The Indian Ministry of Railways has taken a significant step toward development of the Delhi-Chandigarh-Amritsar high-speed railway corridor by initiating a comprehensive socio-economic survey in Punjab.
The objective of the survey is to facilitate land acquisition for construction of the high-speed rail corridor. The proposed project will boast a dedicated pathway featuring 55-feet wide railway track, designed to accommodate bullet trains capable of traveling at speeds of up to 320 km per hour.
During the initial survey phase, the focus has been on assessing whether the land slated for acquisition includes residential properties, tube wells or valuable trees. Furthermore, the survey aimed to evaluate whether residents whose land might be acquired rely on it for their livelihood, emphasising agricultural land.
The project is set to cover a distance of 465 km, connecting Delhi, Chandigarh and Amritsar, with 14 strategically located stations along the route. This dual-track system is designed to enable an average train speed of 250 km per hour.
The train is expected to originate from Dwarka in Delhi and make stops at prominent cities such as Sonepat, Panipat, Kukurshetra, Ambala, Mohali, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar. Once completed, the rail corridor, operating at 320 km per hour, will cover the 508.17 km journey between these two major cities in just about two hours.
