This is what India’s first bullet train terminal will look like
Written by Avishek G Dastidar | New Delhi | Updated: April 13, 2018 3:55:09 pm
The Sabarmati station in Gujarat, which will be the terminating station of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train route, will have the theme of Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March of 1930.
The design of India’s first bullet train terminal is ready. The Sabarmati station in Gujarat, which will be the terminating station of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train route, will have the theme of Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March of 1930. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe had laid the foundation stone of the station last year. The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is expected to be completed by 2022.
The rooftop will be end-to-end covered with solar panels flaunting the design of a large ‘charkha’, which will be visible in pictures taken from the top.
“We have more or less finalised the station design. Construction will start by around December this year,” Achal Khare, Managing Director of the National High Speed Rail Corporation told The Indian Express. Khare said the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train route would be a better and time-saving option than flights. “In this route, the bullet train will turn out to be a better option than airlines. If you take into account the time taken to and from airports, security checks and everything else, the bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, in fact, will turn out to be quicker than flights,” Khare said.
Packed with all modern and state of-the-art facilities, the station will have a three-level parking space.
Packed with all modern and state of-the-art facilities, the station will have a three-level parking space. The rooftop will be end-to-end covered with solar panels flaunting the design of a large ‘charkha’, which will be visible in pictures taken from the top. The estimated cost of the construction of the station will be around Rs 200 crore.
The fare between Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai and the Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad will be around Rs 3,000 (economy seats).
The NDA government has advanced the deadline of the project by a year so that the country’s first bullet train service can be dedicated to the nation by August 15, 2022 to coincide with 75 years of Independence. The fare between Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai and the Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad will be around Rs 3,000 (economy seats). There will be a business class as well at higher fares. A total of 75 trips will be operated every day — a train every 20 minutes in peak hours and 30 minutes every half an hour.
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Railways to build 500km wall along Delhi-Mumbai route to quicken pace of trains
NEW DELHI: The train journey between Delhi and Mumbai may soon get smoother with the Central government approving the construction of a 500km boundary wall along the railway track between the two cities in a bid to restrict human and cattle interference that often leads to a reduction in speed, according to senior Indian Railways officials.
This is the first step towards converting the Delhi-Mumbai corridor into a high-speed zone, and track changes allowing express trains to attain the maximum speed of 160km per hour will be undertaken once the wall has been constructed, the officials added.
Currently, trains on the Delhi-Mumbai route can clock up to 130km per hour but rarely run at this speed for a considerable period and distance because of the possibility of interference on the track. The fastest train journey between the two cities is the 16 hours it takes the Rajdhani Express to cover the distance.
“The Railway Board has given its approval. A survey will now be conducted to identify the vulnerable areas where the wall needs to be constructed. The fencing will be done in the urban areas and near busy railway stations along the route. The move will help achieving on-time performance and reduce the number of accidents on the route,” said a senior railway officer on the condition of anonymity.
When contacted, Railway Board chairman Ashwani Lohani confirmed the move, and said that the fencing would be done in urban areas along the 1,384km route.
The plan will cost Rs 500 crore and the Railways is working on a plan to implement a similar model on Delhi-Kolkata route, said the official quoted above.
Some of the major stations along the Delhi-Mumbai corridor are Mathura, Kota, Ratlam, Vadodara and Surat. Besides these cities, areas in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat where the possibility of interference is higher will be identified for fencing.
The height and design of the wall has not been decided yet but officials familiar with the development said that it will be an 8-10-feet-high concrete wall.
Experts described it as a much-needed move, and said it was standard practice the many countries.
“This is good from the safety point of view. The locomotive pilot is always tense, fearing an accident if the train is running at a high speed. Cattle interference and encroachment is common on the railway track and a wall is a must, whatever is the expenditure,” said RK Singh, a former chairman of the Railway Board.
“But state governments will have to pitch in to ensure there is no further damage to the wall and any encroachment should be treated as criminal offence,” Singh added.
Written by Avishek G Dastidar | New Delhi | Updated: April 13, 2018 3:55:09 pm
The design of India’s first bullet train terminal is ready. The Sabarmati station in Gujarat, which will be the terminating station of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train route, will have the theme of Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March of 1930. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe had laid the foundation stone of the station last year. The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is expected to be completed by 2022.
“We have more or less finalised the station design. Construction will start by around December this year,” Achal Khare, Managing Director of the National High Speed Rail Corporation told The Indian Express. Khare said the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train route would be a better and time-saving option than flights. “In this route, the bullet train will turn out to be a better option than airlines. If you take into account the time taken to and from airports, security checks and everything else, the bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, in fact, will turn out to be quicker than flights,” Khare said.
Packed with all modern and state of-the-art facilities, the station will have a three-level parking space. The rooftop will be end-to-end covered with solar panels flaunting the design of a large ‘charkha’, which will be visible in pictures taken from the top. The estimated cost of the construction of the station will be around Rs 200 crore.
The fare between Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai and the Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad will be around Rs 3,000 (economy seats).
The NDA government has advanced the deadline of the project by a year so that the country’s first bullet train service can be dedicated to the nation by August 15, 2022 to coincide with 75 years of Independence. The fare between Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai and the Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad will be around Rs 3,000 (economy seats). There will be a business class as well at higher fares. A total of 75 trips will be operated every day — a train every 20 minutes in peak hours and 30 minutes every half an hour.
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Railways to build 500km wall along Delhi-Mumbai route to quicken pace of trains
NEW DELHI: The train journey between Delhi and Mumbai may soon get smoother with the Central government approving the construction of a 500km boundary wall along the railway track between the two cities in a bid to restrict human and cattle interference that often leads to a reduction in speed, according to senior Indian Railways officials.
This is the first step towards converting the Delhi-Mumbai corridor into a high-speed zone, and track changes allowing express trains to attain the maximum speed of 160km per hour will be undertaken once the wall has been constructed, the officials added.
Currently, trains on the Delhi-Mumbai route can clock up to 130km per hour but rarely run at this speed for a considerable period and distance because of the possibility of interference on the track. The fastest train journey between the two cities is the 16 hours it takes the Rajdhani Express to cover the distance.
“The Railway Board has given its approval. A survey will now be conducted to identify the vulnerable areas where the wall needs to be constructed. The fencing will be done in the urban areas and near busy railway stations along the route. The move will help achieving on-time performance and reduce the number of accidents on the route,” said a senior railway officer on the condition of anonymity.
When contacted, Railway Board chairman Ashwani Lohani confirmed the move, and said that the fencing would be done in urban areas along the 1,384km route.
The plan will cost Rs 500 crore and the Railways is working on a plan to implement a similar model on Delhi-Kolkata route, said the official quoted above.
Some of the major stations along the Delhi-Mumbai corridor are Mathura, Kota, Ratlam, Vadodara and Surat. Besides these cities, areas in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat where the possibility of interference is higher will be identified for fencing.
The height and design of the wall has not been decided yet but officials familiar with the development said that it will be an 8-10-feet-high concrete wall.
Experts described it as a much-needed move, and said it was standard practice the many countries.
“This is good from the safety point of view. The locomotive pilot is always tense, fearing an accident if the train is running at a high speed. Cattle interference and encroachment is common on the railway track and a wall is a must, whatever is the expenditure,” said RK Singh, a former chairman of the Railway Board.
“But state governments will have to pitch in to ensure there is no further damage to the wall and any encroachment should be treated as criminal offence,” Singh added.
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Staff Reporter