Lok Sabha Question No. 203 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-01
Subject: Modernisation of Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: K. GOPAL, CHHOTELAL

- (a) to (e)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.203 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2018

## MODERNISATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS

- *203.   DR. K. GOPAL: SHRI CHHOTE LAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has reviewed its 100 per cent electrification  policy  and  is  focusing  on  yearly  targets  actively and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has been trying to rope in the private sector for modernisation and redevelopment of railway stations in the country;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  together  with  the  names  of  stations proposed to be modernised and commercially developed;
- (d) whether it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  has  not  achieved  the desired results; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COAL, FINANCE AND CORPORATE  AFFAIRS

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. *****

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 203 BY DR. K. GOPAL AND SHRI CHHOTE LAL TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA  ON  01.08.2018  REGARDING MODERNISATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS

## (a) Indian  Railways  have  prepared  an  Action  Plan  to  optimally electrify balance Broad Gauge (BG) Routes in a phased manner.

Year wise details of balance BG rail routes planned for electrification is as under:-

| Year     |   Route Kilometer planned for electrification |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19  |                                          6000 |
| 2019-20  |                                          7000 |
| 2020-21* |                                         10500 |
| 2021-22* |                                         10500 |

*This includes 13675 RKM of section appearing in Budget 201819,  as  new  work,  which  will  be  taken  up  for  execution  only  after requisite sanctions.

(b) to (e) Indian Railways had advertised its plan to offer 'A-1' and 'A' category  stations  on  Indian  Railways  for  redevelopment  on  'as  is where  is'  basis,  by  inviting  open  bids  from  interested  parties  duly providing  for  amenities  and  other  requirements  of  the  Railways.  The cost of station redevelopment was to be met by leveraging commercial  development  of  land  and  air  space  in  and  around  the stations.    Twenty  three  stations  were  taken  up  for  bidding  in  first phase by Zonal Railways under the Program. Out of these 23 stations, bids were received for two stations only, viz. Jammu Tawi (Northern Railway) and Kozhikode (Southern Railway) stations, which are under evaluation. No bids were received for other stations.

Redevelopment of stations has also been taken up through Indian Railway  Stations  Development  Corporation  Limited  (IRSDC)  which  was set up in 2012 as a joint venture of IRCON International Limited (IRCON) and Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA).  IRSDC has been entrusted the work  of redevelopment  of Anand  Vihar, Bijwasan, Chandigarh, Gandhinagar, Habibganj (Bhopal), Surat and Shivaji Nagar (Pune) railway stations. Works have commenced  at  Habibganj  and Gandhinagar stations.    Bids  for  Surat  station  (Western  Railway)  and  Anand  Vihar, Bijwasan & Chandigarh (Northern Railway) have been invited.

Also, an MoU between Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) and NBCC  India  Ltd.  has  been  signed  for  development  of  the  following  10

stations:

Tirupati, Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Nellore, Madgaon, Lucknow, Gomtinagar, Kota, Thane new, Ernakulam Junction and   Puducherry.

Contracts  have  been  finalised  for  Gomtinagar  and  bids  have  been invited for Charbagh station (Lucknow) and Tirupati stations.

During  various  interactions  with  developers,  investors  and  other stakeholders, various issues including longer lease period for commercially developed assets, multiple sub leasing, no restrictions on usage,  guaranteed  time  bound  approval  by  Railways'  functionaries  and simplified  bid  procedures  were  repeatedly  raised.    Ministry  of  Railways has finalised revised schemes for station redevelopment on fast track.  A road  map  to  further  strengthen  and  empower  Indian  Railway  Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC), as nodal agency to undertake redevelopment of more stations through simpler and transparent bidding procedures  with  various  options  and  also  for  longer  lease  periods  for commercial  development  has  been  prepared.      Accordingly,  a  Cabinet note has been initiated seeking Cabinet approval on this revised strategy of station redevelopment programme.

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