A look at New Delhi Railway Station after redevelopment

The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has planned to bid 62 stations for redevelopment, one of them being New Delhi Railway Station. Participation is being sought from investors for the $680 million project.

The authority would conduct virtual roadshows for investors from various countries between January 14 and January 19. Here is what we know so far.

Enriched passenger experience

An enriched passenger experience with complete integration of different modes of transport is being planned for New Delhi Railway station. It would be based on a design-build-finance-operate-transfer model.

Revamped design

Union railway minister Piyush Goyal shared pictures of the revamped design of New Delhi Railway Station on Twitter saying, "Envisaging an enriched passen

The Station of the future

After the makeover, the station would have an airport-like feel. The project includes the station component, the new terminal building, along with amenities, railway offices, railway quarters, and ancillary railway works and station estate including retail spaces adjoining the station, commercial office space, hotels, and residential space.

Bidders for the project

The station is going to be developed on a Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) model for a concession period of 60 years. The project will see participation from Adani, GMR, JKB Infra, Arabian Construction Company and Anchorage in its pre-bid meeting in September last year.

Design and Cost

The project is expected to cost around USD 680 million. The revamped New Delhi station will have dome-shaped terminal buildings with two arrivals and two departures at the concourse level, two Multi-Modal Transport Hubs (MMTH) on each side of the station, 40-floor highrise twin towers (with hotel/offices and retail at the podium) and a pedestrian boulevard with high street shopping.

The largest and second busiest station

New Delhi railway station is the largest and second busiest station in the country and handles approximately 4.5 lakh passengers daily. This amounts to approximately 160 -170 million passengers annually.