These maps were part of the HS2 Phase Two proposed route consultation that ran from July 2013 to January 2014. Western leg from the West Midlands to Manchester and the North West The project, however, did not take-off due to high cost implications.For the latest Phase Two plan and profile maps, please visit the following web pages:Įastern leg from the West Midlands to the East Midlands, South Yorkshire, Leeds and the North East The first proposal to launch high-speed line in India was mooted in the mid-1980s with the proposed high-speed link between Delhi and Kanpur via Agra. The need for introducing high-speed rail (bullet train services at speeds up to 300km/h or more) has been emphasised repeatedly in India. The country, however, does not have a high-speed rail line. India boasts of one of the largest rail networks in the word with a total route length exceeding 64,000km and more than 7,000 railway stations. Background to high-speed rail development in India

The detailed study examined the possibility of operating trains with a top speed of 350km/h, as well as the funding pattern, alignment, patronage, possible halts and fare structure. The JICA was given the go-ahead for the study in September 2013. Overstretched rail and road networks have created an urgent need for a suitable high-capacity transport system within the Indian city of Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay.ĭuring the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to Japan in May 2013, the prime ministers of both countries decided to co-finance a detailed joint feasibility study for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR. SNCF agreed to fund the study with support from the French Ministry of Finance. The Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR was prioritised for development based on intercity traffic projections and relatively higher per capita income in Gujarat and Maharashtra states.Īn MoU was signed between the Ministry of Railways, Government of India and the French National Railway (SNCF) in February 2013, under which both the parties agreed to jointly carry out ‘operations and development’ feasibility of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR project. The Pune-Mumbai section was dropped from the pilot phase implementation plan due to cost constraints. It had projected approximately 26.6 million passengers using the high-speed line in 2021 and 104 million passengers in 2041. The pre-feasibility study for the Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR project was completed in December 2010 by French consulting firm Systra, along with Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) and Italy’s ITALFER. Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR project development history The JIC, NIPPON KOEI and Oriental Consultants Global JV appointed India-based development advisory company Taru Leading Edge to prepare an Indigenous People Plan for the areas and people affected by the project. Japan agreed to provide a soft loan of Rs880bn ($13.72bn) at an interest rate of 0.1% a year to be repaid within 50 years. JICA also agreed to cover the expenses related to the same. The General Counsel is responsible to provide design and bidding assistance for the public works and systems associated with the project. JICA further signed a memorandum for general consultancy with the Ministry of Railways, Government of India / HSRC, and a joint venture (JV) comprising Japan International Consultants for Transportation (JIC), NIPPON KOEI and Oriental Consultants Global, in December 2016. The final feasibility report was submitted to Ministry of Railways in July 2015. Rail Vikas Nigam subsidiary High Speed Rail Corporation (HSRC) was also associated with the feasibility study. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Indian Ministry of Railway signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to study the feasibility of the corridor in October 2013. Role of JICA in India’s first bullet train project Two rail depots will be built, one each near Thane and Sabarmati Rail Depot.

The stations covered by the project include Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand/Nadia, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati. The Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail will begin from Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex and end near Sabarmati railway station in Gujarat, covering 12 stations in total.

Proposed high speed rail route