Southern Railway wants a contractor to finish the redevelopment of Ernakulam Town railway station in Kerala, a ₹156.43 Cr EPC package closing on 12 August 2026.
This Ernakulam railway station tender is for the balance works of the Ernakulam Town redevelopment, awarded on EPC mode. The drawings cover the station building, an air concourse, foot-over-bridges, a multi-level car park, water treatment blocks and the fire, electrical and services packages that come with a modern city station. It is a solid railway civil job in south India for a firm ready to take over and complete a live project.
What the balance works involve
Balance works means picking up a redevelopment already in motion and carrying the remaining civil and services scope to completion. Expect station building construction, concourse and circulation structures, the multi-level car park, fire-fighting layouts across several buildings, and the electrical and low-voltage systems. Working over and beside an operating station calls for careful staging and safety planning.
Who should look at it
With a value of ₹156.43 Cr and a ₹3.13 Cr EMD, the job suits mid-to-large civil and EPC contractors who have handled station or large public-building work. Because it is a balance package, the ability to review existing work, close gaps and hit a firm handover matters as much as raw capacity. Read the schedules and the site condition clauses so you price the takeover risk correctly.
Plant for the job
City-station work pairs building plant with tight-site logistics. Cranes lift steel, precast and services equipment, concrete pumps and a batching supply feed the frames, and excavators handle foundations and drainage. Compactors and small graders finish the parking and approach roads. Owners renting cranes and excavators in the region can use this package to read demand in and around Kochi.
Southern Railway is inviting EPC bids for the balance redevelopment works at Ernakulam Town railway station in Kerala, including the station building, concourse and car park, valued at ₹156.43 Cr.
What is the EMD?
The EMD is ₹3,12,85,300, about ₹3.13 Cr. There is no separate tender fee.
What is the last date to bid?
Bids close on 12 August 2026, submitted through the IREPS portal.
What does balance works mean here?
It means completing a redevelopment already under way, so the contractor takes over the remaining civil and services scope and carries it to handover.
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