Indian Railways awarded contract worth ₹14, 988 crore for redevelopment of 45 Stations

New Delhi, India (Urban Transport News): Modernisation /upgradation / redevelopment of Railway stations is a continuous and  ongoing process subject to traffic, inter-se priority of works and availability of funds and these works are generally carried out through the Plan Head Customer Amenities (PH-53).

Ministry of Railways has identified 31 railway stations from State of Punjab and Union Territory of Chandigarh for development under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. These stations are Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt., Amritsar, Beas, Bhatinda Jn., Jalandhar City, Pathankot Cantt., Abohar, Anandpur Sahib, Fazilka, Firozepur Cantt., Gurdaspur, Kotkapura, Kapurthala, Dhuri, Dhandari Kalan, Malerkotla, Muktsar, Moga, Mansa, Nangal Dam, Patiala, Phagwara, Pathankot City, Phillur, Rup Nagar, Sahibzada Ajeet Singh Nagar (SASN) Mohali, Sangrur, Sirhind, Hoshiarpur.

Development/redevelopment/upgradation of Railway Stations is complex in nature involving safety of passengers and trains and requires various statutory clearances from urban/local bodies etc. and these factors affect the completion time. Therefore, no time frame can be indicated. The works are planned for efficient execution depending upon the type/size of work, its geographic location etc.

So far, contract worth Rs ₹14,988.31 crore have been awarded to various agencies for redevelopment of 45 railways stations across the country on PPP mode. Here is a list of railway stations for which redevelopment contract have been awarded by the Indian Railways till January 2023:-

The Government of India had launched Railway Station Redevelopment Program to redevelop 400 railway station across India at Rs 1 lakh crore through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. The program focused on improving passenger amenities by leveraging real estate available with railways to fund the development.