The Indian Railways has entrusted the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) to redevelop additional 49 railway stations across the country. Some of these stations are Amravati, Rajkot, Mathura, Agra Fort, Bikaner, Kurushetra and Bhopal, among others.

RLDA is already developing 60 railway stations as part of the Smart Cities project of the Central government.

RLDA has recently successfully concluded a request for qualification (RfQ) for the Puri and Lucknow railway stations inviting bids from eligible developers to participate in the redevelopment process. The projects have received an encouraging response from developers and investors.

For redevelopment of the Dehradun, Nellore, Tirupati, Puducherry, Ernakulum, and New Delhi railway stations, RfQs have been finalised and RfPs will be issued shortly. These station projects will be redeveloped under PPP model.

The Railways has approximately 43,000 ha of vacant land across India. RLDA is currently handling 84 railway colony redevelopment projects and has recently leased out three railway colonies in Guwahati and Secunderabad for redevelopment.