NEW DELHI: In its bid to open up the railways for private investment, the railway ministry has prepared an ambitious plan to allow private players to run 500 passenger trains, manage 750 stations and even buy rolling stock from private players.This has been included in the National Infrastructure Pipeline, which has been prepared for the next five years. So far the railway ministry has stated publicly that the government is keen to allow private players to run 150 trains on 100 identified routes.The ministry on Wednesday said the draft request for qualification and the draft concession agreement have been uploaded on the websites of Niti Aayog and Indian Railways for seeking feedback from the stakeholders. Ministry of railways has planned for redevelopment of railway stations through Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited ( IRSDC ), Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) and other central government agencies, through simplified procedures and for longer lease tenure.Accordingly, IRSDC and RLDA are undertaking the socio-economic feasibility studies of stations. Based on the outcome of the feasibility studies, the stations are planned to be taken up for redevelopment, in phases. The facilities proposed in a redeveloped station include congestion free non-conflicting entry/exit to the station premises, segregation of arrival/departure of passengers, adequate concourse without overcrowding, among others.