KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 ― Putrajaya will reportedly be offered a partnership to redevelop at least 20 Indian train stations across the country in a deal that could see a total investment worth around 10,000 crore Indian rupees (RM6.6 billion).
According to Times of India, Indian Railways will offer the Malaysian government a direct partnership to redevelop train stations in 20 Tier-II cities in the country, which will involve infrastructure revamp at platforms and circulating areas.
The whole redevelopment project across the entire nation, including other stations earmarked for redevelopment, could be worth more than 1 lakh crore rupees in private investment.
Malaysia is reportedly bidding to redevelop another 23 stations, while the 20 stations are being offered separately by Indian Railways in the form of a direct government-to-government partnership.
Among cities considered to be Tier-II are Cuttack, Amritsar, Jamshedpur, Kochi, Jammu, and Bikaner.
In total, India is aiming to redevelop 400 of its train stations in the massive project. The project will be conducted in phases.
