Mumbai’s CSMT facelift plan back to drawing board due to railway revamp

The redevelopment of Mumbai’s iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) railway station, which has been long overdue, will go through fresh tendering as the earlier round has been shelved due to internal restructuring in the Indian Railways. The Unesco World Heritage site was supposed to undergo redevelopment last year. But it has now been sent back to the drawing board following the shutdown of the nodal agency Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC).

Adani Railways, Oberoi Realty, and GMR Highways were among the nine bidders in the now discarded race for the marquee station project. According to railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the station will be developed under the hybrid built-operate-transfer (BOT) mode.