Bhubaneswar Railway Station to Undergo Major Redevelopment

Bhubaneswar: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for construction of Bhubaneswar Railway Station will be signed today afternoon between Indian Railways and the Odisha Government.

Divisional Railway Manager of Khurda Road Railway Division Sashikant Singh will sign the MoU with Vice Chairman, Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA).

As per the plan, area adjoining Bhubaneswar Railway station is proposed for development as Railway Station Multimodal Hub (RSMH) Project under Smart City Mission of Govt. of India.

This project is being taken up by the Odisha Government through the BDA.

The Multi-modal Hub will have New Terminal Building for Railway station, City Bus Terminal, Public Car Park and other allied Public Utilities, A mixed use development over the land belonging to Bhubaneswar Development Authority and General Administration Department, Government of Odisha and A concourse connecting both sides of the station, across all platforms.

The new station building and the two new railway lines with platforms will be developed in an integrated manner over the land belonging to Railways and Govt. of Odisha. The proposed building will have G + 5 floors of which G+2 floors will be earmarked for the use by Railways. The area earmarked for Railways will be 1.74 lakh sqft.

The Railway will bear Rs. 70 crores (approx) including construction of two additional lines with one platform, full covershed, extension of FOB and all modern passenger amenities etc.

The Odisha Government will bear Rs. 60 crores (approx) for construction of new Station Building having G+2.