Delhi–Kolkata high-speed rail corridor

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{{short description|High speed rail corridor}}
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| name = Delhi–Kolkata high-speed rail corridor
| image = Potential HSR Lines in India 2.gif
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| type = [[High-speed rail]]
| system =
| status = Approved
| locale = [[Delhi]]<br/>[[Uttar Pradesh]]<br/>[[Bihar]]<br/>[[Jharkhand]]<br/>[[West Bengal]]
| start = [[New Delhi Railway Station|New Delhi]]
| end = [[Howrah railway station|Howrah]]
| stations = TBA
| daily_ridership =
| owner =
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]
| character =
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| linelength = {{convert|1500|km|abbr=on}}
| tracklength =
| tracks =
| gauge = {{track gauge|1435mm}} [[standard gauge]]
| electrification = 25 kV AC [[overhead lines]]
| speed = {{convert|320|km/h|abbr=on}}
| elevation =
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| title = Delhi–Kolkata high-speed rail corridor
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{{BS2||BHF|[[Kanpur Central railway station]]}}
{{BS2||BHF|[[Lucknow Charbagh railway station]]}}
{{BS2||BHF|[[Varanasi Junction railway station]]}}
{{BS2||BHF|[[Patna Junction railway station]]}}
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The '''Delhi–Kolkata high-speed rail corridor'''<ref>{{cite web|title=More bullet train networks! Know Indian Railways high-speed rail plans for Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/bullet-train-network-to-connect-delhi-mumbai-kolkata-chennai-know-about-plans-for-high-speed-rail/1276221/|accessdate=5 September 2018|publisher=Financial Express|date=10 August 2018}}</ref> is one of the route of the proposed [[high-speed rail in India]]. The line is part of the Diamond Quadrilateral Program, which seeks to unite the cities of New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai via high speed rail. This travels along the [[Howrah-Delhi Main Line|Delhi–Howrah main line]] from [[Tundla]] to [[Howrah]]. The train expects to cut the journey time for the {{convert|1500|km|abbr=on}} between the national capital of [[India]], [[New Delhi]], and the capital of the Indian state of [[West Bengal]], the city of [[Kolkata]], to just 5 hours 30 minutes.

According to the British company Mott McDonald, which undertook a pre-feasibility study of the project, the estimated cost for construction will be around {{INRConvert|5|t}}. The speed expected is {{convert|200|–|320|km/h|abbr=on}}. A second phase of the project has been already taken up to extend the corridor to the [[Howrah station|Howrah Terminus (Howrah Railway Station)]] in the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Area|metropolitan city of Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to HSRC |url=http://hsrc.in/projects.html|website=hsrc.in |accessdate=6 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.niticentral.com/2014/06/18/narendra-modi-will-make-indian-railways-world-class-231853.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=20 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621020607/http://www.niticentral.com/2014/06/18/narendra-modi-will-make-indian-railways-world-class-231853.html |archivedate=21 June 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>

Currently, the international consortium INECO-TYPSA-ICT is carrying out the feasibility study.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.expansion.com/agencia/efe/2015/11/24/21389891.html |title=Ineco y Typsa harán el estudio de viabilidad del AVE de la India - Expansion.com| website=www.expansion.com |access-date=15 March 2017}}</ref>

== Status Update ==
'''Delhi-Varanasi Corridor (Phase I)'''
*'''October 2020''': Feasibility report submitted to Ministry of Railways<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://urbantransportnews.com/news/lidar-survey-begins-for-indias-delhi-varanasi-high-speed-bullet-train-project|title=LiDAR survey begins}}</ref>
*'''December 2020''': NHSRCL to conduct ground survey using LiDAR technique<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-varanasi-bullet-train-project-nhsrcl-to-conduct-ground-survey-using-lidar-technique-11607347001708.html|title=Delhi-Varanasi bullet train project: NHSRCL to conduct ground survey using LiDAR technique}}</ref>
*'''January 2021''': NHSRCL starts LiDAR survey<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-varanasi-bullet-train-project-lidar-aerial-ground-survey-starts-11610289970028.html|title=Delhi - Varanasi bullet train project: LiDAR(Aerial Ground) survey starts}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/aug/04/slide-show-1-delhi-agra-lucknow-patna-bullet-trains-soon.htm Delhi-Agra, Lucknow-Patna bullet trains soon?]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131105233533/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-12/lucknow/28683188_1_pune-mumbai-ahmedabad-delhi-chandigarh-amritsar-delhi-agra-lucknow-varanasi-patna City may get high speed train]

{{High-speed rail in India}}

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[[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Standard gauge railways in India]]

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