Know about India's first international standard railway station

Know about India's first international standard railway station

It is believed that India's first private international railway station will be ready by the end of 2019. Do you know where it is being made, what will be its characteristics. The most interesting thing is that people will be able to enjoy world class facilities here. Let us know about the station through this article.

Habibganj railway station in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, is the first private international railway station in India. This station is based on PPP (Public Private Partnership) model. The redevelopment of this station will cost around Rs 100 crore and the commercial development around the station will cost around Rs 350 crore. Ministry of Railways is working on the redevelopment of railway stations in phases.

The station, which is being redeveloped by IRSDC, will be a world class transit hub with a dedicated range. According to SK Lohia, MD and CEO of IRSDC, all the civil works of this project have been completed. He said, "I believe the redevelopment of Habibganj railway station will be completed by the end of December 2019 and it will be fully ready". The station is being redeveloped on the lines of Heidelberg railway station in Germany.

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What facilities will be provided after redevelopment of Habibganj railway station.

- Zest-free non-conflicting entry (congestion-free non-conflicting entry)

- Easy exit from station premises

- No problem in arrival and departure of passengers. Meaning that even if there is congestion, a sufficient amount of departure can be done.

- Integration on both sides of the city, wherever possible, integration with other transport systems such as bus, metro etc. are included.

- User friendly international signage

- Well illuminated area and adequate provision for drop off, pick up and parking etc.

Do you know with whom the Government of India has signed Habibganj on PPP model?

On March 2017, it was decided by the Indian Railways to develop Habibganj as the first private railway station in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh. All rights of maintenance of railway station were given by Indian Railways to private company Bansal Group. Railways will operate only trains at this station and private company Bansal Group will operate the railway station. Indian Railways had entered into an agreement with the Bansal Group under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.

After all, was this agreement?

Under the agreement with Bansal Group on PPP model, Bansal Hathaway to develop this railway station internationally in three years. चले Let me tell you that in January 2015, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu had announced the modernization of 8000 railway stations of the country under PPP scheme. According to them, escalators, shopping, restaurants and Wi-Fi facilities will be provided at these railway stations. After this agreement, from parking of the vehicles at the Habibganj railway station to the catering will be under the Bansal Group and this company will also get income from it. This will cause Indian Railways to lose an annual revenue of Rs 2 crore from Habibganj railway station.

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Let us know about the remarkable features of this project.

- There will be a glass dome-like structure at the entrance of the railway station.

- The railway station will become a "green building" with LED lighting and waste water will also be used for reuse.

- Like the airport there will be a dedicated conference area with retail shops and food cafeterias.

- Travelers will also be able to enjoy modern amenities like luxurious waiting lounge, modern clean toilets, modern world class interiors and gaming and museum.

- Passengers will be given exit underpasses for de-boarding trains at the station so that they can easily reach the train even in the crowd.

Outside the station, there will also be luxurious hotels, hospitals, spas and a convention center on the eastern side.

Tell you here that apart from Habibganj railway station, Gandhinagar railway station, Surat railway station, Chandigarh, Anand Vihar, Baiyappanahalli stations are also being redeveloped as modern transit hubs.

So now you must have known that Habibganj based on PPP model is being redeveloped as India's first international railway station.

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