NBCC to redevelop 10 railway stations

New Delhi, Mar 19: Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise, NBCC (India) Ltd has been entrusted to carry out redevelopment of 10 Railway Stations across India. 

As part of the programme, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday laid the foundation stone for Redevelopment of Gomti Nagar and Charbagh Railway Stations at Lucknow, in presence of Union Railway and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal and NBCC CMD Anoop Kumar Mittal.
The redevelopment of these Railway stations shall be carried out in phases and the estimated project cost of Phase 1 is around Rs 374 crore and Rs 1206 crore for Gomti Nagar and Charbagh, respectively. NBCC shall be executing this project on a self-revenue generation model by commercial utilisation of vacant railway land parcels.
NBCC, which has wide experience in constructing and developing modern day infra, will carry out the redevelopment of these railway stations on lines of Smart Development to enhance passenger amenities, create congestion-free station premises, seamless integration with other modes of transport and passenger friendly services; while incorporating the Green Building and Energy efficient features.
''The redevelopment work related to the expansion and modernisation of railway stations, beautification of railway premises and building world-class infrastructure, is in line with the government's thrust to make railways as the preferred choice for travel; and NBCC is proud to be a partner of the Ministry of Railways,'' Dr Mittal said.
''We will deploy the best of manpower and resources to mark this as an iconic structure in the Lucknow city,'' he added.
The project includes features like integrated green field development, modern terminal building, segregated arrival and departure zone, passenger lounge areas, adequate concourse space, food courts, Budget Hotels (at Charbagh Railway Station), escalators, shopping facilities, lifts and Cloak room etc.
The company is working towards transforming the landscape of cities and towns for the ultimate realization of the 'New India' vision, Dr Mittal said. UNI