Lok Sabha Question No. 1174 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Public Private Partnership in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1174 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN RAILWAYS

1174.   SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways have identified projects to be executed through Public-Private Partnership (PPP);
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof and the names of the stations identified in various States including Odisha;
- (c) the details of funds allocated, released and utilised for this purpose during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) whether  the  Railways  have  any  proposal  to  launch  a  scheme  for revamping  and  transforming  the  railway  stations  especially  by  private developers in the country;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the salient features of the scheme; and
- ( f)
- the time by which the scheme is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)&(b): Yes, Madam. Railways has identified the following  areas/projects under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) :-

- (i)
- (ii)
- (iii)
- Building/strengthening of rail Connectivities;
- Private Container Train Operations;
- Building private freight terminals;
- (iv) wagon investment/leasing schemes; and
- (v) Redevelopment of stations.

At    present,    the    following    stations  have  been  identified  for redevelopment  through    PPP    mode  :    Charbagh      (Lucknow,    Uttar Pradesh), Ernakulam Junction (Kerala), Gomtinagar (Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh), Habibganj (Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh), Delhi Sarai Rohilla (Delhi), Jammu  Tawi  (Jammu  &  Kashmir),  Kota  (Rajasthan),  Kozhikode  (Kerala), Madgaon (Goa), Nellore (Andhra Pradesh), Puducherry (U.T. of Puducherry), Surat (Gujarat) and Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)  railway stations.

Bhubaneshwar station in Odisha has been taken up for redevelopment through Partnership with the State  Government.

(c):  No  funds  have  been  allocated  as  these  schemes  are  generally conceived in cost-neutral manner. For the purpose of strategy development for  the  program  funds  to  the  tune  of   ₹10  crore  have  been  allotted  and spent on consultancy in the last three years.

(d)&(e): Yes, Madam. Re-development is an ongoing programme for which private developers are invited through open bidding process. Redevelopment  of  stations  is  planned  through  leveraging  of  commercial development of vacant land/air space in and around stations. A redeveloped station generally envisages provision of following ameneties:

- 
- Segregation of arrival/departure of passengers.
-  Essential facilities at concourse.
-  Integration of both sides of city.
- 
- Integration with other modes of transport.
-  No parcel movement across the length of platform.
-  User friendly international signages etc.

(f): Stations  redevelopment  projects  are  complex  in  nature  and  require detailed techno-economic feasibility studies and statutory clearances from local bodies. Therefore, no time-frame can be indicated at this stage.

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