Nizam’s city to be four hours away from Mumbai

MUMBAI: Imagine travelling to The city of Nizams in just four hours from Mumbai. It isn’t a far-fetched dream but a reality in the making.

A detailed project report (DPR) is being prepared for the proposed Mumbai-hyderabad high speed rail corridor by National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), a subsidiary of Railway Ministry formed to build high

speed train routes (called bullet trains) in India.

If this plan works out, passengers will be able to travel between Mumbai and Hyderabad by a high-speed train in about four hours. It will be at least ten hours less than the time required to travel by train as of now and a little more than double the time required by a flight which is an average 90 minutes. Mumbai-hyderabad high speed rail corridor is likely to be a joint project of the central and the Maharashtra government.

In response to Railway’s plans, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has already written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi offering to work jointly on the project which will also connect some cities in Maharashtra. It is proposed that a 10-coach train with a capacity of approximately 750 passengers should be operated between Mumbai and Hyderabad.

A senior NHSRCL official informed that the proposed alignment of the corridor will be different considering mountainous terrain on the route. It will be overground unlike the Mumbai-ahmedabad

bullet train which will be partially underground. The DPR will be submitted to the government by mid2022 and after discussions the final alignment of Mumbaihyderabad will be decided.

Under the DPR, an aerial survey for land acquisition is already conducted in September 2021. According to the NHSRCL officials nearly 1,200 hectares of land would be required for the project. A meeting for the same was held between state government officials in November end.

THE ALIGNMENT OF THE CORRIDOR WILL BE DIFFERENT AS THE TERRAIN ON THIS ROUTE IS MOUNTAINOUS.