. These double design discharge bridges are famous in France and use two landings on the platform whereby the upper landing has an escalator and the lower deck consists of a staircase with a little horizontal space between them. Currently, the new bridge design is planned on the Western Railway zone, before being implemented at railway stations on the Central Railway zone. The move is aimed to increase the capacity of stations without building foot overbridges as it is the ideal solution considering the space constraint on platforms. Further, the double discharge bridges will also clear the passenger load at a faster speed.