Union Government has launched railway redevelopment program to redevelop 400 railway station across India at Rs 1 lakh crore through the Public Private Partnership mode.
A press release said that the program focused on improving passenger amenities by leveraging real estate available with railways to fund the development.
“So far, contract worth Rs 12,461 crore have been awarded to various agencies for redevelopment of 32 railways stations across the country on PPP mode,” the release added.
The list also includes Chennai Egmore and Kanniyakumari railway stations.