Private trains: Indian Railways finds 102 applications eligible for operations in 12 clusters

Private trains: Indian Railways finds 102 applications eligible for operations in 12 clusters

New Delhi: Ministry of Railways on Thursday (November 19) discovered 102 purposes eligible for operating non-public trains within the nation. The ministry earlier invited a request for {qualifications} (RFQ) for personal participation within the operation of passenger prepare companies over 12 clusters comprising greater than 150 origin-destination pairs of routes by way of the introduction of 151 fashionable trains.

Out of 120 purposes obtained from non-public gamers to run non-public trains, 102 purposes have been discovered eligible within the RFP stage by the ministry. A number of of those firms whose purposes have been discovered eligible embody IRCTC, GMR Highways Ltd., Gateway Rail Freight Ltd., IRB Infrastructures Developers, and WELSPUN Enterprise Ltd.

This is the primary main initiative of attracting non-public funding for operating passenger trains over the Indian Railway Network. The ministry hopes that the mission would entail non-public sector funding of about Rs 30,000 crores.

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The non-public entities for enterprise the mission can be chosen by way of a two-stage aggressive bidding course of comprising Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and Request for Proposal (RFP).

The RFQs for 12 clusters had been printed on July 1, 2020, and the purposes had been opened on October 7, 2020. The ministry obtained 120 purposes for the 12 Clusters, from 16 applicant corporations. 

Cluster 1 (Mumbai 1)

The following 08 (eight) candidates are certified for participation within the RFP stage for Cluster-1 (Mumbai-1) of PPP in Passenger Train OperationsProject:

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

Cluster 2 (Mumbai 2)

The following 11 (eleven) candidates are certified for participation within the RFP stage for Cluster-2 (Mumbai-2) of PPP in Passenger Train Operations Project:

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 RK Associates & Hoteliers Pvt. Ltd.
(b) M/s Omaxe Limited
11) M/s Welspun Enterprises Limited

Cluster 3 (Delhi 1)

The following 09 (9) candidates are certified for participation within the RFP stage for Cluster 3 (Delhi 1) of PPP in Passenger Train Operations Project:

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

Cluster 4 (Delhi 2)

The following 10 (ten) candidates are certified for participation within the RFP stage for Cluster 4 (Delhi 2) of PPP in Passenger Train Operations Project:

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 RK Associates & Hoteliers Pvt. Ltd.
(b) M/s Omaxe Limited
10) M/s Welspun Enterprises Limited

Cluster 5 (Chandigarh)

The following 08 (eight) candidates are certified for participation within the RFP stage for Cluster 5 (Chandigarh)of PPP in Passenger Train Operations Project:

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

Cluster 6 ( Howrah)

The following 08 (eight) candidates are certified for participation within the RFP stage for Cluster 6 (Howrah)of PPP in Passenger Train Operations Project:

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

Cluster 7 ( Patna)

The following 08 (eight) candidates are certified for participation within the RFP stage for Cluster 7 (Patna)of PPP in Passenger Train Operations Project:

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

Cluster 8 (Prayagraj)

The following 09 (9) candidates are certified for participation within the RFP stage for Cluster 8 (Prayagraj) of PPP in Passenger Train Operations Project:
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

Cluster 9 (Secunderabad)

The following 09 (9) candidates are certified for participation within the RFP stage for Cluster 9 (Secunderabad) of PPP in Passenger Train Operations Project:

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

Cluster 10 (Jaipur)

The following 9 (9) candidates are certified for participation within the RFP stage for Cluster 10 (Jaipur) of PPP in Passenger Train Operations Project:

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

Cluster 11 (Chennai)

The following 05 (5) candidates are certified for participation within the RFP stage for Cluster 11 (Chennai) of PPP in Passenger Train Operations Project:

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.

Cluster 12 (Bengaluru)

The following 08 (eight) candidates are certified for participation within the RFP stage for Cluster 12 (Bengaluru) of PPP in Passenger Train Operations Project:

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

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