Lok Sabha Question No. 882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Modernisation of Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.882 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## MODERNISATION OF STATIONS

## 882.  SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has a major programme for modernization of Railway stations in the country;
- (b)    if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  number  of  stations identified and total cost of the projects;
- (c)    whether  any  stations  in  Gujarat  including  Saurashtra  region have been identified for the purpose and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)   the time limit fixed for completing the projects?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 882 BY SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2018 REGARDING MODERNISATION OF STATIONS

( a) to (c): Union Cabinet approved Railways' proposal for redevelopment  of  'A-1'  and  'A'  category  stations  (total  about  400 stations)  on  'as  is  where  is'  basis,  by  inviting  open  bids  from interested  parties  with  their  designs  and  business  ideas  duly providing  for  amenities  and  other  requirements  of  the  Railways including  permitting  commercial  development  of  real  estate  by Zonal Railways.

Accordingly, station redevelopment program by Zonal Railways was launched on 08.02.2017. Following 23 stations were taken up for bidding in first phase: -

|   S. No. | Name of Station    | State          | S. No.   | Name of station   | State           |
|----------|--------------------|----------------|----------|-------------------|-----------------|
|        1 | Lokmanya Tilak (T) | Maharashtra    | 13       | Faridabad         | Haryana         |
|        2 | Pune               | Maharashtra    | 14       | Jammu Tawi        | Jammu & Kashmir |
|        3 | Thane              | Maharashtra    | 15       | Secunderabad      | Andhra Pradesh  |
|        4 | Mumbai Central     | Maharashtra    | 16       | Vijayawada        | Andhra Pradesh  |
|        5 | Bandra Terminus    | Maharashtra    | 17       | Ranchi            | Jharkhand       |
|        6 | Borivali           | Maharashtra    | 18       | Chennai Central   | Tamilnadu       |
|        7 | Howrah             | West Bengal    | 19       | Kozhikode         | Kerala          |
|        8 | Visakhapatnam      | Andhra Pradesh | 20       | Yashwantpur       | Karnataka       |
|        9 | Kanpur Central     | Uttar Pradesh  | 21       | Bangalore Cantt   | Karnataka       |
|       10 | Allahabad          | Uttar Pradesh  | 22       | Indore            | Madhya Pradesh  |
|       11 | Kamakhya           | Assam          | 23       | Bhopal            | Madhya Pradesh  |
|       12 | Udaipur City       | Rajasthan      |          |                   |                 |

In the first phase of redevelopment for 23 stations, bids only for Jammu  Tawi  and  Kozhikode  Railway  Stations  have  been  received and are under evaluation.

A dedicated organization viz. Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Ltd. (IRSDC) was set up in the year 2012 for the purpose of station redevelopment on Indian Railways. Seven stations viz., Anand Vihar, Bijwasan, Chandigarh, Habibganj (Bhopal), Shivaji Nagar (Pune), Surat and Gandhinagar have been entrusted to Indian  Railway  Stations  Development  Corporation  Ltd.  (IRSDC)  for redevelopment.

Out of the above eight stations, offers have been finalized for Habibganj and Gandhinagar and Letter of award has been issued on 07.06.2016 and 03.01.2017 respectively and works are in progress.

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, Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Nellore, Madgaon, Lucknow, Gomtinagar, Kota, Thane New, Ernakulam Jn. and Puducherry have been taken up for redevelopment under this scheme, jointly by Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) & National Building Construction Company (NBCC). Bids for Gomtinagar has been invited on 06.01.2018.

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

The cost of station redevelopment is to be met by leveraging commercial development of vacant land/air space in and around the station. Therefore, railway funds are not required for station redevelopment  projects.  Such  projects  shall  generally be  cost neutral to Railways. (d):    As  these  projects  are  complex  in  nature  and  require  detailed techno-economic feasibility studies, no time frame has been presently set for completion of these projects. *****