Redevelopment of 123 Stations Underway, Piyush Goyal Reviews Progress
Courtesy :Rail Post
Redevelopment of 123 Stations Underway, Piyush Goyal Reviews Progress
Indian Railways is currently working on the redevelopment of 123 stations with the participation of private player via the Public-Private Partnership mode, a statement has claimed.
The Indian Railways Station Development Corporation (IRSDC) is working on the redevelopment of 63 stations and the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) is working on 60 stations.
Total investment for these works and the associated real estate development is estimated at around Rs. 50,000 crores. The redeveloped stations are expected to get facilities at par with airports, will serve as multi-modal transit hubs and provide for commercial development to bring in revenues.
Habibganj and Gandhinagar Station Redevelopment Progress Review
Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, reviewed the progress of Habibganj and Gandhinagar Railway station. He appreciated the work being done for the projects by the executing agencies. Goyal also advised that lessons learnt during the redevelopment of these stations should be taken into view during the design and construction of future projects.





