The high-level team of officials from Rail Vikas Nigam Limited led by
Satish Agnihotri arrived here on Monday and is in talks with China's
High Speed Rail Corp to build the Delhi-Chennai corridor for which the
communist giant has agreed to conduct the study free of cost during
President Xi Jinping's visit to India in September, officials here said.
The proposed corridor could be the second largest in the world after China's 2,298 km-long Beijing-Guangzhou line which was launched last year. Running at a speed of 300 km per hour, it covers the distance in about eight hours.
The Delhi-Chennai high speed line could cost around USD 32.6 billion, Chinese officials said. India is currently considering two corridors for high speed trains. While Japan is conducting feasibility study for the Bullet train project in Mumbai-Ahemdabad corridor, China will do the same for the Delhi-Chennai route which is expected to begin by early next year.
Under the agreement, China has agreed to provide training in heavy haul for 100 Indian Railways officials, redevelopment of existing railway stations and establishment of railway university in India. The training was expected to begin soon.
The two nations have also agreed to cooperate to identify the technical inputs required to increase speed on the existing railway line from Chennai to Mysore via Bangalore.
The proposed corridor could be the second largest in the world after China's 2,298 km-long Beijing-Guangzhou line which was launched last year. Running at a speed of 300 km per hour, it covers the distance in about eight hours.
The Delhi-Chennai high speed line could cost around USD 32.6 billion, Chinese officials said. India is currently considering two corridors for high speed trains. While Japan is conducting feasibility study for the Bullet train project in Mumbai-Ahemdabad corridor, China will do the same for the Delhi-Chennai route which is expected to begin by early next year.
Under the agreement, China has agreed to provide training in heavy haul for 100 Indian Railways officials, redevelopment of existing railway stations and establishment of railway university in India. The training was expected to begin soon.
The two nations have also agreed to cooperate to identify the technical inputs required to increase speed on the existing railway line from Chennai to Mysore via Bangalore.
Source: MP News in Hindi and Chhattisgarh Hindi News
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