The Surat railway station will be the third in the country to be developed as a world-class facility under a Railway Ministry station redevelopment programme.
Answer: Surat Railway Station
Answer: Rs 5000 crore
Answer: Habibganj railway station and Gandhinagar Railway Station.
- The first two railway stations were Gandhinagar and Habibganj railway stations in Gujarat.
- Habibganj railway station will be redeveloped by December 2018 and Gandhinagar station by June 2019.
Key Facts
- Surat railway station will get "airport-like" facilities and will be developed in a world-class multi-modal transport hub by 2020.
- The project cost is estimated at Rs. 5000 crores.
- The station will be equipped for seamless transit, bus terminal and also other transport modes in the city and a parking space of about 900 vehicles.
- In this project the three levels of government (Centre, State and Urban Local body) will come together to redevelop the station.
- Railways will be working along with the Gujarat State Government to revamp the railway station area.
- The station would be a multi-modal transport hub with a bus terminal.
- SITCO has asked interested parties to send their proposals to build a transport hub at Surat railway station.
- SITCO is a joint venture between the Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Ltd (IRSDC), Surat Municipal Corporation, and Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation.
- With an aim to connect so many facilities together, the Surat multi-modal transport hub will be costliest till now.
- There will be an at least three lakh people commuting from this stretch once developed.
- It will be developed will also be developed following the norms of the green buildings.
Expected Questions
Question no: 1
Which railway station has recently been announced to be equipped with an international airport like facilities?Answer: Surat Railway Station
Question no: 2
What is the estimated cost of the project?Answer: Rs 5000 crore
Question no: 3
Name the other two railway stations prior to the recent one which are already under the process of redeveloping?Answer: Habibganj railway station and Gandhinagar Railway Station.
