Hyderabad sources have stated that after laying foundation for the works on the country's first bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai recently, sources have stated that the Indian Railways has signed a joint declaration of intent with German Railways to carry out feasibility study on existing Chennai-Kazipet corridor for increasing the speed trains to 200kmph.
Presently the travel time between Chennai and Kazipet in Telengana, a distance of around 643kms, is around 11 hours. If the semi-high speed corridor is developed, the distance will be covered in 3 hours 15 minutes. Meanwhile the Project is envisaged to consist of three phases to be carried out over a 22 month period.
As per first phase the definition of three demand based upgrade scenarios
for the corridor is estimated. As per phase 2 the selection of the preferred
upgrade scenario for SHS on the corridor, based on analysis of respective
operations and economic-financial impact. Phase 3 is for preferred scenario,
Reference design and technical Tender document. Moreover the cost of the
feasibility study will be shared in 50:50 ratio by the Ministry of Railways and
the German government.
