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𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 – 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐢 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥 – 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐩, 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬

𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Delhi – Varanasi High-Speed Rail (DVHSR Bullet Train) project is an 865 km proposed High Speed Rail line that will connect Delhi with Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh through 12 stations at an estimated cost of Rs. 1.21 lakh crore.
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The project’s feasibility report was prepared by INECO, TYPSA and ICT in 2017. Per the project’s feasibility report, riders will be able to travel between Delhi and Lucknow in 1 hour and 38 minutes, and between Delhi – Varanasi in 2 hours and 37 minutes.

In February 2020, the National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) invited bids for preparing the line’s final alignment design, using LiDAR surveys, and for preparing Stage-1 preliminary route development artefacts, with an aim to prepare its detailed project report (DPR) as tasked by the Government of India in 2019. Contracts for these were awarded in August-end – see contract list at the bottom.

In March 2020, NHSRCL invited bids for environment (EIA) & social impact surveys (SIA), assessments, and utility identification along its proposed route. This line is part of the Diamond Quadrilateral project and will be extended in the future to Patna, Bihar and Kolkata, West Bengal.

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬
▣ Operational: 0 km | Under Construction: 0 km | Proposed: 865 km

𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
▣ Maximum Speed: 350 kmph
▣ Operational Speed: 320 kmph
▣ Average Speed: 250 kmph
▣ Track Gauge: Standard Gauge – 1435mm
▣ Signalling: ETCS Level-2 of ERTMS
▣ Train Capacity: 750 passengers
▣ Traction: 25 KV AC overhead catenary (OHE)
▣ Safety: Urgent Earthquake Detection and Alarm System (UrEDAS) for automatic breaking in case of an earthquake

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 – 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐢 𝐇𝐒𝐑 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
▣ Length: 865 km
▣ Type: Elevated, Underground & At-Grade
▣ Number of Stations: 12
▣ Station Names: Delhi, Noida, Jewar Airport, Mathura, Agra, New Etawah, South Kannauj, Lucknow, Raibareli, Prayagraj (Allahabad), New Bhadoi, and Varanasi.

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 – 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐢 𝐇𝐒𝐑 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐩
Route Description: The proposed Delhi Varanasi High Speed Rail Corridor is planned to run along major expressways, national highways, greenfield areas, and may pass through arterial roads of the intermediate city road network for high speed rail connectivity between different cities along the corridor.
Alignment and location of stations displayed in Attached are purely indicative just to give an idea of how the line might look like.

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 – 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐢 𝐇𝐒𝐑 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 (𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬)
The fare structure is yet to be finalized but is expected to be 1.5 times the existing first class AC fare on the Indian Railways’ current service. The line’s official fare structure, prices and rules are expected to be finalized closer to the start of commercial operations.

Per the feasibility report, the line’s base fare is pegged at Rs. 4.5 per kilometer, so a ride from Delhi to Varanasi could cost approximately Rs. 3240 and approximately Rs. 1980 from Delhi to Lucknow.

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 – 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐢 𝐇𝐒𝐑 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬
Latest NHSRCL Delhi – Varanasi High Speed Rail tender notices can be viewed on NHSRCL’s website. News on these notices, their bidders, awarded tenders and contracts are covered in further detail on the news & construction page.

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬
▣ Data Collection and Associated Survey Work for DPR of Delhi-Varanasi HSR Corridor ▶ Ceinsys Tech Ltd.
▣ Final Alignment design including Aerial LiDAR survey and other related works ▶ Aarvee Associates Architects Engineers and Consultants – GSL Associates JV
▣ Preparation of General Arrangement Drawings (GADs) of Crossing Bridges over Rivers, Canals, Railways and Roads (Expressway, NH and SH and Major District Roads) and GADs of proposed Stations and Maintenance Depots ▶ Translink Infrastructure Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
▣ Environmental Impact Assessment Study / Field Work and Preparation of Environment Impact Assessment Report & Environment Management Plan ▶ Enviro Infra Solutions Pvt. Ltd.