Lok Sabha Question No. 3472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Upgradation of Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3472 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## UPGRADATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS

†3472.  SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA: SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Railways has decided to upgrade 400 railway stations to provide facilities similar in the airports;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Railways  has  fixed  the  criteria  on  the  basis  of which 400 railway stations will be redeveloped;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of developers who have shown interest in redeveloping the stations?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3472 BY SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA AND SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA  ON  02.01.2019  REGARDING  UPGRADATION  OF  RAILWAY STATIONS

(a)  &  (b):  Government  has  recently  approved Railways' proposal for redevelopment of railway stations by Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC) as Nodal Agency, through simplified procedures and for longer lease tenure.   Accordingly, all the  stations  on  Indian  Railways  have  been  entrusted  to  IRSDC  for undertaking  the  techno-economic  feasibility  studies.    Based  on  the outcome  of  the  feasibility  studies,  the  stations  are  planned  to  be taken up for redevelopment,  in phases. The  cost of station redevelopment  project  is to  be  met  by  leveraging  commercial development  of  land  and  air  space  in  and  around  the  stations. Presently, work of redevelopment is in progress at Gandhinagar and Habibganj  stations.    Contracts  have  been  awarded  for  Gomtinagar and Charbagh (Lucknow) stations.

The  facilities  proposed  in  a  redeveloped  station  include congestion  free  non-conflicting  entry/exit  to  the  station  premises, segregation of arrival/departure of passengers, adequate concourse without overcrowding, integration of both sides of the city wherever feasible, integration with other modes of transport systems e.g. Bus, Metro,  etc.,  user  friendly  international  signage,  well  illuminated circulating  area  and  sufficient  provision  for  drop  off,  pick  up  &

parking etc.

(c) & (d):  All major railway stations on Indian Railways are planned to be taken up for redevelopment, especially the stations located in major cities, pilgrimage centres and important tourist destinations. (e): The details of developers who have shown interest in redevelopment of stations is as under:

|   S.No. | Name of Developer                                                                         |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | M/s. IL&FS Township and Urban Assets Limited                                              |
|       2 | M/s. Cube Constructions Engineering Limited                                               |
|       3 | M/s. Ahluwaalia Contracts India Limited                                                   |
|       4 | M/s. GMR Highways Limited                                                                 |
|       5 | M/s. Bansal Construction Works Private Limited                                            |
|       6 | M/s. ASF Infrastructure Private Limited                                                   |
|       7 | M/s. Bharti Realty Limited                                                                |
|       8 | M/s. Essel Infra Projects Limited                                                         |
|       9 | M/s. IRB Infrastructure Developer Limited                                                 |
|      10 | M/s. Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Private Limited                                         |
|      11 | M/s. Supreme Infrastructure India Limited                                                 |
|      12 | M/s. McNally Bharat Engineering Company Limited                                           |
|      13 | M/s. MBL Infrastructure Limited                                                           |
|      14 | M/s. Oriental Structural Engineers Private Limited                                        |
|      15 | M/s. TRIF Gurgaon Housing Projects Private Limited                                        |
|      16 | Consortium of M/s BUL Ramnath Infracon Private Limited & M/s. Backbone Enterprise Limited |
|      17 | M/s. Dinesh Chandra R. Agrawal Infracon Private Limited                                   |
|      18 | M/s. JKB Infrastructure Private Limited                                                   |
|      19 | M/s. Adani Township & Real Estate Company Private Limited                                 |
|      20 | M/s. B.L. Kashyap & Sons Limited                                                          |
|      21 | M/s. Gawar-SRV (JV)                                                                       |
|      22 | The Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society Limited                                 |

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