Piyush Goyal Says Railways Ministry is not Going to Hand Over Railway Stations to Private Sector

The government has stressed that the Railways Ministry is not going to hand over railway stations to the private sector and the ownership will remain with the Railways.

This was stated by the Railways Minister Piyush Goyal in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. He said Ministry has



constituted a group of secretaries to expedite the redevelopment of fifty stations under the public partnership model. Replying to another query, Mr. Goyal said that Railways has planned to monetize assets and so far, 87 land parcels, 84 railways colonies, 4 hill railways, and 3 stadiums have been identified for asset monetization.