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Image Source : @PIYUSHGOYAL Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal shares the long run look of New Delhi Railway Station.
The Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday shared images of how the New Delhi Railway Station will appear to be sooner or later. Posting images on Twitter, Piyush Goyal wrote, “envisaging an enriched passenger experience with complete integration of different modes of transport, take a look at the future of New Delhi Railway Station.”

The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), shall be conducting digital roadshows for six days on redevelopment of the New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS) mission from Thursday to Tuesday with buyers and builders from a number of nations to debate the mission idea and proposed transaction construction.

The RLDA, which is a statutory physique beneath the Ministry of Railways, in a press release, mentioned that the roadshows shall be organised on-line from January 14 to 19 with buyers and builders from varied nations like Singapore, Australia, Dubai, and Spain, to debate the mission idea and the proposed transaction construction with the potential bidders.

The RLDA mentioned that the target of the initiative is to interact with related stakeholders equivalent to main worldwide actual property builders, infrastructure gamers and monetary establishments from superior geographies equivalent to Europe, Australia and South Asia. It mentioned that it has additionally developed a walkthrough of the mission that shall be showcased through the roadshow for an in-depth understanding.

Image Source : @PIYUSHGOYALUnion Railway Minister Piyush Goyal shares the long run look of New Delhi Railway Station.

New Delhi Railway Station RLDA’s certainly one of flagship mission

Commenting on the digital roadshow, RLDA Vice-Chairman Ved Prakash Dudeja mentioned, “The redevelopment of New Delhi Railway Station is among our flagship projects that will boost tourism prospects and usher a socio-economic transformation of the region.”

Dudeja mentioned, “The project is attracting interest from various stakeholders, and we intend to sustain the momentum through virtual roadshows. The initiative will enlighten them about the various aspects of the project.”

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According to RLDA, the New Delhi railway station is strategically situated within the coronary heart of Delhi and has proximity to Connaught Place, which is Delhi’s prime business hub. The station can also be linked to the Indira Gandhi International Airport by means of the Airport Express Line Metro and to the Delhi-NCR by way of Yellow Line Metro.

It mentioned that the mission could be developed on a design-build finance function switch (DBFOT) mannequin for a concession interval of 60 years.

Image Source : @PIYUSHGOYALThe proposed future look of New Delhi Railway Station.

Estimated completion time for New Delhi Railway Station redevelopment 

“It is expected to incur the capital expenditure at around USD 680 million. The project offers multiple revenue streams to the developer, including revenue from real estate rights and is slated to be completed in around four years,” the RLDA mentioned. It additional mentioned that the mission is at present at request for qualification (RfQ) stage with due date as February 2.

A pre-bid convention was held within the month of September 2020 wherein outstanding gamers equivalent to Adani, GMR, JKB Infra, Arabian Construction Company, SNCF, Anchorage, and so forth. participated.

Image Source : @PIYUSHGOYALUnion Railway Minister Piyush Goyal shares the long run look of New Delhi Railway Station.

Key factors concerning the redevelopment plan

The Master Plan space is roughly 120 hectares, out of which 88 hectares is being deliberate in Phase 1 (the Project). RLDA is the approving authority for the Master Plan.
Further, to expedite the approvals and clearances, an apex committee beneath the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor of Delhi has been constituted. The mission entails growth of round 12 lakh sq metres of built-up space on account of greater FSI permitted beneath the TOD (Transit Oriented Development) Policy.
The mission has two distinct parts — first station component- the brand new terminal constructing, together with facilities, railway workplaces, railway quarters and ancillary railway works and the second of station property, which has retail areas adjoining the station, business workplace area, resorts and residential area.
The RLDA mentioned that the station shall be geared up with new-age facilities equivalent to dome-shaped terminal buildings with 2-Arrival and 2-Departure at concourse stage, two Multi-Modal Transport Hubs (MMTH) on either side of the station, 40-floor high-rise twin towers (with resort/workplaces and retail at podium) and pedestrian boulevard with excessive road procuring.
The station is proposed to be a multi-modal hub for transport integration and growth. It will turn out to be the primary mission to be undertaken on Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) idea in Delhi-NCR.
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