List of high-speed railway lines in India
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India currently does not have any High-speed rail lines operational, but has several lines planned, one of which is currently under construction. The following article lists all the lines in various stages of completion.[1]
Classification[edit]
The Indian Ministry of Railways has classified railway line speeds into five categories:[2][3][4]
- Conventional lines: The routes which support an operational speed of less than 110 km/h (68 mph) are conventional rail lines.
- Group B lines: The routes which support an operational speed between 110 and 130 km/h (68 and 81 mph) are classified as Group B lines.
- Group A lines: The routes that support the speeds between 110 and 160 km/h (68 and 99 mph) are classified as Group A lines.
- Semi-high speed lines: The routes that support speeds between 160 and 200 km/h (99 and 124 mph) are considered as a higher speed or semi-high speed rail
- High-speed lines: The routes that support speeds beyond semi-high speeds are considered as High-speed lines.
Overview[edit]
The network is proposed to have top speeds of 300–350 km/h (186–217 mph), and are envisaged to run on elevated corridors to isolate high-speed train tracks to prevent trespassing.[7] Multiple feasibility studies have been done[8] by Systra, Italferr, RITES Limited, Mott MacDonald, INECO, PROINTEC, Ayesa, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Parsons Brinckerhoff.[9][10][11][12]
Under Construction
Approved
Proposed
High-speed Corridor | Speed | Length | Further extension | Status | Planned opening (According to NRP)[1] | ||
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km/h | mph | km | mi | ||||
North India[13] | |||||||
Delhi–Varanasi high-speed rail corridor | 320 | 200 | 865 | 537 | DPR* under preparation | 2031 | |
Delhi–Amritsar high-speed rail corridor | 320 | 200 | 480 | 300 | (Via Chandigarh) | Approved[14] | 2051 |
Delhi–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor | 320 | 200 | 886 | 551 | (Via Udaipur) | Land acquisition to begin | 2031 |
Amritsar–Jammu high-speed rail corridor | 320 | 200 | 190 | 120 | (Via Pathankot) | Proposed[15] | 2051 |
East India | |||||||
Varanasi–Howrah high-speed rail corridor | 320 | 200 | 711 | 442 | (Via Patna) | DPR under preparation[16] | 2031 |
Patna–Guwahati high-speed rail corridor | 320 | 200 | 850 | 530 | Proposed | 2051 | |
West India | |||||||
Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor | 320 | 200 | 508.18 | 315.77 | (Via Surat, Bilimora) | Under Construction | 2026 (Surat-Bilimora)
2028 (full completion) |
Mumbai–Nagpur high-speed rail corridor | 320 | 200 | 736 | 457 | (Via Nashik, Aurangabad) | DPR under preparation | 2051 |
Mumbai–Hyderabad high-speed rail corridor[17] | 350 | 220 | 711 | 442 | (Via Pune, Solapur) | DPR under preparation | 2051 |
Pune–Nashik rail line[18] | 200 | 120 | 235.15 | 146.12 | (Via Narayangaon, Sangamner) | Land acquisition initiated | 2027 |
Ahmedabad–Rajkot high-speed rail corridor[19] | 220 | 140 | 225 | 140 | (Via Limbdi) | DPR Prepared | TBD |
Central India | |||||||
Nagpur–Varanasi high-speed rail corridor | 320 | 200 | 855 | 531 | Proposed | 2041 | |
South India | |||||||
Chennai–Mysuru high-speed rail corridor | 320 | 200 | 435 | 270 | (Via Bengaluru)[14] | DPR under preparation | 2031 |
Hyderabad–Bengaluru high-speed rail corridor | 320 | 200 | 618 | 384 | Proposed | 2041 | |
Silver Line (Thiruvananthapuram–Kasaragod)[20] | 200 | 120 | 529.45 | 328.98 | (Via Ernakulam) | DPR Prepared | TBD |
Total | |||||||
15 corridors | Average speed : ≈300 kmph | 8,834.78 | 5,489.68 | – | 0/15 | 2051 |
*DPR = Detailed Project Report
300–350 km/h[edit]
Mumbai-Ahmedabad[edit]
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Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor is the first of the twelve lines proposed and also the first one to be under-construction, it connects India's economic hub Mumbai with the city of Ahmedabad.[21]
Delhi-Varanasi[edit]
The Delhi-Varanasi High-Speed Rail Corridor is India's second bullet train project after the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Corridor. The 836-kilometre (519 mi) stretch will connect Varanasi to Delhi through 12 stations via Lucknow & Ayodhya.[22]
Delhi-Ahmedabad[edit]
Chennai-Mysuru[edit]
Mumbai-Nagpur[edit]
Mumbai-Hyderabad[edit]
Varanasi-Howrah[edit]
Hyderabad-Bengaluru[edit]
Nagpur-Varanasi[edit]
Delhi-Amritsar[edit]
Patna-Guwahati[edit]
Amritsar-Jammu[edit]
200–250 km/h[edit]
Ahmedabad-Rajkot (220 km/h)[edit]
Thiruvananthapuram-Kasargod (200 km/h)[edit]
Pune-Nashik (200 km/h)[edit]
Diamond quadrilateral[edit]
Diamond quadrilateral is an ambitious plan from India to connect its major cities of New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai via a high-speed rail network. Sections of this project are either already under construction or approved.[23]
See also[edit]
- NHSRCL
- Future of rail transport in India
- Urban rail transit in India
- Dedicated freight corridors in India
- List of high-speed railway lines in China
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Railway Budget 2021: Indian Railways to focus on new bullet train networks in coming years?". The Times of India. 23 January 2021.
- ↑ "Railway Minister Launches High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited (HSRC)". Disha Diary. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ↑ "Indian Railways Classification of Lines as A , B , C , D , E - Railways FAQ - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ↑ "Classification of Railway Lines in India". BrainKart. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ↑ "Indian Railways: Vision 2020" (PDF). Indian Railways. December 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Dedicated Freight Corridors & High Speed Rails, India's Ultra Low Carbon Mega Rail Projects – Anjali Goyal, Executive Director (Budget), India.
- ↑ INTRODUCTION OF HIGH SPEED CORRIDORS ON I.R.: IMPACT AND CHALLENGES BEFORE CIVIL ENGINEERS – Parmod Kumar, EDCE(G)/Railway Board[dead link]
- ↑ "India holds talks with Japan on high speed train corridors". Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ↑ says, Bastich (9 October 2013). "India, Japan sign MoU for feasibility study of high speed railway system in India".
- ↑ "Feasibility study for Mumbai – Ahmedabad high speed line agreed – Railway Gazette".
- ↑ [1] Archived 12 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train? Chinese team visits CST". 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Agarwal, Anshu (31 January 2021). "Delhi likely to get 2 stations under 3 proposed Bullet train projects". Business Standard India.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Agarwal, Anshu (22 February 2021). "Aarvee-GSL Wins Chennai-Mysuru HSR's LiDAR & Alignment Design".
- ↑ "Railway Budget 2021: Indian Railways to focus on new bullet train networks in coming years?". The Times of India. 23 January 2021.
- ↑ "Growever Wins Varanasi – Howrah HSR's LiDAR & Alignment Design". 9 April 2021.
- ↑ "High speed rail corridor: Travel time from Mumbai to Hyderabad and Nagpur to reduce by 50 percent". The Times of India. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ↑ "Big boost for city as Pune-Nashik high-speed rail project gets Centre's in-principle approval". Hindustan Times. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ↑ "Ahmedabad-Rajkot new rail link approved; to help Saurashtra region avail Bullet Train services". The Financial Express. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ↑ Shah, Narendra (23 December 2022). "A Silverline Project to connect entire Kerala". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ↑ "JICA presents draft report on bullet train project to joint committee". timesofindia-economictimes.
- ↑ "Delhi to Agra bullet train every hour might turn into a reality by 2029!". Times of India. 27 October 2021.
- ↑ Address by The President of India to the Joint sitting of Parliament 2014 (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014