Railways Ministry undertaking techno-economic feasibility studies of Railway stations : Goyal

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New Delhi : Ministry of Railways through various agencies is undertaking techno-economic feasibility studies of Railway stations.  Based on the outcome of these feasibility studies, stations are planned to be taken up for redevelopment in phases, especially the stations located in major cities, pilgrimage centres, and important tourist destinations.

The cost of station redevelopment project is to be met by leveraging commercial development of land and air space in and around the stations.  The Railway stations are taken up for redevelopment based on financial viability.

Works for redevelopment of Habibganj (Madhya Pradesh) and Gandhinagar (Gujarat) stations are in progress. Ministry of Railways is redeveloping Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) Station in cooperation with Government of Odisha. Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has also entered into an MoU with Massouri Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) for redevelopment of Dehradun (Uttarakhand) Railway Station.  RLDA had signed an MoU with National Highway Authority of India in April-2019, for redevelopment of Ajni (Nagpur) station as a Multi-modal Hub.

This information was given by Railways and Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on December 6, 2019, according to a PIB release.