NEW DELHI: The railways have decided to kick start the Station Redevelopment scheme with the help of the public sector . While the ministry of railways is waiting for response from the private sector to develop 400 identified railway stations under the innovative Swiss Challenge method, it has decided to go ahead with the development of a few stations on its own.Minister of state for railways Manoj Sinha told ET that at least two stations Gomtinagar in Lucknow and Bhubaneshwar in Orissa were likely to be developed by Navratna PSU National Buildings Construction Corporation ( NBCC ).He said that some other stations may also be taken up to encourage the private sector to come forward and partner with railways to redevelop and modernize stations. Asked about the criticism of Swiss Challenge system by Vijay Kelkar committee (on revitalising PPP model), Sinha said that he should have suggested an alternative.Senior railway ministry officials claimed, in the meantime, the stations redevelopment plan was on track. The basic plan was to develop stations into commercial hubs along with all the amenities for passengers. "The model concession agreement document is ready and we are in the process of discussing it with stakeholders including real estate developers and infrastructure players," a railway board official told ET.The ministry had also floated a tender to hire a strategic advisor for implementation of the station redevelopment scheme. "It is better to get an expert to prepare a roadmap for implementation of the project with feasibility study," the official explained. In fact, he added, the ministry for the first time was thinking of calling for global Expression of Interest on the project.States too were going to be made partners in the station redevelopment project. "The railway Joint Ventures (JVs) with states that were cleared by the Cabinet could also include station redevelopment.States could be made partners in revenue sharing," an official involved in the process said. This would also take care of land acquisition problems. According to sources, Habibganj station near Bhopal would become the first station to be developed since its tender was almost finalised. "Three companies – GMR, Ahluwalia Contracts and Bansal Constructions – have been shortlisted in the RFP. It will be finalised in February.