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A High-Speed Railway Track To Cut Bengaluru-Hyderabad Travel Time To 2.5 Hours

Travel between Bengaluru and Hyderabad will reportedly soon be 2.5 hours long, with the help of a semi high-speed railway track.

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By: Eshita Srinivas Published: Aug 18, 2022 10:38 AM IST

A High-Speed Railway Track To Cut Bengaluru-Hyderabad Travel Time To 2.5 Hours

Indian Railways is reportedly in talks to make travel between Bengaluru and Hyderabad more accessible. This involves a semi high-speed railway track that will shuttle passengers from either metro cities in about three hours – a significant shift from the current 11 hours. Here’s everything you need to know about this new move. By Eshita Srinivas

You could soon go from sipping Irani chai at Charminar to taking a walk down Church Street within the same day. Reports state that the Indian Railways is considering building a semi high-speed railway track that allows trains to operate at a speed of 200 km per hour – cutting travel time between Bengaluru and Hyderabad short. 150 minutes (two-and-a-half hours) to be precise. The proposed route, estimated costs, and other important details have been charted out as well.

The track between Bengaluru-Hyderabad will cover 503 km

Built at a cost of about INR 30,000 crore- as a part of the PM Gati Shakti initiative – the track will be built between Yelahanka Station in Bengaluru and Secunderabad Station in Hyderabad – covering a distance of about 503 km. At the moment, the track spans 622 kilometre. The reduced distance is mapped with care to avoid any detours, which in turn also helps cut costs. A fence wall that’s 1.5 m in height will be built on both sides of the railway track.

The elevated route will reportedly feature viaducts like the RRTS corridor between Delhi and Meerut. The trains themselves might feature tilting coaches and state-of-the-art technology, including an upgraded version of train communication system. At the moment – with the current infrastructure – it takes about 10-11 hours for passengers to get from one metropolis to the other. This move comes after the Union transport minister recently announced the Bengaluru-Chennai expressway, which will also cut travel time between the two cities to about two hours one launched.

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Eshita Srinivas

Eshita Srinivas

Eshita is a food, alcohol, travel, and entertainment writer who spends her days zeroing in on the next big trend to write about. She’s a communication graduate with bylines in Conde Nast Traveller India, GQ India, Deccan Herald, and Girls Buzz. When not at work, you’re likely to find her hunting for a good read or charting out the perfect itinerary ..Read More

   
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