Delhi-Amritsar High Speed Rail: Project Information, Tenders, Stations, Routes and Updates

Delhi-Amritsar High Speed Rail Corridor is India's fourth bullet train project after the Mumbai-Ahmedabad, Delhi-Varanasi and Mumbai-Nagpur High Speed Rail corridor. The 459 km HSR corridor will connect Amritsar to National Capital Region (NCR) through 8 stations.

• Project Name: Delhi-Chandigarh-Amritsar High Speed Rail (Bullet Train) Project
• Owner: Indian Railways
• Operator: National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
• Project Type: High Speed Rail
• Project Cost: Rs 61,412 Crore
• Route Length: 459 km
• Train Speed: 300 kmph
• Journey Fare: Rs 4.5 per km
• Journey Hours: 1 hour 12 minutes
• Status: Approved and under DPR stage

Delhi-Amritsar High-Speed Rail Route

• Route Length: 459 km
• Total Stations: 8 (Delhi - 1, Haryana - 2, Punjab - 5)
• Station Names: Delhi, Sonipat, Panipat, Ambala, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar.

System Information

• Train Type: Bullet Train
• Operational Speed: 300 kmph
• Maximum Speed: 350 kmph
• Average Speed: 250 kmph
• Track Gauge: Standard Gauge – 1435mm
• No. of Cars: 10
• Train Capacity: 750 person
• Signalling: ETCS Level-2 of ERTMS
• Traction: 25 KV AC through overhead catenary (OHE)
• Train Safety: Urgent Earthquake Detection and Alarm System (UrEDAS)

Project Timelines

• 2016: A consortium of RITES and SYSTRA had submitted the project feasibility study report of the proposed Delhi-Amritsar High Speed Rail corridor.
• December 2019: Ministry of Railways had given the task to National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) for preparing the detailed project report (DPR).
• October 2020: NHSRCL has started floating tenders for various activities including design and survey of the project.