Triupati railway station gets ₹510-cr upgrades

Railway Station
The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has decided to inject ₹510 crore for the redevelopment of the Tirupati railway station in Andhra Pradesh. The RLDA, in a recent move, has conducted an online pre-bid for the project, which was attended by major infra builders, including GMR, Oberoi and Ambience. The station is to be built through public-private partnership (PPP) on Design, Build, Finance, Operate, Transfer model. The cost of the Tirupati station development portion is ₹230 crore but the project needs more space for administrative infrastructure including security and station operation staff area and miscellaneous technical area requiring land acquisition. Indian Railways aims to re-develop the Tirupati station in three years, and the tenders are being opened soon. The re-developed Tirupati Railway Station will be equipped with amenities like hospitality, executive lounge, food court and dormitories, Vice-Chairman of RLDA Ved Parkash Dudeja said that along with the city's rich cultural heritage and numerous educational institutions, the re-development of the station would facilitate commercial development and will boost tourism.

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