Delhi–Kolkata high-speed rail corridor
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The Delhi–Kolkata high-speed rail corridor, 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$63 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
Currently, the international consortium INECO-TYPSA-ICT is carrying out the feasibility study.[4]
Status Update
Delhi-Varanasi Corridor (Phase I)
- October 2020: Feasibility report submitted to Ministry of Railways[5]
- December 2020: NHSRCL to conduct ground survey using LiDAR technique[6]
- January 2021: NHSRCL starts LiDAR survey[7]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Welcome to HSRC". hsrc.in. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ineco y Typsa harán el estudio de viabilidad del AVE de la India - Expansion.com". www.expansion.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "LiDAR survey begins".
- ^ "Delhi-Varanasi bullet train project: NHSRCL to conduct ground survey using LiDAR technique". 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Delhi - Varanasi bullet train project: LiDAR(Aerial Ground) survey starts". 10 January 2021.