Indian Railways (IR) has found 102 applications eligible to participate in the stage two or RFP (Request for Proposal) stage for running private trains on its network.
IR received a total of 120 applications for running private trains in the first round of short listing called Request for Qualification (RFQ), said a statement from the Railway Board.
The Railway Ministry had called for RFQs on July 1, 2020 from the private sector for running 151 private trains across 150 origin–destination pairs divided into 12 clusters at a total investment of about Rs 30000 crore.
The RFQ applications were opened on October 7, 2020. Sixteen firms made 120 applications for 12 clusters.
The selection will be made after the two-stage competitive bidding process consisting of Request for Qualification (RFQ) and Request for Proposal (RFP) is over. The RFP documents will be made available to all short listed firms soon, IR said.
The cluster wise details of applicants short listed for participating in stage two- RFP stage is as follows:-
Cluster 1 (Mumbai 1)
Eight applicants have qualified
1) M/s Cube Highways and Infrastructure III Pte. Ltd.
2) Consortium of
(a) M/s Gateway Rail Freight Limited; and
(b) M/s Gateway Distriparks Limited
3) M/s GMR Highways Limited
4) M/s Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.
5) M/s IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited
6) Consortium of
(a) M/s Malempati Power Private Limited; and
(b) M/sTechno Infra Developers Pvt Ltd
7) M/s Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd.
8) M/s Welspun Enterprises Limited
2. Cluster 2 (Mumbai 2)
Eleven applicants have qualified
1) Consortium of
(a) M/s Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A.
(b) M/s CAF India Private Limited
(c) M/s CAF Investment Projects, S.A.
2) M/s Cube Highways and Infrastructure III Pte. Ltd.
3) Consortium of
(a) M/s Gateway Rail Freight Limited
(b) M/s Gateway Distriparks Limited
4) M/s GMR Highways Limited
5) M/s Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.
6) M/s IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited
7) M/s L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited
8) Consortium of
(a) M/s Malempati Power Private Limited
(b) M/s Techno Infra Developers Pvt Ltd
9) M/s Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd.
10) Consortium of
(a) M/s R. K. Associates & Hoteliers Pvt. Ltd.
(b) M/s Omaxe Limited
11) M/s Welspun Enterprises Limited
3. Cluster 3 (Delhi 1)
Nine applicants have qualified
1) M/s Cube Highways and Infrastructure III Pte. Ltd.
2) Consortium of
(a) M/s Gateway Rail Freight Limited
(b) M/s Gateway Distriparks Limited
3) M/s GMR Highways Limited
4) M/s Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.
5) M/s IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited
6) Consortium of
(a) M/s Malempati Power Private Limited
(b) M/s Techno Infra Developers Pvt Ltd
7) M/s Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd.
8) M/s PNC Infratech Ltd
9) M/s Welspun Enterprises Limited
4. Cluster 4 (Delhi 2)
Ten applicants have qualified
1) M/s Cube Highways and Infrastructure III Pte. Ltd.
2) Consortium of
(a) M/s Gateway Rail Freight Limited
(b) M/s Gateway Distriparks Limited
3) M/s GMR Highways Limited
4) M/s Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.
5) M/s IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited
6) Consortium of
(a) M/s Malempati Power Private Limited
(b) M/s Techno Infra Developers Pvt Ltd
7) M/s Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd.
8) M/s PNC Infratech Ltd
9) Consortium of
(a) M/s R. K. Associates & Hoteliers Pvt. Ltd.
(b) M/s Omaxe Limited
10) M/s Welspun Enterprises Limited
5. Cluster 5 (Chandigarh)
Eight applicants have qualified
1) M/s Cube Highways and Infrastructure III Pte. Ltd..
2) Consortium of
(a) M/s Gateway Rail Freight Limited
(b) M/s Gateway Distriparks Limited
3) M/s GMR Highways Limited
4) M/s Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.
5) M/s IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited
6) Consortium of
(a) M/s Malempati Power Private Limited
(b) M/s Techno Infra Developers Pvt Ltd
7) M/s Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd.
8) M/s Welspun Enterprises Limited
6. Cluster 6 ( Howrah)
Eight applicants have qualified
1) M/s Cube Highways and Infrastructure III Pte. Ltd..
2) Consortium of
(a) M/s Gateway Rail Freight Limited
(b) M/s Gateway Distriparks Limited
3) M/s GMR Highways Limited
4) M/s Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.
5) M/s IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited
6) Consortium of
(a) M/s Malempati Power Private Limited; and
(b) M/sTechno Infra Developers Pvt Ltd
7) M/s Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd.
8) M/s Welspun Enterprises Limited
7. Cluster 7 ( Patna)
Eight applicants have qualified
1) M/s Cube Highways and Infrastructure III Pte. Ltd..
2) Consortium of
(a) M/s Gateway Rail Freight Limited
(b) M/s Gateway Distriparks Limited
3) M/s GMR Highways Limited
4) M/s Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.
5) M/s IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited
6) Consortium of
(a) M/s Malempati Power Private Limited
(b) M/s Techno Infra Developers Pvt Ltd
7) M/s Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd.
8) M/s Welspun Enterprises Limited
8. Cluster 8 (Prayagraj)
Nine applicants have qualified
1) M/s Cube Highways and Infrastructure III Pte. Ltd.
2) Consortium of
(a) M/s Gateway Rail Freight Limited
(b) M/s Gateway Distriparks Limited
3) M/ GMR Highways Limited
4) M/s Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.
5) M/s IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited
6) Consortium of
(a) M/s Malempati Power Private Limited
(b) M/s Techno Infra Developers Pvt Ltd
7) M/s Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd.
8) M/s PNC Infratech Ltd
9) M/s Welspun Enterprises Limited
9. Cluster 9 (Secunderabad)
Nine applicants have qualified
1) M/s Cube Highways and Infrastructure III Pte. Ltd.
2) Consortium of
(a) M/s Gateway Rail Freight Limited
(b) M/s Gateway Distriparks Limited
3) M/s GMR Highways Limited
4) M/s Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.
5) M/s IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited
6) M/s L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited
7) Consortium of
(a) M/s Malempati Power Private Limited
(b) M/s Techno Infra Developers Pvt Ltd
8) M/s Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd.
9) M/s Welspun Enterprises Limited
10. Cluster 10 (Jaipur)
Nine applicants have qualified
1) M/s Cube Highways and Infrastructure III Pte. Ltd.
2) Consortium of
(a) M/s Gateway Rail Freight Limited
(b) M/s Gateway Distriparks Limited
3) M/s GMR Highways Limited
4) M/s Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.
5) M/s IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited
6) Consortium of
(a) M/s Malempati Power Private Limited
(b) M/s Techno Infra Developers Pvt Ltd (
7) M/s Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd.
8) M/s PNC Infratech Ltd
9) M/s Welspun Enterprises Limited
11. Cluster 11 (Chennai)
Five applicants have qualified
1) M/s Cube Highways and Infrastructure III Pte. Ltd.
2) M/s GMR Highways Limited
3) M/s IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited
4) M/s L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited
5) M/s Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd.
12. Cluster 12 (Bengaluru)
Eight applicants have qualified
1) M/s Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
2) M/s Cube Highways and Infrastructure III Pte. Ltd.
3) M/s GMR Highways Limited
4) M/s IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited
5) M/s L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited
6) Consortium of
(a) M/s Malempati Power Private Limited
(b) M/s Techno Infra Developers Pvt Ltd
7) M/s Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd.
8) M/s Welspun Enterprises Limited
