Mumbai-Hyderabad bullet prepare to chop journey time by 9.5 hours, survey to start

The proposed Mumbai-Pune-Hyderabad bullet prepare, when accomplished, can reportedly cowl 711 kilometres between the 2 metro cities in simply 3.5 hours, saving 9.5 hours of journey time for commuters. Presently, the journey takes over 13 hours by prepare. The pre-bidding for the land survey and feasibility of the challenge is anticipated to start on November 5. 

The Hyderabad-Pune-Mumbai rail challenge was a part of the seven tenders for bullet trains floated by the Nationwide Excessive-Pace Rail Company (NHSRCL) this 12 months. The tenders for the Hyderabad bullet prepare challenge had been floated on October 28.  

The 711-kilometre distance between Hyderabad and Mumbai will probably be lined by bullet trains averaging a pace of 320 km per hour. The present trains function at speeds that common 80 to 120 kilometre per hour. For commuters, journey time is anticipated to be simply 3.5 hours. The Railway Board has already written to the Nationwide Highways Authority of India (NHAI) requesting particulars for the seven high-speed rail corridors, reported Instances of India.

The pre-bidding assembly for these making bids for the challenge is scheduled to be at 11 am on November 5. The assembly will happen by way of video conferencing. Bidders need to deposit a safety of Rs 2,22,843, and the preparatory survey works to organize the Detailed Venture Report (DRP) are to be accomplished inside 16 weeks. The challenge may have 12 stations, to be constructed at Mumbai (BKC), Panvel, Navi Mumbai Worldwide Airport, Lonavla, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Baramati, Solapur, Gulbarga, Humnabad-Zahirabad, Sangareddy and Hyderabad. 

 The opposite tenders introduced for bullet prepare initiatives are: 

1.     Delhi-Lucknow-Varanasi (865km) 

2.     Mumbai-Nashik-Nagpur (741km) 

3.     Delhi-Jaipur-Ahmedabad (886km)  

4.     Chennai-Mysuru (435km)

5.     Delhi-Chandigarh-Amritsar (459km) 

6.     Varanasi-Patna-Howrah (760km) 

Earlier in October, Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) secured the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Excessive-Pace Rail Venture (237.1 kilometres) for an unspecified quantity. Nevertheless, the mega order is value over Rs 7000 crore as per the corporate’s set parameters, reported The Hindu.