High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited
The High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited is a Special Purpose Vehicle which has been incorporated in 2012 as a subsidiary of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited, the public sector enterprise of Government of India. The HSRCIL has been formed under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India, for the development and implementation of the high speed rail projects in India.Projects
The corridor is being implemented by the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited and the construction is expected to begin by April 2020 and the project is expected to be completed by December 2023. The corridor will use Japan Railways Shinkansen E5 Series electric multiple unit for its rolling stock.As of 2020, contracts have been awarded for the feasibility studies for the Diamond Quadrilateral network. There will be 3 phases:
- Delhi-Mumbai
- Mumbai-Chennai
- Delhi-Kolkata
Delhi–Chandigarh–Amritsar high-speed rail corridor
The pre-feasibility study of this high speed rail corridor is in progress. The interim report was submitted by Systra in 2015.Delhi–Chennai
This route will have 2 phases. The first phase, Delhi-Nagpur section is under feasibility study.