Chennai-Mysore high speed rail to have 2 stops in TN

Chennai-Mysore high speed rail to have 2 stops in TN

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai: 24.12.2020

The Chennai-Mysore (via Bengaluru) high speed rail line being planned will halt at seven stations before reaching Mysuru as per the initial alignment and plan prepared by the National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRC).

These stations will be Poonamallee and Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu, Chittor in Andhra Pradesh and Bangarapet, Bengaluru, Channapatna, Mandya and Mysuru in Karnataka. A depot to maintain trains is being planned at Poonamallee.

A multi-model transit hub linking railways, metro rail and buses is likely to be planned to link the line to the city.

These decisions will be taken after a preparatory survey for the alignment is completed in a few months. The National High Speed Rail Corporation has floated a tender to identify an agency to do a preparatory survey for the line.

High speed trains will run at a maximum speed of 350Kmph and operational speed of 320Kmph. It is likely to have standard gauge tracks like the metro rail network. Train capacity is 750 passengers.

A National Rail Plan (NRP) policy which was prepared by RITES–AECOM JV has proposed 13 corridors in total (existing and extensions) with a combined total length of 7,897km. It has also fixed 2,051 as the deadline for Chennai – Bengaluru – Mysuru (462km) high speed rail but it is likely to be implemented much before as the paperwork like survey for land, alignment, preparation of detailed project report is progressing fast.

The corridor is likely to reduce travel time between the three cities to one and a half hours. The high speed rail is unlikely to reach the city limits due to land acquisition issues.