SYSTRA TO REDEVELOP INDIA’S LARGEST RAILWAY STATION

The Chhatrapati Shivaji station has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004. Formerly known as Victoria Terminus, it was named after the Indian warlord Chhatrapati Shivaji at the end of the 20th century. Located in the heart of Mumbai, it is the terminus of many mainline and commuter trains, and is home to the headquarters of Central Railway, one of Indian Railways’ 19 regional divisions.

In a consortium with British engineering firm Mace, SYSTRA India will be working on a PMC contract involving project management and redevelopment of the station on behalf of the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA). The aim is to preserve the station’s heritage while modernising it to make it a multimodal hub.

The station will be transformed, notably through the creation of new spaces on its roof, several catering areas, a new waiting room and a shopping arcade, while continuing to welcome thousands of passengers every day. SYSTRA and Mace will be responsible for the overall management of the project, starting with the design studies, followed by supervision of site operations, with particular attention paid to quality, safety, and interface management, right through to delivery of the project to RLDA.