Cabinet okays Rs 10,000-crore 'futuristic' revamp of three railway stations

New Delhi, Ahmedabad, and CST stations to be redeveloped under EPC model

The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved the long-awaited redevelopment of the New Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) railway stations at a cost of Rs 10,000 crore.

Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the stations will be developed with futuristic design and user convenience at the fore, and the exact breakup of cost will be available once the tenders for these projects are floated in the next ten days.

The redevelopment of these stations will take 2-3.5 years as a framework has to be established to ensure there are no traffic congestion woes in these