Chennai–Mysuru high-speed rail corridor

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Chennai–Mysuru High Speed Rail Corridor
Overview
StatusUnder Study
OwnerIndian Railways
Locale
TerminiChennai
Mysuru
Stations9
Websitewww.nhsrcl.in
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Operator(s)National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
Rolling stockE5 Series Shinkansen
History
Planned opening2051; 30 years' time (2051) [1]
Technical
Line length435 km (270 mi)
CharacterElevated, underground, grade-separated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV AC, 50 Hz, overhead catenary
Operating speed320 km/h (200 mph)
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Legend
 Mysuru
Mandya
Bengaluru
Bangarapet
Karnataka
Andhra pradesh
border
 Chittor
Andhra pradesh
Tamil Nadu
border
 Arakkonam
Poonamallee
Chennai
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The Chennai-Mysuru high speed rail corridor is India's third high-speed rail project after the Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor & Delhi Varanasi High Speed Rail Corridor . The 435 km HSR corridor will connect Chennai to Mysuru through 9 stations.

History[]

In 2013, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, suggested that the state wanted to run bullet trains From Mysuru to Chennai via Bengaluru, and was conducting talks with his counterparts in Japan about the topic.[2] He commented that the journey could be done in less that two hour though no studies had yet been conducted prior to those words.

A feasibility study by China on the project was submitted to the Federal Government in June 2015.[3] While Germany also proposed to conduct its own feasibility study at the same time.[4] The then Railways Minister, Suresh Prabhu, suggested that the route would be one of the next high-speed railways to be implemented in India.[5]

Japan Railway Technical Service (JARTS) and Oriental Consultants submitted a feasibility study in early 2016 about constructing the high-speed railway line through a PPP with the government.[6] French state-owned company SNCF also expressed an interest in building a high-speed railway line too.

In early 2017, Indian Railways (IR) responded to a proposal by Elon Musk for a Hyperloop to connect the two cities in thirty minutes, saying that it would be unlikely due to government bureaucracy.[7]

During the June 2017 opening of Bengaluru's Green Line Metro, Japan’s Ambassador to India, Kenji Hiramatsu, suggested that the railway line should be built with support from Japanese development funds.[8]

Description[]

The high-speed railway line would mainly be built alongside the existing railway between the two cities. However, a 38-kilometre long (24 mi) viaduct between Bangarapet and Vaniyambadi, as well as a 44-kilometre long (27 mi) viaduct between Katpadi and Arakkonam, would need to be constructed due to hilly terrain.[9]

There would be two new railway stations built underground in Chennai and one at Bengaluru, would witness the high-speed trains, running at around 320 km/h (200 mph)[9]

Stations[]

The Chennai Mysuru high speed rail corridor is planned to have a total of nine stations.[10]

Status[]

  • November 2018: German government submitted a feasibility study to the Railway Board[11]
  • June 2020: Indian Railways sanctioned the feasibility studies for the corridor[12]
  • February 2021: Aarvee-GSL awarded the contract for Chennai-Mysuru HSR's LiDAR & Alignment Design contract.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Railway Budget 2021: Indian Railways to focus on new bullet train networks in coming years?". The Times of India. 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Karnataka to operate bullet trains from Bangalore to Mysore and Chennai". Railway Technology. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Projects: Chennai-Bangaluru-Mysore". High Speed Rail Corporation of India. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Study of High Speed Rail Project from Germany on Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru sector". Mysuru Today. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Suresh Prabhu promises new bullet train routes". dna. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  6. ^ "(untitled)". Construction Intelligence Center. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Chennai to Bangalore in Just 30 minutes - Hyperloop's high-speed train headed to India". Detechter. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  8. ^ DH News Service (18 June 2017). "Japan pushes for B'luru-Chennai high-speed rail". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bangalore to Chennai Bullet Train". Webeo Transportation. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  10. ^ Agarwal, Anshu. "Aarvee-GSL Wins Chennai-Mysuru HSR's LiDAR & Alignment Design".
  11. ^ https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/chennai-mysore-via-bengaluru-in-2-hrs-25-mins-germany-proposes-bullet-train-submits-study-to-indian-railways/1391164/
  12. ^ https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/wow-indian-railways-eyes-7-more-bullet-train-corridors-all-will-be-open-to-ppp-investments/2086517/
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