{"id":287214,"date":"2024-03-16T16:43:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T11:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=287214"},"modified":"2024-03-16T16:43:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T11:13:10","slug":"railways-multi-modal-transport-hubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/railways-multi-modal-transport-hubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Railways Multi-modal transport hubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source<\/strong>-This post on<strong> Railways Multi-modal transport hubs<\/strong> is based on the article &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/viksit-bharat-indian-railways-to-create-mega-terminals-hubs\/article67954759.ece#:~:text=The%20Indian%20Railways%20will%20create,s%20'Viksit%20Bharat'%20initiative.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Railways plans to develop multi-modal transport hubs<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; published in &#8220;<strong>The Hindu<\/strong>&#8221; on 15th March 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Why in the News?<\/h2>\n<p>The Indian Railways aims to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">establish mega railway terminals featuring multi-modal connectivity<\/span> in aspirational <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">cities with a population of more than 10 lakh nationwide<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The programme is <span style=\"color: #333333;\">part of the<\/span> infrastructure being developed for Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s \u2018<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Viksit Bharat\u2019 initiative<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2>What are Railways multi-modal transport hubs?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_287220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-287220\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-287220 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Multi-modal-transport-hubs.png?resize=450%2C255&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Multi-modal transport hubs\" width=\"450\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Multi-modal-transport-hubs.png?w=954&amp;ssl=1 954w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Multi-modal-transport-hubs.png?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Multi-modal-transport-hubs.png?resize=768%2C435&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-287220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- The Hindu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>1. About<\/strong>&#8211; These are <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">infrastructure projects created by railway authorities<\/span> to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">consolidate different modes of transportation<\/span>, including trains, buses, taxis, and other public transit options,<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> at a single site<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Critical junctures<\/strong>&#8211; These hubs act as pivotal points for passengers to transition between various modes of travel, improving connectivity and ensuring more seamless journeys.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Amenities<\/strong>&#8211; These hubs may offer additional amenities like <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">parking, waiting areas<\/span>, and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">shops<\/span> to accommodate travelers&#8217; needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> <strong>The &#8220;PM Gati Shakti Master Plan&#8221;<\/strong> has been launched, aiming to boost multi-model connectivity and governance in India for the 21st century.<\/p>\n<h2>What is PM Gati Shakti?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Gati Shakti is a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">digital platform<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> It will bring 16 Ministries including Railways and Roadways together for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><strong>Read more<\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pm-gati-shakti-national-infrastructure-master-plan\/#gsc.tab=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PM Gati Shakti<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus- Indian Economy (Infrastructure)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source-This post on Railways Multi-modal transport hubs is based on the article &#8220;Railways plans to develop multi-modal transport hubs&#8221; published in &#8220;The Hindu&#8221; on 15th March 2024. Why in the News? The Indian Railways aims to establish mega railway terminals featuring multi-modal connectivity in aspirational cities with a population of more than 10 lakh nationwide.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/railways-multi-modal-transport-hubs\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Railways Multi-modal transport hubs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,3127],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-287214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-economy","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287214\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}