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Habibgunj Railway Station -
First one under PPP mode
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Habibganj Railway Station, Bhopal - First PPP
Project (Railway Station) of Indian Railways.
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IRSDC has completed redevelopment work of
HABIBGANJ railway station 98% (civil works)
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Developer
is M/s Bansal pathways Habibganj Pvt ltd
Salient features:
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First ever air concourse (above the track)
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Dome like structure at the entrance with sky
lights
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Dedicated concourse area with airport like
retail outlets, cafeterias
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Plush waiting lounge for passengers
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Gaming zones
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Green building with LED lighting
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Waste water treatment for reuse.
ü Investing more than Rs.400 Crores to develop a trade centre, a hospital, a
convention centre, a budget hotel, a luxury hotel
ü Lease period - 45 years
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17,245 Sq Meters Railway land
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Built up area of 13 lakh square feet
ü Station operation for 8 years - Private developer
ü Revenue collection and O & M - Operation & Maintenance
by Developer
ü S&T, stabling of trains, ticketing costs - borne by
Developer
ü IRSDC - gets fixed percentage of Station Revenue as its
management fees.
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Multi
modal transit hut - connects with BRTS - Bus Rapid Transit System and Bhopal
Metro
ü Station Development - Rs. 100 Crores
ü Commercial development surrounding Railway Station - Rs.
400 Crores
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Complete segregation between arrival and
departure
ü 6 Lifts, 11 escalators and 3 travelators (first time in
Railway Stations)
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Travelator / Travolator - A slow-moving conveyor mechanism that
transports people across a horizontal or inclined plane over a short to medium
distance like in Airports
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Dedicated pickup and drop off parking facilities
for the Passengers
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Provision of parking for approximately 300 cars,
850 two-wheelers, Autos, Taxi & buses.
IRSDC - Indian Railways Station Development Corporation ltd
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A SPV or a Joint Venture (JV) among RLDA (Rail
Land Development Authority) , IRCON
(Indian Railway Construction Company ltd) and RITES - (Rail India Technical
& Economic Services ) in the ratio of 50:26:24 respectively.
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Incorporated in April, 2012 (under Companies
Act, 1956)
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Authorised Share Capital - Rs. 200 Crores
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Key
focus on Station development only.
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Assigned Seven stations so far Development. They are 1) Anand Vihar (New Delhi) 2)
Bijwasan (New Delhi) 3) Chandigarh 4) Habibganj (Bhopal) 5) Shivaji Nagar
(Pune) 6) Surat 7) Mohali (Chandigarh)- so far by Railway Board
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Another 400 AI and A category Stations are
shortlisted for redevelopment.
- VISION: To be
a leading organization in the field of development, redevelopment,
operation and maintenance of railway stations with passenger amenities of
international standards.
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To carry on any railway infrastructure work
including development of railway stations on Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT),
Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT), Build-Lease-Transfer (BLT), etc. or
otherwise or any other scheme or project found suitable.
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OBJECT:
Resolve congestion-access and egress(way out) is a challenge into
station or platform or train by develop /re-develop the existing/new railway
stations.
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Taking cue from the Development/Redevelopment of
Airports on PPP basis.
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