Lok Sabha Question No. 876 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Modernization of Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, AJAY (TENI) MISRA

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.876 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## MODERNIZATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS

876.  SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of railway stations developed/selected for development by the Government to provide world class facilities to the passengers across the country including Uttar Pradesh so far, zone-wise;
- (b)  the  existing  policy  for  revamping  and  transforming  of  railway stations;
- (c) whether the Government has sought participation of private sector in modernization of railway stations across the country;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  response  of  the  private sector thereto;
- (e) whether the Government has signed Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) with foreign countries in this regard;
- (f)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  country-wise  along  with  the  terms  and conditions of such MoUs; and
- (g)  the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide world class facilities in all the railway stations of the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (g): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (g)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.876  BY  SHRI  BHARTRUHARI  MAHTAB, SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE AND SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2018 REGARDING MODERNIZATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS (a):  In  the  1 st   phase  of  Redevelopment  programme  of  stations,  the following 23 stations were taken up for bidding: -

|   S. No. | Name of Station    | Zonal Railway      | S.No. Name   | of station       | Zonal Railway   |
|----------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|
|        1 | Lokmanya Tilak (T) | Central            | 13           | Vijayawada       | South Central   |
|        2 | Pune               | Central            | 14           | Ranchi           | South Eastern   |
|        3 | Thane              | Central            | 15           | Chennai Central  | Southern        |
|        4 | Howrah             | Eastern            | 16           | Kozhikode        | Southern        |
|        5 | Visakhapatnam      | East Coast         | 17           | Yashwantpur      | South Western   |
|        6 | Kanpur Central     | North Central      | 18           | Bangalore Cantt. | South Western   |
|        7 | Allahabad          | North Central      | 19           | Mumbai Central   | Western         |
|        8 | Kamakhya           | Northeast Frontier | 20           | Bandra Terminus  | Western         |
|        9 | Udaipur City       | North Western      | 21           | Borivali         | Western         |
|       10 | Faridabad          | Northern           | 22           | Indore           | Western         |
|       11 | Jammu Tawi         | Northern           | 23           | Bhopal           | West Central    |
|       12 | Secunderabad       | South Central      |              |                  |                 |

Out  of  the  23  stations  mentioned  above,  bids  were  received for Jammu Tawi and Kozhikode stations only, which are under evaluation. No  bids  were  received  for  18  stations. In view  of the not-soencouraging response, bids for three stations were foreclosed.

Seven stations viz., Anand Vihar (Delhi, Northern Railway), Bijwasan  (Delhi,  Northern  Railway),  Chandigarh  (Northern  Railway), Habibganj (Bhopal, West Central Railway), Shivaji Nagar (Pune, Central Railway), Surat (Western Railway) and Gandhinagar (Western Railway) have been entrusted to Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Ltd. (IRSDC) for redevelopment.

An MOU has been signed by Ministry of Railways with Ministry of Urban Development for integrated  planning  for  station  redevelopment projects in cities identified as SMART cities in association with Smart City authorities. Ten (10) stations i.e; Tirupati (South Central Railway), Delhi Sarai Rohilla (Northern Railway), Nellore (South Central Railway), Madgaon (South Western Railway), Lucknow (Northern Railway), Gomtinagar  (North  Eastern  Railway),  Kota  (West  Central  Railway), Thane  New  (Central  Railway),  Ernakulam  Jn.  (Southern  Railway)  and Puducherry (Southern Railway) have been taken up for redevelopment under this scheme.

Rail Land Development Authority has been entrusted to redevelop Safdarjung Station in New Delhi along with IRCON.

- (b): Indian Railways intends to offer important stations 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  is  to  be  met  by leveraging commercial development of land and air space in and around the stations.
- (e) and (f): Ministry of Railways have signed Memorandum  of Understandings (MoUs) along with the following for Technical Cooperation in Railway Sector wherein Station Development is one of the cooperation areas:-

(c)  and  (d):  Yes,  Madam.  The  following  private  parties  have  shown interest in modernization of railway stations in the country:

|   S.No. | Name of station     | Details of developers/ real estate agency                                                                                                                                | Action taken                                                                                                                                                         |
|---------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Habibganj (Bhopal)  | 1. M/s. Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Ltd. 2.Consortium of Bansal Construction Works Pvt. Ltd. & Prakash Asphaltings & Toll Highways (India)Ltd. 3. M/s. GMR Highways Ltd. | The proposal from Consortium of Bansal Construction Works Pvt. Ltd. & Prakash Asphaltings & Toll Highways (India) Ltd. has been accepted and the work has commenced. |
|       2 | Gandhinagar         | M/s. Kunal Structure (India) Pvt. Ltd., Rajkot.                                                                                                                          | The proposal has been accepted and the work has commenced.                                                                                                           |
|       3 | Jammu Tawi          | M/s. Gawar-SRV (JV), Hisar.                                                                                                                                              | The proposal has been taken up for evaluation.                                                                                                                       |
|       4 | Kozhikode (Calicut) | The Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society Ltd., Kerala                                                                                                           | The proposal has been taken up for evaluation.                                                                                                                       |

Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development of the Slovak Republic. 1. Department  of  Transport  of  the  Government  of  the  United  Kingdom  of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 2. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport & Tourism of Japan 3. Ministry of Railway of the Government of the Peoples' Republic of China 4. The Joint Stock Company 'Russian Railways' 5. Czech Railways (CESKE DRAHY) of the Czech Republic and Association of Czech Railway Industry (ACRI) of the Czech Republic. 6. SNCF, the French National Railway. 7. DB International GMBH, Germany 8. Ministry of Mobility of the Kingdom of Belgium The above MoUs provide for  cooperation  through  expert  meetings, information  exchange  and  implementation  of  jointly  agreed  cooperation projects. (g): Ministry of Railways is formulating revised schemes  for station redevelopment on fast  track.    A  Draft  Cabinet  Note  has  been  prepared  in this regard and has been sent for Inter-Ministerial consultations. *****