Coimbatore railway junction likely to be redeveloped on PPP model

The Coimbatore Railway junction, which is much than 150 years old, is apt to beryllium redeveloped connected a public-private concern (PPP) model.

Sources successful the Southern Railways told The Hindu the connection is “at a precise nascent stage” and currently, the program is to spell successful for public-private concern exemplary and the redevelopment task outgo is expected to beryllium astir ₹690 crore. It is 1 of the railway stations identified for the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.

Charanjit Singh Shah, president and laminitis of Creative Group, has drafted a program for the redevelopment of the junction. He stated that the program includes multi-storeyed towers astatine the presumption for retail and commercialized activities, which volition make gross for the developer. The abstraction astatine the Coimbatore railway presumption is constricted owed to rider and freight movement. While the program is inactive astatine a preliminary stage, determination whitethorn not beryllium caller lines. The nonsubjective is to make the abstraction for aboriginal growth, helium said.

With six platforms and 13 tracks, the junction is land-locked. As it is seeing increasing usage, the junction needs to beryllium redeveloped.

Several railway stations successful the state are seeing improvement successful the caller years with immense investments, helium added.