Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor

Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor
Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor
	Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Route Map
Overview
Status	Under construction
Owner	Indian Railways and Government of Haryana
Locale	Haryana
Termini	Palwal; Sonipat
Service
Type	Passenger rail, Freight rail
Operator(s)	Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation
Ridership	20,000 (projected)
Technical
Line length	121.7 km (75.6 mi)
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian gauge
Route map
	Legend
	← to Rewari
	to Delhi →
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Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC), with target completion by 31 March 2025, is an under construction twin-track 121.7-kilometre (75.6 mi)-km long Indian gauge railway project in Haryana state of India, which will run around along the Western Peripheral Expressway (WPE) on the western side of Delhi.^[1]^[2]

The railway line will connect Palwal to Sonipat via Sohna, Manesar and Kharkhoda. At Palwal, Patli (Delhi–Rewari line), Sultanpur (Garhi Harsaru–Farukhnagar line), Asaudha (Delhi–Rohtak line) and Harsana Kalan (Delhi-Ambala line) railway stations, it will connect to existing railway lines running radially from Delhi. It will also connect to the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) at Prithala near Palwal railway station. Once completed, it will transport 20,000 passengers a day and 50 MTPA cargo.^[1]^[3]^[4]

The Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (HRIDC), a joint venture founded by the Ministry of Railways and Government of Haryana (Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation|HSIIDC), will construct the corridor by 2025. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs of Government of India approved ₹5,617 crore (US$750 million) for the project in September 2020.^[1]^[3]^[5]^[6]

Additional connectivity[]

Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor will enhance connectivity with and among the following:

Expressways[]

The rail corridor will run within Haryana along the Western Peripheral Expressway (WPE), connecting various hubs along the way. WPE is connected to Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) which runs in Uttar Pradesh, It will also pass across Delhi–Mumbai Expressway between Sohna and Palwal, and Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway near Kharkhoda.

DMIC and WDFC[]

This orbital railway will be key enabler of Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project as it will also connect to Delhi-Mumbai Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) near Palwal railway station. Delhi–Mumbai Expressway is also part of this corridor which will intersect the orbital railway.

Rail lines among IGI Delhi, Hisar and Noida airports[]

Hisar International Airport to IGI Delhi semi-high-speed train will be introduced, which may require upgrade/replacement of existing or laying of additional new line between Hansi to Asaudha (near Bahadurgarh on Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor).^[7] This will also connect to the Delhi–Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System near Gurugram via Haryana Orbital Rail corridor.

This will also enable connectivity between Hisar Airport and Noida International Airport (Jewar Airport), and Jewar Airport to IGI Delhi.

RRTS and high-speed rail[]

This corridor will also intersect with Delhi–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor near Manesar, and various RRTS such as Delhi–Alwar RRTS, Delhi–Soonipat RRTS, Delhi-Rohtak-Hisar RRTS and Delhi-Palwal-Hodal RRTS.

Metro[]

This corridor will also intersect with the following proposed and/or under-construction spurs of Delhi Metro:

Narela-Sonipat metro on Red Line
Bahadurgarh-Rohtak metro near Asaudha on Green Line
Gurugram-Manesarmetro at Manesar on Yellow Line
Najafgarh-Jhajjar metro near Badli on Grey Line
Badli-Badsa metro near AIIMS Badsa on Grey Line
Faridabad-Palwal metro near Asaoti on Violet Line

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "India approves $764m Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project". www.railway-technology.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
^ "Central nod for Haryana rail project". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2020-09-15. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-10-04.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ ^a ^b "Cabinet approves Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor to decongest Delhi". Railway Gazette International. 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
^ "Diverting routes". The Pioneer. 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
^ "Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor project from Palwal to Sonipat via Sohna-Manesar-Kharkhauda gets cabinet approval". Zee News. 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
^ "HRIDC receives 14 bids for Haryana Orbital Rail General Consultancy contract". Urban Transport News. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
^ PM Narendra Modi will give special gift to Haryana and lay foundation stone of 130 km long railway corridor, Dainik Jagran, 29 July 2021.

External links[]

Official website

[:0-1] "India approves $764m Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project". www.railway-technology.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.

[2] "Central nod for Haryana rail project". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2020-09-15. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-10-04.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[:1-3] "Cabinet approves Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor to decongest Delhi". Railway Gazette International. 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2020-10-04.

[4] "Diverting routes". The Pioneer. 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2020-10-04.

[5] "Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor project from Palwal to Sonipat via Sohna-Manesar-Kharkhauda gets cabinet approval". Zee News. 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2020-10-04.

[6] "HRIDC receives 14 bids for Haryana Orbital Rail General Consultancy contract". Urban Transport News. Retrieved 2020-10-04.

[orb1-7] PM Narendra Modi will give special gift to Haryana and lay foundation stone of 130 km long railway corridor, Dainik Jagran, 29 July 2021.

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