The Railway Land Development Authority (RLDA) has invited bids from private developers for the redevelopment of New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS) into a world-class railway station. The first phase of this project will involve development on about 110 acres of land.
Based on the initial bid, the project will include a mix of retail, office, and hospitality developments in an area near central Delhi’s Connaught Place (CP). The Rs 6,500-crore project will result in commercialisation of a 230,000-square-metre (sq mt) area, a flyover to decongest traffic at CP, the redevelopment of a stadium, and reconstruction of three railway colonies near the