Delhi–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor

Delhi–Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor (Delhi–Ahmedabad HSR) is a proposed high-speed rail line connecting India's capital Delhi with the city of Ahmedabad. When completed, it will be India's second high-speed rail line. It is also said to be an extension of Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSR corridor.

After Lidar surveys were completed in September 2020, the detailed projects report (DPR) was being prepared. On completion of this line, when combined with the Mumbai–Ahmedabad line, two of the most important cities in India will be linked via high-speed rail. This is estimated to cut travel time between the cities from fifteen hours to under five hours.

Construction

After the DPR was prepared, the construction was planned to start in the later half of 2020s. The alignment was chosen to run along with some of the existing railway line and highway in order to reduce the burden of land acquisition as experienced in other railway projects in India, such as the Mumbai-Ahmedabad line and Delhi Metro Pink Line which were significantly delayed due to land acquisition problems. The officials stated that it would take up to three to four years to acquire the land, shift utilities, get several clearances and NOCs for various departments, cut trees, and to complete other works. It would then take another three years to complete construction, moving the opening date to no sooner than 2031.

Stations

The route would originate from Dwarka Sector 21 in Delhi, then it would cross into Gurgaon at Chauma. The line would then run along Dwarka expressway till Ramaprastha City, then it would take a right turn to align with Delhi–Jaipur railway line and crossing at KMP Expressway and will continue along with Rewari Jaipur (via Narnaul-Chomu) Railway Line. The alignment will run alongside existing Railway lines to avoid problems in Land acquisition. Earlier it was proposed to run along with Delhi–Jaipur NH48 Highway. The railway line will cross after Udaipur Station into Gujarat and through Himmatnagar will reach Ahmedabad and further onwards will connect with Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor.

Project status

Work	Progress
Work	2024*
Land acquisition	To commence
Piling	0%
Piers	0%
Viaduct	0%
Tracks	0%

2020–2023: Preparations of Detailed Project Report

In February 2020, NHRCL invited bids for a Li-DAR survey in order to prepare final alignment design for the six corridors including Delhi-Ahmedabad. There would be two surveys, with the first one from the satellite imagery data to study the corridor's topography and the following would be an aerial survey to help in finalising the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the corridor. A year later in January 2021, the tenders for the preparation of DPR of the corridor through a Li-DAR survey had been awarded already according to a NHSRCL spokesperson. and the work on LIDAR survey was in progress. Later in July, the DPR was completed with the route originating from the Dwarka sector 21 in Delhi. A station was proposed in Manesar, Haryana. Officials stated that it would take three to four years to acquire the entire land needed for the project, gain clearances and another three years for completing the construction. On 16 April 2024, the DPR of the corridor was approved by the Railways, three years after the submission. With an average speed of 250 km/h (160 mph), the 886 km (551 mi) long journey from Sabarmati in Ahmedabad, Gujarat to the Capital would reduce the existing 12 hour journey down to 3.5 hours.

References

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v t e High-speed rail in India
Corporations	National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited
Under construction	Mumbai–Delhi (Mumbai–Ahmedabad section)
Approved	Chennai–Mysuru Delhi–Amritsar Delhi–Kolkata (Delhi–Varanasi, and Varanasi–Kolkata section) Mumbai–Nagpur Mumbai–Delhi (Delhi–Ahmedabad section)
Proposed	Diamond Quadrilateral Ahmedabad–Dwarka Chennai–Hyderabad Chennai–Thiruvananthapuram Delhi–Jodhpur Howrah–Haldia Rajkot–Veraval Thiruvananthapuram–Kasargode
Rail transport in India

v t e Railways in Northern India
National network/ trunk lines	Howrah–Delhi main line New Delhi–Chennai main line New Delhi–Mumbai main line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Delhi–Jaipur line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
Branch lines/ sections	Agra–Bhopal section Ahmedabad–Udaipur line Allahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main line Ambala–Attari line Amritsar–Khem Karan line Amritsar–Pathankot line Aunrihar–Jaunpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Bathinda–Rewari line Bathinda–Rajpura line Bikaner–Rewari line Bhanupli–Leh line Chandigarh–Sahnewal line Delhi–Fazilka line Delhi–Kalka line Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line Delhi–Moradabad line Jalandhar–Firozpur line Jalandhar–Jammu line Jammu–Baramulla line Jodhpur–Bathinda line Jodhpur–Jaisalmer line Kanpur–Delhi section Laksar–Dehradun line Lucknow–Gorakhpur line Lucknow–Moradabad line Ludhiana–Fazilka line Ludhiana–Jakhal line Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mathura–Vadodara section Mau–Ghazipur–Dildarnagar main line Merta Road–Rewari line Moradabad–Ambala line Mughalsarai–Kanpur section Rewari–Rohtak line Shri Ganganagar–Sadulpur line Suratgarh–Bathinda line Varanasi–Chhapra line Varanasi–Lucknow main line Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line
Urban and suburban rail transport	Delhi Suburban Railway Delhi Metro (Blue Green Grey Magenta Orange Pink Red Violet Yellow) Rapid Metro Gurgaon Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway Delhi–Meerut RRTS
Heritage railways	Kalka–Shimla Railway
Monorails	Patiala State Monorail Trainways
Defunct lines	Jammu–Sialkot line
Manufacturing units and workshops	Banaras Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
Railway companies	Northern Railway North Eastern Railway North Central Railway North Western Railway East Indian Railway Company Kangra Valley Railway Rajputana–Malwa Railway Tirhut Railway Oudh and Tirhut Railway Indian Branch Railway Company Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway Lucknow–Bareilly Railway Bengal and North Western Railway Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway Segowlie–Raxaul Railway Delhi Metro Rail Corporation National Capital Region Transport Corporation
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor

v t e Railways in Western India
National network / trunk lines	New Delhi–Mumbai main line Konkan Railway Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Mumbai–Chennai line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
Branch lines / sections	Mathura–Vadodara section Akola–Ratlam line Nagda–Ujjain section Ujjain–Bhopal section Ahmedabad–Viramgam section Bhusawal–Kalyan section Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line Gandhidham–Bhuj section Gandhidham–Kandla Port section Gandhidham–Palanpur section Gandhidham–Samakhiali section Jodhpur–Bathinda line Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section Nagpur–Bhusawal section Samakhiali–Maliya Miyana section Solapur–Guntakal section Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line Viramgam–Mahesana section Viramgam–Maliya Miyana section Viramgam–Okha line Dharangadhra–Surendra Nagar section Viramgam–Surendra Nagar section Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section Rajkot–Wankaner section Jamnagar–Porbandar line Porbandar–Jetalsar section Rajkot–Somnath line Palitana–Sihor section Bharuch–Dahej line Ankleshwar–Rajpipla section Anand–Khambhat line Vasad–Kathana line Kanjari Boriyavi–Vadtal line Anand–Godhra section Bilimora–Waghai section Udhna–Jalgaon line Ahmedabad–Udaipur line
Suburban lines	Ahmedabad (Planned) Mumbai (Western line Central line Harbour line Trans-Harbour line Port line) Pune
Metro rail	Mumbai Metro Navi Mumbai Metro Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Greater Nashik Metro Surat Metro Pune Metro Nagpur Metro
Monorail	Mumbai
Defunct lines revived / under revival	Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway Barsi Light Railway
Defunct lines	Salsette–Trombay Railway Bhavnagar State Railway Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Cutch State Railway
Railway divisions	Bhusawal Pune
Railway companies	Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway Konkan Railway Corporation Great Indian Peninsula Railway Saurashtra Railway Mumbai Port Trust Railway
See also	Indian Railways Ahmedabad–Prayagraj (Allahabad) Weekly Superfast Express Bholu (mascot) Urban rail transit in India Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor Bhor Ghat

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