National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
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Type | Subsidiary of Indian Railways |
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Industry | High-speed rail |
Founded | 12 February 2016 [1] |
Founder | Ministry of Railways |
Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
Key people | Vinod Kumar Yadav (Chairman) Satish Agnihotri (Managing Director) |
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Owner | Indian Railways (Ministry of Railways, Government of India) |
Number of employees | 212 (March 2019) [2] |
Website | nhsrcl |
The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has been incorporated since 2016 to manage the High Speed Rail Corridor in India. It is under the ownership of Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways, Government of India.[1]
NHSRCL was formed under the Companies Act, 2013. The objective of this body is the development and implementation of the high-speed rail projects in India. The corporation is a ‘Special Purpose Vehicle’ (SPV) in the joint sector with equity participation of the Ministry of Railways, Government of India and two State Governments - Gujarat and the Maharashtra.[1]
Headquarters[]
The company with an estimated employees of 4,000 people has its headquarters situated on 2nd Floor, Asia Bhawan, Road no. 205, Sector 9, Dwarka, New Delhi – 110077.[1]
Projects[]
The NHSRCL is currently managing the planning and construction of twelve high-speed rail corridors.[3] Out of which one is under construction and seven are approved. Once completion of these corridors, NHSRCL will further extend the lines to form a network of high-speed rail connectivity in India, which is also known as the Diamond Quadrilateral.[4][5][6]
Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor[]
It is the first High-speed rail corridor to be implemented in India, with technical and financial assistance of the Japan, with total twelve stations in the States of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.[7] The high speed rail corridor will have a length of 508.17 Km with 155.76 km in the state of Maharashtra (7.04 km in Mumbai sub-urban, 39.66 km in Thane district & 109.06 km in Palghar district), 4.3 km in Union territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and 348.04 km in the state of Gujarat.[8]
The High speed rail corridor will cover total 12 stations namely Mumbai, Thane, Virar and Boisar (in Maharashtra), Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati (in Gujarat). A limited stop (in Surat & Vadodara) service of the high speed rail corridor will cover the route in 1 hr. and 58 mins and all stops service will take 2 hr. 57 min to cover this route.
The High speed rail corridor will be operating at a speed of 320 Km/hr at an elevated (10 to 15 m) track above the ground on a viaduct all along except 26 km in Mumbai, which will be underground. All stations will be elevated except the Bandra Kurla Complex station (Mumbai), which will be underground.
The construction is expected to begin by April 2020 and the project is expected to be completed by December 2028. The corridor will use Japan Railways Shinkansen E5 Series electric multiple unit for its rolling stock.
Delhi–Varanasi high-speed rail corridor[]
Delhi-Varanasi high speed rail corridor is India's second bullet train project after the Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor. The 865 km HSR corridor will connect Varanasi to NCR through 12 stations
Chennai–Bengaluru-Mysuru high-speed rail corridor[]
It will be first high speed rail corridor in Southern part of India.
See also[]
- High-speed rail in India
- Urban rail transit in India
References[]
- ^ a b c d "About us". NHSRCL.
- ^ a b c d e f "Balance Sheet 31.03.2019".
- ^ "Bullet train to Jammu, Guwahati? Indian Railways proposes to connect these major cities with high-speed rail". The Times of India. 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Focus on diamond quadrilateral". The Hindu. 12 June 2014.
- ^ Sanjib Kumar. "Powering a high-speed dream". Gulf News.
- ^ Chris Sleight. "New Indian government moots high-speed rail network". KHL.
- ^ "JICA presents draft report on bullet train project to joint committee". timesofindia-economictimes.
- ^ "Bullet train work to start in Mar-Apr next year". Deccan Herald. 10 August 2019.
External links[]
- 2016 establishments in India
- Government-owned companies of India
- Railway companies of India
- High-speed rail in India