Delhi–Amritsar high-speed rail corridor

Delhi–Amritsar High Speed Rail Corridor
Delhi–Amritsar High Speed Rail Corridor
Overview
Status	DPR under preparation
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Delhi; Haryana; Punjab;
Termini	Delhi; Amritsar;
Stations	15
Website	www.nhsrcl.in
Service
Type	High-speed rail
Operator(s)	National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
Rolling stock	E5 Series Shinkansen
History
Planned opening	2051; 26 years' time
Technical
Line length	480 km (300 mi)
Character	Elevated, underground and At-grade
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV AC, 50 Hz, overhead catenary
Operating speed	320 km/h (200 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Punjab
	Chandigarh
	Punjab
	Haryana
	Haryana
	Delhi
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Delhi–Amritsar High Speed Rail Corridor is a planned high-speed rail line connecting India's capital, New Delhi and Punjab's city Amritsar. It was one of the six new high-speed rail corridors planned in 2019.^[3]^[4]

The high-speed route connecting important cities of Northern India will cut short the distance from existing six hours to under two.^[3]

Stations

Stations are planned and may be may subject to change. The Sangrur–Chandigarh extension will connect the union territory, Chandigarh with Amritsar and Delhi.

Amritsar–Jammu

According to the National Rail Plan (NRP) unveiled by the ministry of railways, the Delhi–Amritsar line would be extended until Jammu via Pathankot, in order to provide economic boost to Jammu as well as to improve tourism connectivity for Vaishno Devi.^[5]

References

^ "Railway Budget 2021: Indian Railways to focus on new bullet train networks in coming years?". The Times of India. 23 January 2021.
^ "Delhi-Amritsar high-speed rail corridor". The Metro Rail Guy.
^ ^a ^b "Delhi to Amritsar bullet train via Chandigarh in just 2 hours at 300 km/hr". The Financial Express. 16 August 2017.
^ "Delhi-Chandigarh-Amritsar bullet train on cards". The Tribune. 27 October 2020.
^ "Bullet train to Jammu, Guwahati? Indian Railways proposes to connect these major cities with high-speed rail". The Times of India. 19 December 2020.

External links

Preliminary Study

[1] "Railway Budget 2021: Indian Railways to focus on new bullet train networks in coming years?". The Times of India. 23 January 2021.

[2] "Delhi-Amritsar high-speed rail corridor". The Metro Rail Guy.

[FE-3] "Delhi to Amritsar bullet train via Chandigarh in just 2 hours at 300 km/hr". The Financial Express. 16 August 2017.

[4] "Delhi-Chandigarh-Amritsar bullet train on cards". The Tribune. 27 October 2020.

[5] "Bullet train to Jammu, Guwahati? Indian Railways proposes to connect these major cities with high-speed rail". The Times of India. 19 December 2020.

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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

Stations

Amritsar–Jammu

See also

References

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