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IRCTC, Megha Engineering Bid for PVT train operations in 3 clusters of Delhi & Mumbai

New Delhi: Indian trains have received offers from IRCTC, PSU Railway and Major major, MEGHA ENGINEERING AND INFRASTRUCTURE LTD (MEIL) to operate 29 pairs of private trains with 40 rakes that fall under two clusters in the Mumbai zone with an investment around Rs 7,200 Crore , The route of the offer has been accepted including Mumbai-Delhi, Delhi-Varanasi, Delhi-Rishikesh, Delhi-Sabiss, Mumbai-Shirdi, Dadar-Ahmedabad, Mumbai-Indore and Delhi-Kathgodam.
Officials say the supply evaluation process will be accelerated and the tender will be given soon.
“This is an area that has not been mapped for the train.
A good start has been made to see the train operating in 2024,” said a source.
Sources say while one bidder has quoted more than 10% share of income by train, the other almost does not offer to share less than 1%.
Bidders who offer the share of maximum income will get a project.
The train ministry has invited offers for private participation to view 151 trains (raku) more than 12 clusters through public-private partnerships (PPP).
Initially, there were a large number of responses for pre-qualifications from private players and public sector companies.
The offer date must be expanded because private players need more clarity and have suggested changes in bidding conditions.
Responding to parliamentary questions on Friday, the Ashwini Vaishnaw train minister told the Rajya Sabha that the existing passenger train services would not be affected by the operation of the train service through PPP mode and this would be an additional train service.
“This train will offer better services than existing Rajdhani / Shatabdi trains that will include better passenger comfort, efficient air conditioning with automatic temperature control and moisture, superior interior and toilet, access friendly to different passengers (Divyangjan), GPS- Activated passenger announcement system for onboard announcements for the arrival of the station, safety announcement, “Vaishnaw said in a written reply.
National Transporter said operational infrastructure such as tracks, signs, head equipment (OHE) and the station will remain by train and Will be used to run this train.
The crew (drivers and guards) needed for the operation of the train through PPP mode must be provided by the Indian train and therefore train employees will remain an important part of the passenger train operation project.
List of New Delhi-Rishikesh Indore routes -Nizamuddin New Delhi-Varanasi Anand Vihar-Darbhanga Anand and bihar-badgam Lucknow-Anand Bihar Delhi-Sabarmati Indore-Bhopal Nizamuddin-Udaipur Anand Vihar-Bari Nizamuddin-Pune Delhi-Kathgodam Baru Delhi-Jodhpur Mumbai-New Delhi Dadar-Ahmedabad Udhna (Letter) -dadar Vadodara-Zadar Bandra-akola Bandra-Nandudh Udhna-Mandudih Udna-Patna Indore-Danapur Mumbai-Indore Mumbai-Bhagat Ki Kothi Indore-Chittorgarh

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