Railways in talks with NBCC to modernise 2 stations

The Railways is already working on modernising a few stations such as Brijawasan and Anand Vihar in Delhi and Habibganj in Bhopal, according to Sinha.

The Railways is in talks with National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd. (NBCC) to redevelop two stations — Gomtinagar in Lucknow and Bhubaneswar in Odisha, the Minister of State for Railways, Manoj Sinha, said on Monday.

It will be a turnkey project, but the size of the deal, among other details, is yet to be worked out, he told a business daily.

Both projects are part of the Railways’ plans to modernise as many as 400 stations.

The Railways is already working on modernising a few stations such as Brijawasan and Anand Vihar in Delhi and Habibganj in Bhopal, according to Sinha.

The Bhubaneswar station is being redeveloped with NBCC, Sinha said. 

Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD of NBCC, told the financial newspaper that talks were still on with the Railways for Lucknow and Bhunameswar stations.

“It will most likely be a turnkey project. The size of the project has not been worked out yet as Detailed Project Report (DPR) will be prepared after preliminary discussions are over,” he said.

NBCC is also in talks with the Railways to modernise other stations, Mittal said.

“The Railways wants to modernise 400 stations and NBCC is one company that has the required experience with respect to redevelopment projects,” Mittal said.