China Railway to conduct study on high-speed rail link between Delhi and Mumbai

[SRP]

SHANGHAI: A consortium led by China's national train operator has been chosen to conduct a feasibility study for a 1,200 kilometre-long high-speed rail link between Delhi and Mumbai, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.

The consortium includes China Railway's unit, the Third Railway Survey and Design Group, and local Indian firms, the news agency said, without providing names. It did not provide financial details of the award.

The contract was awarded by the High Speed Rail Corporation of India Ltd, a company set up by India's railway ministry, Xinhua said.

Xinhua said India's Ministry of Railways in December invited bids to study the feasibility of high-speed lines between Delhi-Mumbai, Mumbai-Chennai and Delhi-Kolkata. Twelve companies from seven countries including the United States, Germany and France tendered, it said.

A spokesman for India's railway ministry did not immediately respond to Reuters' queries.

In November, an Indian railway ministry spokesman said China would conduct and pay for a feasibility study to link Delhi and the southern city of Chennai.

Read more at:
China Railway to conduct study on high-speed rail link between Delhi and Mumbai: Report - The Economic Times

 

[Odysseus]

No one can ignore Indian Railway with IR investing $120 billion in infra in coming years. China obvious wants to cut a bigger slice for itself.

Cost of Wuhan-Guangzhou HSR line in China is estimated to be about $18 million per KM, taking this as standard, the Delhi-Mumbai 1200 Km will cost about a $21.6 billion.

China firm gains contract on feasibility study for Indian high-speed railway
- Xinhua | English.news.cn

 

[gslv mk3]

Mumbai Delhi is a bit too costly,IMHO.

 

[Ryuzaki]

Another study

Time to accept or reject the hundreds of reports done in last 5 years

 

[Odysseus]

Mumbai Delhi is a bit too costly,IMHO.

I don't think $22-25 billion is too much for this route considering the number of passengers travelling to and fro from the national capital to financial capital. It will be cheaper than flight ticket.

 

[dray]

Bring Japan please.

 

[Jlaw]

Bring Japan please.

Agreed. No need to waste our manpower as we need it for our infrastructure work at home.