Panchkula, July 1 -- For thousands of passengers using Chandigarh railway station every day, the promise of a world-class railway terminal remains elusive. More than three years after redevelopment work began under the Union ministry of railways' Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, the ambitious Rs.462-crore project has missed four deadlines and now appears unlikely to meet its fifth.

While the latest official completion deadline is July 31, 2026, officials associated with the project admitted that the work is now expected to be completed only by October 2026.

The project has witnessed a turbulent journey since its inception. In 2021, the railway board dissolved the Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC), which was originally ...