Delhi–Kolkata high-speed rail corridor

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Delhi–Kolkata high-speed rail corridor
Map of India high-speed rail corridors according to National Rail Plan.JPG
Overview
StatusApproved
Locale Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Jharkhand
West Bengal
Termini
StationsTBA
Service
Type High-speed rail
Operator(s) Indian Railways
Technical
Line length1,669 km (1,037 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV AC overhead lines
Operating speed320 km/h (200 mph)
Route map

Contents

Legend
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 New Delhi
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 Agra Cantonment
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 Kanpur Central
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 Lucknow Charbagh
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 Patna Junction
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 Gaya Junction
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 Dhanbad Junction
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 Asansol Junction
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 Barddhaman Junction
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 Howrah Junction
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The Delhi–Kolkata high-speed rail corridor [1] 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 from Tundla to Howrah. The train expects to cut the journey time for the 1,500 km (930 mi) 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 ₹5 trillion (US$58 billion). The speed expected is 200–320 km/h (120–200 mph). A second phase of the project has been already taken up to extend the corridor to the Howrah Terminus (Howrah Railway Station) in the metropolitan city of Kolkata. [2] [3]

Currently, the international consortium INECO-TYPSA-ICT is carrying out the feasibility study. [4]

Status Update

Delhi-Varanasi Corridor (Phase I)

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speed
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Construction
start date
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Delhi–Kolkata
high-speed corridor		HSR Corridors of Northern and Eastern India, consisting of the Delhi-Varanasi section & Varanasi-Kolkata.3501669--
Delhi–Varanasi section 350958
Varanasi–Kolkata section 350711

References

  1. ↑ "More bullet train networks! Know Indian Railways high-speed rail plans for Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai". Financial Express. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to HSRC". hsrc.in. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Narendra Modi will make Indian Railways world-class | India News Analysis and Op-Ed Commentary | Politics | Governance | Economic Freedom | National Interest". Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ineco y Typsa harán el estudio de viabilidad del AVE de la India - Expansion.com". www.expansion.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "LiDAR survey begins".
  6. ↑ "Delhi-Varanasi bullet train project: NHSRCL to conduct ground survey using LiDAR technique". 7 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Delhi - Varanasi bullet train project: LiDAR(Aerial Ground) survey starts". 10 January 2021.
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