Private Train Operations: GMR, IRCTC, BHEL, L&T Among 15 RFQ Applicants

The Ministry of Railways has received 120 submissions from 15 applicants in response to the Private Train Operation project Request For Qualification (RFQ).

Indian Railways plans to allow private operators to run 140 trains from 12 clusters on its network. These clusters are centred around key urban that witness heavy passenger traffic.

Selection of private operators is to be done through a two stage bidding process. The second stage of the process is a Request For Proposal (RFP) from the qualifying parties from the RFQ stage.

The Ministry of Railways will now evaluate the various applications. Qualifying applicants will be moved to the Request For Proposal process by November 2020. All clusters are likely to be awarded by February 2021.

RFQ Applications Received For Private Train Operations Per Cluster

SNCluster NameNumber of RFQs received
1Mumbai 19
2Mumbai 212
3Delhi 110
4Delhi 212
5Chandigarh9
6Howarh9
7Patna9
8Prayagraj10
9Secunderabad10
10Jaipur10
11Chennai9
12Bengaluru11
 Total120

Participants Applying for Operating Private Trains on Indian Railways

SNApplicant’s Name
1Megha  Engineering and Infrastructures Limited
2Sainath sales and Services Pvt Ltd
3IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited
4Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation LImited
5GMR Highways Limited
6Welspun Enterprises Limited
7Gateway Rail freight Limited
8Cube Highways and Infrastructure III Pvt Ltd
9Malempati Power Private Limited
10L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited
11RK Associates and Hoteliers Pvt Ltd
12Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarrriles, S.A
13PNC Infratech Ltd
14Arvind Aviation
15BHEL

Indian Railways expects to net an overall investment of around 30,000 crores for this project from the private entities running the trains.

Read more developments on the Indian Railways Private Train Operations project here.

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