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Ministry of Railways15-March, 2012:Present Status of High Speed Rail Corridors

  • Present Status of High Speed Rail Corridors

  • The present status of the prefeasibility studies for High Speed Rail Projects in the country, corridor-wise, is as under:

1. Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad – The prefeasibility study has been completed

2. Delhi-Chandigarh-Amritsar – The technical evaluation of the offers has been completed and financial bid is under finalization.

3. Delhi-Agra-Lucknow-Varanasi-Patna – The study is in progress. Consultant has submitted Inception Report, Interim Report No. I and II and Draft Final Report to the Ministry.

4. Howrah-Haldia – The study is in progress. Consultant has submitted Inception Report, Interim Report No. I & II and Draft Final Report to Ministry.

5. Hyderabad-Dornakal-Vijaywada-Chennai – Consultant has been engaged and study is in progress.

6. Chennai-Bangalore-Coimbatore-Ernakulam-Thiruvananthapuram – Technical bids have been evaluated and financial bids are under evaluation. India will need technical and financial cooperation from countries which are already operating High Speed systems, including Japan.

  • The draft bill for the formation of National High Speed Rail Authority (NHSRA) has already been moved for approval of the Government.

  • National High Speed Rail Authority will initiate steps for pre-construction activities. No time-frame has been set for it.

  • This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri K. H. Muniyappa in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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