Chennai – Mysore High Speed Rail – Information, Route Map, Fares, Tenders & Updates

Information

Chennai – Mysore High-Speed Rail (CBM Bullet Train) project is a 463 km proposed High Speed Rail line that will connect Chennai, Bangalore (Bengaluru) and Mysore (Mysuru) through 11 stations in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka at a project cost that is yet to be finalized.

This is the sixth of six new high speed rail corridors, planned by the Government of India in 2019, for which basic tendering activity commenced in December 2020 to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) towards starting construction work.

This HSR line will have a Right of Way (ROW) of 17.5m +/- 5m as required. Land acquisition of a total of 1162 hectares in 313 villages will be required for construction.

The project will be constructed in 2 phases. In Phase 1, 306 km of route will connect Chennai – Bengaluru, while in Phase 2 the line will be extended by 157 km from Bengaluru to Mysuru.

The line will consist of a 30 km tunnel network with 2.5 km in Chennai, 11.8 km in Chittoor, 2 km outside of Bengaluru and 14 km within Bengaluru city.

Key Figures

Operational: 0 km | Under Construction: 0 km | Proposed: 463 km

System Specifications

Maximum Speed: 350 kmph
Operational Speed: 320 kmph
Average Speed: 250 kmph
Track Gauge: Standard Gauge – 1435mm
Signaling: DS-ATC
Train Capacity: 750 passengers
Traction: 25 KV AC overhead catenary (OHE)
Safety: Urgent Earthquake Detection and Alarm System (UrEDAS) for automatic breaking in case of an earthquake

Chennai – Mysore HSR Route Information

Length: 463 km
Type: Elevated, Underground & At-Grade
Number of Stations: 11
Station Names: Chennai, Poonamallee, Chittoor, Kolar, Kodahalli, Whitefield, Byappanahalli (Bengaluru), Electronics City, Kengeri, Mandya and Mysuru

Chennai – Mysore HSR Route Map

Route Description: The proposed Chennai – Mysore High Speed Rail Corridor is planned to run along major expressways, national highways, greenfield areas, and may pass through arterial roads of the intermediate city road network for high speed rail connectivity between different cities along the corridor.

Alignment and location of stations displayed below are purely indicative just to give an idea of how the line might look like.

An official PDF route map of the Chennai – Mysore HSR line will be added here when available.

Chennai – Mysore HSR Fares (Prices)

The fare structure is yet to be finalized but is expected to be 1.5 times the existing first class AC fare on the Indian Railways’ current service. The line’s official fare structure, prices and rules are expected to be finalized closer to the start of commercial operations.

Chennai – Mysore Tenders

Latest NHSRCL Chennai – Mysore High Speed Rail tender notices can be viewed on NHSRCL’s website. News on these notices, their bidders, awarded tenders and contracts are covered in further detail on the news & construction page.

Major Contractors

Contract	Contractor
Data Collection and Associated Survey Work for DPR	Highway Engineering Magnitude Consortium is lowest bidder among 4
Carrying Out Ridership Study (Traffic Study)	PK Engineers is lowest bidder among 4
Preparation of GADs (General Alignment Drawings)	Translink Consultants
Final Alignment Design including Aerial LiDAR Survey	Aarvee Associates Architects Engineers Consultants Pvt. Ltd. – GSL Associates Pvt. Ltd. is lowest bidder
Survey, Identification of Overhead, Over Ground, Underground Utilities And Identification Of Power Sourcing Options for Substations	Subudhi Technoengineers Pvt. Ltd.
Detailed Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Report and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)	Overseas Min-Tech Consultant is lowest bidder
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Report	Bids re-invited in January 2022 (Overseas Min-Tech Consultant was lowest bidder in original round)

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