{"id":466,"date":"2019-09-12T22:23:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T16:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/railsamachar.com\/english\/?p=466"},"modified":"2019-09-12T22:24:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T16:54:00","slug":"delhi-chandigarh-200-kmph-rail-corridor-to-cost-rs-11000-crore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/railsamachar.com\/english\/?p=466","title":{"rendered":"Delhi-Chandigarh 200-kmph Rail Corridor to Cost Rs 11,000 Crore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>There will be upgrades of seven more routes totalling about 4,000km<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>New Delhi:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0It Will cost about Rs 11,000 crore<\/strong>\u00a0($1.7 billion) to increase the train speed up to 200 km per hour on the Delhi-Chandigarh route so that a passenger can travel the distance in two hours, according to the draft final report submitted by SNCF, the French railway, to Indian Railways.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 245-km Delhi-Chandigarh corridor, one of the busiest routes in north India, is slated to be the first semi-high speed project being taken up by the state-owned transporter to run trains at maximum speeds of 200 kmph with French help.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 1,700-page detailed report will be taken up for finalisation in Indian Railways on Monday for preparing tendering documents and drawing out an action plan as a way forward.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>French President Emmanuel Macron<\/strong>\u00a0is expected to visit India in January 2018 when the project will be formally launched.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The railways will sign a MoU with SNCF next year expanding the scope of cooperation in the rail sector, including training of drivers of semi-high speed trains and safety and security of train networks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The total travel time will be 2 hours and 2 minutes at a maximum speed of 200 kmph with two stoppages at Panipat and Ambala, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Currently, the Shatabdi Express covers the distance in about three hours and 30 minutes travelling at a maximum speed of 110 kmh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SNCF has submitted the execution strategy and implementation model with detailed project cost involving an upgrade of the route with details of cost analysis and technical parameters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The report has pegged the total estimated cost at Rs 11,218 crore, which includes the cost of signals upgrade, main civil works and rolling stock among others.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senior officials from both sides will examine the report and a final cost will be decided after the discussion, said a senior Railway Ministry official.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There will be re-alignment as there are about 20 major curves spanning over 32.7 km on the existing Delhi-Chandigarh rail route. 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