Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on February 8 had unveiled the redevelopment programme for railway stations across the country. The Kozhikode station is among the 23 stations chosen by the Railway Ministry under the first phase of a scheme to upgrade stations to global standards. The redevelopment of railway stations will primarily consist of upgrading the level of passenger amenities through new constructions and renovations, officials said. Kozhikode: Vadakara-based Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society (ULCCS), one of the largest worker-owned construction cooperatives in the country, and INKEL Limited, a public-private-partnership initiative, have evinced interest in a ?75-crore project to upgrade the Kozhikode railway station. Around 4.40 acres at four sites have been identified at the Kozhikode station to be utilised for the project.
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