Railways await DDA approval for station plan

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Indian Railways’ ambitious Rs 6,000-crore New Delhi station project is awaiting approval by the Delhi Development Authority. The DDA approval is crucial for developing 86 hectares of land and for determining the height and the built-up area of the New Delhi railway station as a world-class station, a senior Railways Ministry official said.

The world-class railway station project is to be executed with public private partnership by leveraging the real estate development potential in the air space above the station and on rail land around the station. The technical bidding process is on to shortlist six consortiums for financial bidding, the official said. There are also proposals to construct an 18-storeyed commercial complex at the station as part of the commercial utilisation of the area, he said. “There is, however, no decision taken on the possible height of the proposed complex,” he said, “but we just have circulated a basic design of the future station which can be changed later on.” As per the plan there will be retail outlets, restaurants, currency, exchange counters, cyber cafes, banking with ATM facilities and car rentals at the proposed New Delhi railway station.

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