Indian Railways has planned for redevelopment of stations by leveraging real estate potential of sparable land and air space in and around the stations. For this, Railway conducts techno-economic feasibility studies of stations across the country. Based on the outcome of these feasibility studies, stations are taken up for redevelopment in phases.

Works of redevelopment of Habibganj and Gandhinagar railway stations are in advanced stage of completion. Works for redevelopment of Gomti Nagar and Ayodhya stations are in progress. Request for Qualification (RFQ) have been finalized for 08 stations viz., Nagpur, Amritsar, Sabarmati, Gwalior, Puducherry, Tirupati, Nellore and Dehradun. RFQ have been invited for 03 stations viz., New Delhi, Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Ernakulam.

Buxer, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Muzaffarpur and Rajendra Nagar railway stations in the State of Bihar; Bokaro Steel City, Ranchi and Hatia stations in the State of Jharkhand and Jammu Tawi station in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir have been identified for conducting techno-economic feasibility studies towards redevelopment of stations. Station redevelopment projects are generally taken up on Public Private Participation (PPP) mode.

This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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