Question : High Speed Rail Service

(a) whether the Government proposes to develop better transportation facility by introducing Regional Rapid Transit System for high speed rail connectivity between Delhi and other cities of NCR;

(b) if so, the number of high speed rail corridors likely to be developed in the Delhi-NCR;

(c) the number of corridors which are proposed to be developed by the Government in the first phase and the total expenditure is likely to be incurred thereon; and

(d) the time by which the entire project is likely to be completed?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3946 BY DR. RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2016 REGARDING HIGH SPEED RAIL SERVICE

(a) & (b) : The Functional Plan on Transport for National Capital Region (NCR) – 2032 has identified the following eight corridors of Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS):

• Delhi-Sonipat-Panipat,
• Delhi-Gurgaon-Rewari-Alwar,
• Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut,
• Delhi-Faridabad-Ballabgarh-Palwal,
• Ghaziabad-Khurja,
• Delhi-Bahadurgarh-Rohtak,
• Delhi-Ghaziabad-Hapur and
• Delhi-Shahadra-Baraut

(c) The following three RRTS corridors have been prioritized :

? Delhi–Gurgaon–Rewari–Alwar
? Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut
? Delhi–Sonepat–Panipat

As per the Feasibility Reports, the total estimated project cost for the above three prioritized corridors including escalation and Interest during construction (IDC) (with Central and State Taxes) is ` 72,170 crore at 2013 price level.

(d) Since, the individual corridors have not yet been sanctioned, the expected time for completion cannot be projected.

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