Seven Multi-Functional Complexes (MFCs)
have been awarded over South Central Railway for
development by Rail Land Development Authority
(RLDA), a statutory authority for generation of non-
tariff revenue and creation of assets for Indian
Railways....
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RLDA has so far fixed Developers and sites
have been awarded to them for setting up MFCs at
seven stations on SCR viz. Dharmavaram, Kacheguda,
Karimnagar, Nellore, Nizamabad, Vijayawada and
Zahirabad for an amount of Rs 22.34 crores. MFCs will
provide multiple passenger facilities like shopping, food
stalls/restaurants, book stalls, PCO booths, ATMs,
medicines and variety stores, budget hotels, food plaza
and parking spaces etc. to rail users at railway
stations. These sites are being offered on 30-45 years
lease through open bidding process to private sector.
In all, thirteen stations have been identified on
SCR for development of MFCs, which include the seven
stations mentioned above. Amongst the others, the
MFCs at Hyderabad and Rajahmundry have already
been constructed and leased out. The MFCs at
Aurangabad and Guntur have been constructed and are
ready for commercial utilization. The MFCs at Kurnool
Town and Nanded are under process of tendering to
finalize agencies for taking up development works.