Redevelopment of railway stations on the basis of proposals obtained through open invitation from interested parties

17-07-2015

Redevelopment of railway stations on the basis of proposals obtained through open invitation from interested parties

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for redevelopment of railway stations o­n 'as is where is' basis, through open invitation from interested parties with their designs and business ideas including permitting commercial development of real estate by the Zonal Railways.

‘A-1’ and ‘A’ category stations (about 400) shall be offered for redevelopment by inviting open bids from interested parties. These stations are to be developed by leveraging real estate development of land and air space in and around the stations.

This approval will enable the Ministry of Railways to accelerate the redevelopment of ‘A-1’ and ‘A’ category stations. These categories of stations are generally located in metros, major cities, pilgrimage centres and important tourist destinations across the country. It will also encourage innovative ideas from interested parties at no cost to the Railways.

Of these 14 (Fourteen) A-1 category stations of Northern Railway are:

Delhi, New Delhi, Hazrat Nizammudin, Anand Vihar, Jammu Tawi, Lucknow, Varanasi, Ambala Cant, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Bareliey, Haridwar and Dehradun.

Further, 49 stations of A category have been chosen for development under this scheme. Out of these 49 A category stations, 04 stations are located in Delhi Area, 24 in Uttar Pradesh, 9 in Haryana, 11 in Punjab and 1 in Jammu and Kashmir state.