Delhi-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail: Project Information, Routes, Fares and other Details
Sangeeta SinghPosted on: 2022-01-31 12:29:00Viewer: 5,035Comments: 0 Country: India City:
General Information
Project Summary
Project Name: Delhi-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project
Owner: Indian Railways
Operator: National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
Project Type: High Speed Rail (HSR)
Project Cost: NA
Route Length: 886 km
Train Speed: 300 kmph
Journey Fare: Rs 4.5 per km
Journey Hours: 3 hours
Status: Approved and under DPR stage
Operational Routes
NA
Fares
Not yet decided as project in now under construction.
Route Map
NA
Project Information
Route Length: 886 km (At grade, elevated and underground)
Total Stations: 15
Station Names: Dwarka (Delhi), IMT Manesar (Gurgaon), Rewari, Behror, Shahpura, Jaipur, Ajmer, Vijaynagar, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Udaipur, Dungarpur (all Rajasthan) and Himmatnagar, Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (Gujarat).
Project Cost & Funding:
NA
Deadline: 2028
Technical Information
Design Speed: 350 kmph
Average Speed: 250 kmph
Track Gauge: Standard Gauge – 1,435 mm
Electrification: 25 kv AC 50 Overhead catenary
Signalling System: ETCS Level-2 of ERTMS
Rolling stock: NA
Major Contractors
Ceinsys Tech Ltd: Data Collection and Associated Survey Work for DPR
T&T Consultants Private Ltd: Carrying Out Ridership Study (Traffic Study)
Aakar Abhinav Consultants Pvt. Ltd: Preparation of GADs (General Alignment Drawings)
RITES – Geokno JV: Final Alignment Design including Aerial LiDAR Survey
Egis India Consulting Engineers: Detailed Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Report and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)
Enviro Infra Solutions Pvt. Ltd: Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Report
Progress So Far
December 2019: Ministry of Railways had given the task to National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) for preparing the detailed project report (DPR).
February 2020: NHSRCL has started floating tenders for various activities including design and survey of the project.
September 2020: Tender notices for carrying out of Traffic Study, Data Collection and General Alignment Drawings have been issued.
Contact details
National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) 2nd FLOOR, ASIA BHAWAN, ROAD NO-205 SEC-09, DWARKA, New Delhi -110077
Tel: 011-28070000/01/02/03/04
Email: NA
Website: https://nhsrcl.in
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Sangeeta Singh
Sangeeta is working as Media Coordinator in the Editorial Wing of Metro Rail Today.