Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor
Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC), with target completion by 31 March 2025, is an under construction twin-track 121.7-kilometre (75.6 mi)-km long Indian gauge railway project in Haryana state of India, which will run around along the Western Peripheral Expressway (WPE) on the western side of Delhi.[1][2]
| Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor | |||
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 Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Route Map | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Under construction | ||
| Owner | Indian Railways and Government of Haryana | ||
| Locale | Haryana | ||
| Termini | Palwal Sonipat | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Passenger rail, Freight rail | ||
| Operator(s) | Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation | ||
| Ridership | 20,000 (projected) | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 121.7 km (75.6 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian gauge | ||
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The railway line will connect Palwal to Sonipat via Sohna, Manesar and Kharkhoda. At Palwal, Patli (Delhi–Rewari line), Sultanpur (Garhi Harsaru–Farukhnagar line), Asaudha (Delhi–Rohtak line) and Harsana Kalan (Delhi-Ambala line) railway stations, it will connect to existing railway lines running radially from Delhi. It will also connect to the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) at Prithala near Palwal railway station. Once completed, it will transport 20,000 passengers a day and 50 MTPA cargo.[1][3][4]
The Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (HRIDC), a joint venture founded by the Ministry of Railways and Government of Haryana (Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation|HSIIDC), will construct the corridor by 2025. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs of Government of India approved ₹5,617 crore (US$650 million) for the project in September 2020.[1][3][5][6]
Additional connectivityEdit
Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor will enhance connectivity with and among the following:
ExpresswaysEdit
The rail corridor will run within Haryana along the Western Peripheral Expressway (WPE), connecting various hubs along the way. WPE is connected to Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) which runs in Uttar Pradesh, It will also pass across Delhi–Mumbai Expressway between Sohna and Palwal, and Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway near Kharkhoda.
DMIC and WDFCEdit
This orbital railway will be key enabler of Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project as it will also connect to Delhi-Mumbai Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) near Palwal railway station. Delhi–Mumbai Expressway is also part of this corridor which will intersect the orbital railway.
Rail lines among IGI Delhi, Hisar and Noida airportsEdit
Hisar International Airport to IGI Delhi semi-high-speed train will be introduced, which may require upgrade/replacement of existing or laying of additional new line between Hansi to Asaudha (near Bahadurgarh on Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor).[7] This will also connect to the Delhi–Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System near Gurugram via Haryana Orbital Rail corridor.
This will also enable connectivity between Hisar Airport and Noida International Airport (Jewar Airport), and Jewar Airport to IGI Delhi.
RRTS and high-speed railEdit
This corridor will also intersect with Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor near Manesar, and various RRTS such as Delhi–Alwar RRTS, Delhi–Soonipat RRTS, Delhi-Rohtak-Hisar RRTS and Delhi-Palwal-Hodal RRTS.
MetroEdit
This corridor will also intersect with the following proposed and/or under-construction spurs of Delhi Metro:
- Narela-Sonipat metro on Red Line
- Bahadurgarh-Rohtak metro near Asaudha on Green Line
- Gurugram-Manesarmetro at Manesar on Yellow Line
- Najafgarh-Jhajjar metro near Badli on Grey Line
- Badli-Badsa metro near AIIMS Badsa on Grey Line
- Faridabad-Palwal metro near Asaoti on Violet Line
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "India approves $764m Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project". www.railway-technology.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ↑ "Central nod for Haryana rail project". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2020-09-15. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Cabinet approves Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor to decongest Delhi". Railway Gazette International. 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ↑ "Diverting routes". The Pioneer. 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ↑ "Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor project from Palwal to Sonipat via Sohna-Manesar-Kharkhauda gets cabinet approval". Zee News. 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ↑ "HRIDC receives 14 bids for Haryana Orbital Rail General Consultancy contract". Urban Transport News. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ↑ PM Narendra Modi will give special gift to Haryana and lay foundation stone of 130 km long railway corridor, Dainik Jagran, 29 July 2021.