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India currently does not have any High-speed rail lines operational, but have several lines planned and one of which is currently under construction. The following article lists all the lines in various stages of completion.[1]

National Rail Plan's (NRP) proposed routes of high-speed rail corridors.

Overview

  Under Construction   Approved   Proposed

Summary of high-speed rail lines in India (standard gauge)
High-speed Corridor Speed Length Further extension Status Planned opening (According to NRP) [1]
km/h mph km mi
Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor 320 200 508.18 315.77 (Via (Surat, Bilimora) Under Construction 2026 (Surat-Bilimora)

2028 (full completion)

Delhi–Varanasi high-speed rail corridor[2] 320 200 836 519 (via Kanpur, Lucknow & Ayodhya) Land Acquisition to begin 2031
Delhi–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor 320 200 900 560 (Via Jaipur, Ajmer & Udaipur) Land acquisition to begin 2031
Varanasi–Howrah high-speed rail corridor 320 200 756 470 (Via Patna) DPR under preparation [3] 2031
Mumbai–Nagpur high-speed rail corridor 320 200 916 569 (Via Nashik, Aurangabad) DPR under preparation 2036
Mumbai–Hyderabad high-speed rail corridor[4] 350 220 784 487 (Via Pune, Solapur) Approved 2036
Chennai–Mysuru high-speed rail corridor 320 200 484 301 (Via Bengaluru)[5] DPR under preparation 2040
Delhi–Amritsar high-speed rail corridor 320 200 492 306 (Via Chandigarh) Approved[5] 2051
Hyderabad–Bengaluru high-speed rail corridor 320 200 625 388 (Via Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam) Proposed 2041
Nagpur–Varanasi high-speed rail corridor 320 200 1,024 636 (via Allahabad & Jabalpur) Proposed 2041
Amritsar–Jammu high-speed rail corridor 320 200 196 122 (Via Pathankot) Proposed[6] 2051
Patna–Guwahati high-speed rail corridor 320 200 870 540 (via Katihar & New Jalpaiguri) Proposed 2051
Howrah–Katihar High-speed Rail Corridor 320 200 414 257 (via Bolpur & Malda Town) Proposed 2051
Total length 8,805 km (5,471 mi)

Network

Mumbai-Ahmedabad

Main article: Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor
File:Mumbai Ahmedabad HSR Map.JPG
Map of Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor.
Details
Legend
 Sabarmati Junction
Ahmedabad Monorail
Ahmedabad Depot
 Anand/Nadiad
Vadodara
Maintenance Depot
 Bharuch
Surat Depot
 Surat
Bilimora
Maintenance Depot
 Vapi
Gujarat
Maharashtra
border
 Boisar
Maintenance Depot
 Virar
21 km (13 mi) tunnel
under Arabian Sea
to Pune
Thane Depot and Workshop
 Thane Monorail
Mumbai BKC
This diagram:


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.[7]

Delhi-Varanasi

Main article: Delhi–Varanasi high-speed rail corridor

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, along with a 256-kilometre (159 mi) long spur line connecting Lucknow to Gorakhpur.[8]

Delhi-Ahmedabad

Main article: Delhi–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor

Chennai-Mysuru

Main article: Chennai–Mysuru high-speed rail corridor

Mumbai-Nagpur

Main article: Mumbai–Nagpur high-speed rail corridor

Mumbai-Hyderabad

Main article: Mumbai–Hyderabad high-speed rail corridor

Varanasi-Howrah

Main article: Varanasi–Howrah high-speed rail corridor

Hyderabad-Bengaluru

Main article: Hyderabad–Bengaluru high-speed rail corridor

Nagpur-Varanasi

Main article: Nagpur–Varanasi high-speed rail corridor

Delhi-Amritsar

Main article: Delhi–Amritsar high-speed rail corridor

Patna-Guwahati

Main article: Patna–Guwahati high-speed rail corridor

Amritsar-Jammu

Main article: Amritsar–Jammu high-speed rail corridor

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Railway Budget 2021: Indian Railways to focus on new bullet train networks in coming years?". The Times of India. 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ Agarwal, Anshu (31 January 2021). "Delhi likely to get 2 stations under 3 proposed Bullet train projects". Business Standard India.
  3. ^ "Growever Wins Varanasi – Howrah HSR's LiDAR & Alignment Design". 9 April 2021.
  4. ^ "High speed rail corridor: Travel time from Mumbai to Hyderabad and Nagpur to reduce by 50 percent". Mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b Agarwal, Anshu (22 February 2021). "Aarvee-GSL Wins Chennai-Mysuru HSR's LiDAR & Alignment Design".
  6. ^ "Railway Budget 2021: Indian Railways to focus on new bullet train networks in coming years?". Times of India. 23 January 2021.
  7. ^ "JICA presents draft report on bullet train project to joint committee". timesofindia-economictimes.
  8. ^ "Delhi to Agra bullet train every hour might turn into a reality by 2029!". Times of India. 27 October 2021.
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