| Hyderabad–Bengaluru High Speed Rail Corridor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Status | Planned | ||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||
| Locale | |||
| Termini | Hyderabad Bengaluru | ||
| Stations | 12 (expected) | ||
| Website | www | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | High-speed rail | ||
| Operator(s) | National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited | ||
| Rolling stock | E5 Series Shinkansen and BEML High Speed Train | ||
| History | |||
| Planned opening | 2041 [1] | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 618 km (384 mi) | ||
| Character | Elevated, underground and grade-separated | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz, overhead catenary | ||
| Operating speed | 320 km/h (200 mph) | ||
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The Hyderabad–Bengaluru High Speed Rail Corridor is a proposed high-speed rail line connecting India's two southern metros, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. When completed, it will be South India's fastest high-speed rail line. It is also said to be an extension of Mumbai-Hyderabad line.[2]
The National Rail Plan (NRP) stated that several major cities of India would connected via high-speed rail by 2051. Extension of Mumbai–Hyderabad line to Bengaluru, thus linking Mumbai with Chennai is a part of the plan.[3][4]
Possible stations[edit | edit source]
Stations are according to the planned alignment as shown in National Rail Plan's (NRP) High-speed rail line map. Hyderabad - Mahubnagar - Gadwal - Kurnool - Guntakal - Ananthapur - Dharmavaram - Bengaluru
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Railway Budget 2021: Indian Railways to focus on new bullet train networks in coming years?". The Times of India. 23 January 2021.
- ↑ "JICA presents draft report on bullet train project to joint committee". timesofindia-economictimes.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Rail plan keeps Hyderabad bullet train dream alive". The Times of India. 20 December 2020.
- ↑ "Bullet train to connect Hyderabad with other cities: Rail plan". The Siasat Daily. 30 December 2020.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Preliminary Study Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine