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Chennai–Bengaluru high-speed rail corridor
Overview
Other name(s)Madras–Bangalore high-speed rail corridor
LocaleIndia
Termini
Technical
Line length340 km (210 mi)
Operating speed320 km/h (200 mph)

The Chennai–Bengaluru high-speed rail corridor (or Madras–Bangalore high-speed rail corridor) is a proposed 340-kilometre long (210 mi) high-speed railway line that connects two major economic and state capitals in the southern parts of the Republic of India, Chennai and Bengaluru.[1][2]

Construction has yet to begin and the project still remains standing as a distant proposal. Several feasibility studies have been completed, notable by Germany and China.[3] The Indian High Speed Rail Commission requested for route designs to be tendered in February 2020.[4]

The proposal would see the journey times between the two cities reduced to around ninety minutes with upgrading work costing around 200Rs/km.[5]

History

The current journey from Chennai to Bengaluru run at 55 km/h (34 mph) and takes 6–7 hours to complete, with ticket prices starting for Second Seating as little as ₹150 and for Sleeper Class at ₹230. The Shatabdi Express runs at an average of 70 km/h (43 mph), covering the distance in 5 hours with ticket prices starting at ₹975.[6]

Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, suggested that the state wanted to run bullet trains to Chennai, and was conducting talks with his counterparts in Japan about the topic.[7] He commented that the journey could be done in less that one hour though no studies had yet been conducted prior to those words.[3]

A feasibility study by China on the project was submitted to the Federal Government in June 2015.[8] While Germany also proposed to conduct its own feasibility study at the same time.[9] The then Railways Minister, Suresh Prabhu, suggested that the route would be one of the next high-speed railways to be implemented in India.[10]

Japan Railway Technical Service (JARTS) and Oriental Consultants submitted a feasibility study in early 2016 about constructing the high-speed railway line through a PPP with the government.[11] In mid-2016, the government of Andhra Pradesh floated a Special Purpose Vehicle to support the creation of high-speed railways passing through the state.[12] French state-owned company SNCF also expressed an interest in building a high-speed railway line too.[13]

In early 2017, Indian Railways (IR) responded to a proposal by Elon Musk for a Hyperloop to connect the two cities in thirty minutes, saying that it would be unlikely due to government bureaucracy.[14]

During the June 2017 opening of Bengaluru's Green Line, Japan’s Ambassador to India, Kenji Hiramatsu, suggested that the railway line should be built with support from Japanese development funds.[15]

Description

The high-speed railway line would mainly be built alongside the existing railway between the two cities. However, a 38-kilometre long (24 mi) viaduct between Bangarapet and Vaniyambadi, as well as a 44-kilometre long (27 mi) viaduct between Katpadi and Arakkonam, would need to be constructed due to hilly terrain.[16]

There would be two new railway stations built underground in Bengaluru, while Chennai would witness the high-speed trains, running at around 320 km/h (200 mph), terminating at its existing central station.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "High-speed rail: Germany to study Chennai-Bangalore-Mysore route". The Economic Times. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  2. ^ "High-speed B'luru-Chennai rail may be scrapped". The Times of India. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b "High-speed rail: Germany to study Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru route". Star of Mysore. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  4. ^ www.thenewsminute.com https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bids-invited-route-design-mysuru-bengaluru-chennai-high-speed-rail-corridor-118069. Retrieved 25 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Business Bytes: Survey on for bullet train service between Mysore-Bangalore-Chennai". Construction Business Today. VOL Media Pvt Ltd. 2015. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  6. ^ "B'LURU-CHENNAI RAIL - High-speed train may be scrapped". Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Karnataka to operate bullet trains from Bangalore to Mysore and Chennai". Railway Technology. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Projects: Chennai-Bangaluru-Mysore". High Speed Rail Corporation of India. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Study of High Speed Rail Project from Germany on Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru sector". Mysuru Today. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Suresh Prabhu promises new bullet train routes". dna. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  11. ^ "(untitled)". Construction Intelligence Center. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  12. ^ "High-speed trains from Amaravati to Chennai soon". The Hindu. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Reality check on bullet train ambition". The Telegraph. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Chennai to Bangalore in Just 30 minutes - Hyperloop's high-speed train headed to India". Detechter. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  15. ^ DH News Service (18 June 2017). "Japan pushes for B'luru-Chennai high-speed rail". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Bangalore to Chennai Bullet Train". Webeo Transportation. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
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