The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has invited bids to lease out Indian Railways land at 16 locations in the country. RLDA hopes to fetch atleast Rs. 1,900 crores from this exercise.
The 16 sites are located in Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Secunderabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Ajmer, Sawai Madhopur, Varanasi, Bhavnagar, Amravati, Guwahati and Katra.
“RLDA will lease out these land parcels to prospective developers who will be mandated to develop these sites in line with local bye-laws. These sites offer tremendous growth opportunities for investors and developers,” said Ved Parkash Dudeja, Vice Chairman, RLDA.
RLDA is targeting revenue generation of INR 2,000 crore for the Indian Railways in 2021-22, up from INR 352 crore in the previous year.
Details of Indian Railways Land Parcels Offered for Leasing by RLDA
| Site | State | Reserve Price (Rs. Crore) | Area | Development Type |
| Land at Beawer Road- Ajmer | Rajasthan | 40 | 8960 Sqm. | Commercial Development |
| Sawai Madhopur | Rajasthan | 13.5 | 4000 Sqm. | Commercial Development |
| Land at Pulianthope, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 11.6 | 2.09 | Residential |
| Land at Waltax Road Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 4.19 | 1116.67 Sqm. | Commercial Development |
| Lucknow Railway Station Redevelopment | Uttar Pradesh | 556.8 | 12.23 acre Commercial Land | Redevelopment of Railway Station and Commercial Development |
| Ramgarh Tal Colony and Railway Colony Redevelopment at Bauliya Colony Gorakhpur | Uttar Pradesh | 71.5 | 32011 Sqm. | Residential Development with Construction of Railway Transit Suites |
| Commercial Development and Redevelopment of Railway Colony at Vasundhara Old Loco Railway Colony Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 24 | 15161 Sqm. | Commercial Development and Redevelopment of Railway Colony |
| Railway Land, Pocket-F in Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 118 | 6.86 Acres | Residential Development |
| Land parcel at Bhavnagar Western Railway | Gujarat | 9.7 | 4969 Sqm. | Residential Cum Commercial Development |
| Commercial land in the Vicinity of Amravati Railway Station | Maharashtra | 25 | 10080 Sqm. | Commercial Development |
| Commercial land at Nizamabad | Telangana | 3.95 | 2204.96 Sqm. | Commercial Development |
| Land Parcel near Moula Ali Flyover in Secunderabad, Telangana | Telangana | 86 | 21.51 Acre | Commercial Development |
| Boulevard Road Railway Colony | New Delhi | 393 | 2.18 Ha | Railway Colony Redevelopment |
| Land parcel at Ambari, Guwahati, Northeast Frontier Railway | Assam | 69.9 | 9488.22 Sqm. | Residential Cum Commercial Development |
| Land Parcel A- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway Station | Jammu & Kashmir | 14.18 | 7521.45 Sqm. | Commercial Development |
| Land Parcel B- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway Station | Jammu & Kashmir | 14.97 | 7831.23 Sqm. | Commercial Development |
| Land at Salt Golah | West Bengal | 448 | 88300 Sqm. | Commercial Development |
The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) is a statutory authority under the Ministry of Railways for the development of Railway land. It has four key mandates as a part of its development plan, namely leasing of commercial sites, colony redevelopment, station redevelopment and multi-functional complexes.
Indian Railways has approximately 43,000 hectares of vacant land across India.
RLDA is currently handling 84 commercial (greenfield) sites and 84 railway colony redevelopment projects across India for leasing and the eligible developers for each will be selected through an open and transparent bidding process. RLDA is also mandated with the redevelopment of railway stations and is currently working on 60 Railway stations in a phased manner while its subsidiary, IRSDC, has taken up another 63 Railway stations PAN India.
I hope this is done in consultation with zonal railway authorities?