Revamp of New Delhi, Mumbai stations on track, outlay pegged at Rs 6,600 cr

All these stations will have airport-like pre-determined user charges on passengers and visitors, as one of the main revenue streams for the concessionaire of the redeveloped stations

In a major push to station redevelopment plans, tenders for upgrading two of the railway stations with the largest footfall in India -- New Delhi and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai --  are expected to be invited within two weeks and may see investment of over Rs 6,600 crore.

On a daily basis when Railway operations are normal, CSMT handles around 1300 local and long-distance trains carrying over a million passengers, while the New Delhi Railway station handles around 200,000 passengers. "The proposals to redevelop New Delhi and Mumbai (CSMT) stations are under consideration of the Public-Private Partnership