Railways are in the process of setting up a high-speed rail authority to run trains at 300 km/hour speed in this route. Six other routes too have been selected for the ambitious project.
The identified routes for proposed bullet train service are Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad (650 km), Delhi-Chandigarh-Amritsar (450km), Delhi-Lucknow-Patna (991 km), Hyderabad-Chennai (644km), Chennai-Bangalore-Thiruvanthapuram (850 km) and Delhi-Jaipur-Jodhpur (591 km).
With this aim, Railways have decided to sign an agreement with Spanish consultant Eneco for exploring the possibilities of introducing bullet train service and improvement of safety features in train operation in the country.
The MoU, to be signed with Spanish Railways, will be in operation for three years.
Besides introducing high-speed rail service, the Spanish expertise will also help India increase speed of passenger trains on the existing tracks, as per the agreed agenda of the agreement. Spain has a modern railway network linking all major towns and cities.
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