Mumbai-Hyderabad High Speed Rail: Project Information, Routes, Fares and other Details

General Information

Project Summary

• Project Name: Mumbai-Hyderabad High Speed Rail (Bullet Train) Project
• Owner: Indian Railways
• Operator: National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
• Project Type: High Speed Rail
• Project Cost: NA
• Route Length: 711 km
• Train Speed: 320 kmph
• Journey Fare: Rs 4.5 per km
• Journey Hours: 3 hours 30 minutes
• Status: Approved and under DPR stage

Route Map

NA

Project Information

• Route Length: 711 km (At grade, elevated and underground)
• Total Stations: 11 (Maharashtra - 8, Telangana - 3)
• Station Names: Navi Mumbai, Lonawala, Pune, Baramati, Kurkumb (Daund), Akluj, Pandharpur, Sholapur, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Vikarabad and Hyderabad.

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 

• Highway Engineering Magnitude Consortium (lowest bidder): Data collection and associated survey work for DPR
• PK Engineers (lowest bidder): To carry out ridership/traffic study
• Translink Consultants: Preparation of GADs (General Alignment Drawings)
• Monarch Surveyors and Engineering Consultants Ltd: Final Alignment Design including Aerial LiDAR Survey
• Chetak Engineers: Survey, Identification of Overhead, Over Ground, Underground Utilities And Identification Of Power Sourcing Options for substations
• Egis India Consulting Engineers – JS Environics: Detailed Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)
• Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Report (Technical Bid Evaluation Underway)

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.