Insights on station redevelopment work: Presently 40 railway stations are being redeveloped and 14 are under tendering stage

The Ministry of Railways has accelerated the redevelopment of major stations across the country. Presently 40 Railway stations are being redeveloped on Indian Railways to provide modern amenities. 14 Railway Stations are under tendering stage for redevelopment and they are likely to be awarded in next 5 months.

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• Redevelopment of railway stations across the country will have a multiplier effect in the economy with increased job creation and improved economic growth.
• Redevelopment of these Stations envisage provision of spacious Roof Plaza, facilities such as food court, waiting lounge, children play area, designated space for local products, etc. The development will integrate various modes of transport with Railway Station viz. Metro, Bus, etc. and will also integrate both sides of the city with stations.
• The construction of station infrastructure will adopt green building technology and facilities for ‘Divyangjans’. The stations will be developed on the concept of intelligent building, having state-of-the-art facilities for passengers. Station redevelopment will create ‘City Centre’ like space at the station for the railway commuters as well as the general public.
• Rani Kamalapati station of West Central Railway, Gandhinagar Capital station of Western Railway and Sir M. Visveswaraya Terminal Station of South Western Railway has been developed and commissioned.
• Timeframe for construction of stations cannot be indicated at this stage as the station development program is complex in nature, involves multiple stakeholders and various statutory clearances.
• List of Stations where work is awarded and in progress in different stages of  Survey, Site Mobilization and Construction.

S.No.	Name of Station	State	Zone	Division
1	Ayodhya	Uttar Pradesh	NR	LKO
2	Bijwasan	Delhi	NR	DLI
3	Safdarjung	Delhi	NR	DLI
4	Gomtinagar	Uttar Pradesh	NER	LJN
5	Tirupati	Andhra Pradesh	SCR	GTL
6	Gaya	Bihar	ECR	MGS
7	Udhna	Gujarat	WR	Mumbai Central
8	Somnath	Gujarat	WR	Bhavnagar
9	Ernakulam	Kerala	SR	TVC
10	Puri	Odisha	ECoR	KUR
11	New Jalpaiguri	West Bengal	NFR	KIR
12	Muzaffarpur	Bihar	ECR	SEE
13	Lucknow (Charbagh)	Uttar Pradesh	NR	LKO
14	DakaniyaTalav	Rajasthan	WCR	KOTA
15	Kota	Rajasthan	WCR	KOTA
16	Jammu Tawi	UT of J & K	NR	FZR
17	Jallandhar Cantt.	Punjab	NR	FZR
18	Nellore	Andhra Pradesh	SCR	BZA
19	Sabarmati	Gujarat	WR	ADI
20	Gwalior	Madhya Pradesh	NCR	JHS
21	Faridabad	Haryana	NR	DLI
22	Gandhinagar Jaipur	Rajasthan	NWR	Jaipur
23	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	ECoR	KUR
24	Kollam	Kerala	SR	TVC
25	Udaipur City	Rajasthan	NWR	Ajmer
26	Ernakulam Town	Kerala	SR	TVC
27	Jaisalmer	Rajasthan	NWR	Jodhpur
28	Ranchi	Jharkhand	SER	RNC
29	Vishakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	ECoR	WAT
30	Puducherry	UT of Puducherry	SR	TPJ
31	Katpadi	Tamil Nadu	SR	MAS
32	Rameswaram	Tamil Nadu	SR	MDU
33	Madurai	Tamil Nadu	SR	MDU
34	Surat	Gujarat	WR	Mumbai Central
35	Chennai Egmore	Tamil Nadu	SR	MAS
36	New Bhuj	Gujarat	WR	Ahmedabad
37	Nagpur	Maharashtra	CR	NGP
38	Secunderabad	Telangana	SCR	SC
39	Yesvantpur	Karnataka	SWR	SBC
40	Jaipur	Rajasthan	NWR	Jaipur

• List of Stations where work is under Tendering stage and likely to be awarded in next 4-5 months

S.No	Name of Station	State	Zone	Division
1	Delhi Cantt.	Delhi	NR	DLI
2	Prayagraj	Uttar Pradesh	NCR	ALD
3	Ghaziabad	Uttar Pradesh	NR	DLI
4	Ajni (Nagpur )	Maharashtra	CR	Nagpur
5	Ludhiana	Punjab	NR	FZR
6	Cuttack	Odisha	ECoR	KUR
7	Kanniyakumari	TamilNadu	SR	TVC
8	Kanpur Central	Uttar Pradesh	NCR	ALD
9	Chandigarh	UT of Chandigarh	NR	UMB
10	Bangalore Cantt.	Karnataka	SWR	SBC
11	New Delhi	Delhi	NR	DLI
12	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	WR	Ahmedabad
13	CSMT	Maharashtra	CR	Mumbai
14	Jodhpur	Rajasthan	NWR	Jodhpur

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Source: PIB- Press Release | Image Credit (representational): MoR