Bullet Train Between Chennai And Hyderabad To Reduce Travel Time
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Oct 22, 2024
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The travel between Chennai and Hyderabad in just more than two hours may soon be possible with the Indian Railways planning to introduce a bullet train in that route. A senior railway ministry official spoke of the possibility of having a bullet train soon running in the route. He said that Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro) and Oriental Consultancy along with Parsons Brinkhoff India have bagged the contract that is to perform the pre-feasibility report of running the high speed train in that route(Hyderabad-Vijaywada-Chennai) . If it all goes well, in few years the fast travel will make travelers happy since it will be terribly cheaper than the air travel.
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The rail distance between Chennai and Hyderabad is 664 km and the train travelling at 300 kmph will take just a little over two hours. This development has made the Southern Railway Officials happy and eager. "Besides reducing the travel time between the two cities by almost 12 hours, the bullet train will transform the economy of the region as well as greatly contribute to the economic growth of both Hyderabad and Chennai," SCR chief PRO K Sambasiva Rao <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Bullet-train-to-Chennai-in-the-offing/articleshow/11040119.cms" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bullet train to Chennai in the offing | Hyderabad News - Times of India</a>.
There were 13 companies including Korean, French, British and Spanish consultants bidding for this contract. The selected consortium has said that they’ll be submitting their report, which is estimated to cost 3.5 crore, in seven months. The high speed trains Shinkansen is known to operate at speeds up to 300 kmph. They are also punctual, efficient and ensure the comfort and safety of the passengers.
To execute this project quickly and efficiently Railways is now forming the National High Speed Rail Authority. A study has also showed that the cost for constructing one km long High Speed corridor is 100 crore. This project will be executed in Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis. So State governments and financial institutions are to be the stake holders.
It is also worth mentioning that similar studies are being taken up for the rail routes in other parts of the country as well. UKbased consultant Mott McDonald will be conducting the pre-feasibility study of the longest Delhi-Agra-Lucknow-Varanasi-Patna (991km) route.
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The rail distance between Chennai and Hyderabad is 664 km and the train travelling at 300 kmph will take just a little over two hours. This development has made the Southern Railway Officials happy and eager. "Besides reducing the travel time between the two cities by almost 12 hours, the bullet train will transform the economy of the region as well as greatly contribute to the economic growth of both Hyderabad and Chennai," SCR chief PRO K Sambasiva Rao <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Bullet-train-to-Chennai-in-the-offing/articleshow/11040119.cms" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bullet train to Chennai in the offing | Hyderabad News - Times of India</a>.
There were 13 companies including Korean, French, British and Spanish consultants bidding for this contract. The selected consortium has said that they’ll be submitting their report, which is estimated to cost 3.5 crore, in seven months. The high speed trains Shinkansen is known to operate at speeds up to 300 kmph. They are also punctual, efficient and ensure the comfort and safety of the passengers.
To execute this project quickly and efficiently Railways is now forming the National High Speed Rail Authority. A study has also showed that the cost for constructing one km long High Speed corridor is 100 crore. This project will be executed in Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis. So State governments and financial institutions are to be the stake holders.
It is also worth mentioning that similar studies are being taken up for the rail routes in other parts of the country as well. UKbased consultant Mott McDonald will be conducting the pre-feasibility study of the longest Delhi-Agra-Lucknow-Varanasi-Patna (991km) route.
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