List of high-speed railway lines in India
India currently does not have any high-speed rail lines operational, but has several lines planned, one of which is currently under construction. The following article lists all the lines in various stages of completion.[1] For conventional lines in India, see List of railway lines in India.
Classification[edit]
The Indian Ministry of Railways has classified railway line speeds into seven categories:[2][3][4]
- Conventional lines: The routes which support an operational speed of less than 110 km/h (68 mph) are conventional rail lines.
- Group E lines: Support less than 100 km/h (62 mph)
- Group D lines: Support up to 100 km/h (62 mph)
- Group C lines: Include suburban railway lines.
- Group B lines: The routes which support an operational speed between 110 and 130 km/h (68 and 81 mph) are classified as Group B lines.
- Group A lines: The routes that support the speeds between 130 and 160 km/h (81 and 99 mph) are classified as Group A lines.
- Semi-high-speed lines: The routes that support speeds between 160 and 200 km/h (99 and 124 mph) are considered as a higher speed or semi-high speed rail
- High-speed lines: The routes that support speeds beyond semi-high speeds are considered as high-speed lines.
Overview[edit]
Corridor | Speed | Length | Status | Year | Reference |
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Delhi-Varanasi | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 865 km (537 mi) | DPR under preparation | 2031 | [6] |
Delhi–Amritsar | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 480 km (300 mi) | DPR under preparation | 2051 | [6] |
Delhi–Ahmedabad | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 886 km (551 mi) | Awaiting Approval | 2031 | [6] |
Amritsar–Jammu | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 190 km (120 mi) | Proposed | 2051 | [5] |
Varanasi–Howrah | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 711 km (442 mi) | DPR under preparation | 2031 | [7] |
Patna–Guwahati | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 850 km (530 mi) | Proposed | 2051 | [5] |
Mumbai–Ahmedabad | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 508.18 km (315.77 mi) | Under Construction | 2028 | [8] |
Mumbai–Nagpur | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 736 km (457 mi) | Awaiting Approval | 2051 | [5] |
Mumbai–Hyderabad | 350 km/h (220 mph) | 711 km (442 mi) | Awaiting Approval | 2051 | [9] |
Pune–Nashik | 200 km/h (125 mph) | 235.15 km (146.12 mi) | Approved | 2027 | [10] |
Ahmedabad–Rajkot | 220 km/h (140 mph) | 225 km (140 mi) | Proposed | TBD | [11] |
Nagpur-Varanasi | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 855 km (531 mi) | Proposed | 2041 | [5] |
Chennai–Mysuru | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 435 km (270 mi) | DPR under preparation | 2031 | [5] |
Hyderabad–Bengaluru | 320 km/h (200 mph) | 618 km (384 mi) | Proposed | 2041 | [5] |
Thiruvananthapuram–Kasaragod | 200 km/h (125 mph) | 529.45 km (328.98 mi) | Awaiting Approval | TBD | [12] |
300–350 km/h[edit]
Mumbai-Ahmedabad[edit]
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Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor is the first of the twelve lines proposed and also the first one to be under-construction, it connects India's economic hub Mumbai with the city of Ahmedabad.[13]
Delhi-Varanasi[edit]
The Delhi-Varanasi High-Speed Rail Corridor is India's second bullet train project after the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Corridor. The 836-kilometre (519 mi) stretch will connect Varanasi to Delhi through 12 stations via Lucknow & Ayodhya.[14]
Delhi-Ahmedabad[edit]
Chennai-Mysuru[edit]
Mumbai-Nagpur[edit]
Mumbai-Hyderabad[edit]
Varanasi-Howrah[edit]
Hyderabad-Bengaluru[edit]
Nagpur-Varanasi[edit]
Delhi-Amritsar[edit]
Patna-Guwahati[edit]
Amritsar-Jammu[edit]
200–250 km/h[edit]
Ahmedabad-Rajkot (220 km/h)[edit]
Thiruvananthapuram-Kasargod (200 km/h)[edit]
Pune-Nashik (200 km/h)[edit]
Diamond quadrilateral[edit]
Diamond quadrilateral is an ambitious plan from India to connect its major cities of New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai via a high-speed rail network. Sections of this project are either already under construction or approved.[15]
See also[edit]
- NHSRCL
- Future of rail transport in India
- Urban rail transit in India
- Dedicated freight corridors in India
- List of high-speed railway lines in China
References[edit]
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- ^ "High speed rail corridor: Travel time from Mumbai to Hyderabad and Nagpur to reduce by 50 percent". Mumbai Mirror. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Big boost for city as Pune-Nashik high-speed rail project gets Centre's in-principle approval". Hindustan Times. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Ahmedabad-Rajkot new rail link approved; to help Saurashtra region avail Bullet Train services". The Financial Express. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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- ^ "Delhi to Agra bullet train every hour might turn into a reality by 2029!". Times of India. 27 October 2021.
- ^ Address by The President of India to the Joint sitting of Parliament 2014 (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014