Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Invites Bids To Establish Rail Arcade At Chandigarh, Bengaluru Stations

The rail arcade is anticipated to supply world-class passenger-centric facilities

Indian Railways invited bids for the institution and upkeep of a ''Rail Arcade'' on the Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) railway station of Bengaluru and the Chandigarh railway station for a interval of 9 years. The goal of the initiative is to supply world-class passenger-centric facilities and improve the journey expertise, in response to an announcement shared by the nationwide transporter's statutory physique Indian Railways Station Development Corporation (IRSDC). 

The rail arcade to be constructed on the stations is anticipated to be a mini-city centre providing meals and beverage, entertainment, leisure, in addition to retail services for passengers. This is part of the railway statutory physique's total mandate to undertake the whole facility administration of 5 railway stations throughout the nationwide transporter's community - together with Bengaluru, Pune, Anand Vihar, Chandigarh, and Secunderabad.

''It will allow passengers to make the most of their mundane ready time and switch it into leisure hours, and they'll stay up for visiting these stations. As an built-in facility, Rail Arcade will gasoline business actions and shall be a formidable step in reworking railway stations right into a RAILOPOLIS- an built-in mini good metropolis to 'Work, Play and Ride','' mentioned Mr S.Ok. Lohia, Managing Director, and CEO, IRSDC.

At the upcoming Rail Arcade, among the proposed services embody Food & Beverage (F&B), presents shops, books and magazines, handloom and artifacts, client items kiosks, together with pharmaceutical shops.

The concessionaire shall be accountable to take over the recognized area and undertake the transforming of the complete space for the event of economic, leisure, and entertainment area on the railway stations, in response to IRSDC.