Vossing, German consultant has given its nod in its pre-feasibility report for the Maharashtra Government's for its high-speed train project between Nagpur-Mumbai.
The project envisages trains running at a speed of 300 km per hour in the 850 km corridor between Mumbai and Nagpur and covering the distance in about three and half hours. Presently, trains take over 14 hours to cover the distance.
Post launch of the train service, the commuters will be able to reach Pune from Mumbai in an hour and Nagpur in three hours. While Vossing has found the long-distance routes viable, it has reportedly said that shorter routes linking proposed greenfield airport near Panvel to Khopoli (30 km), Alibagh (60 km) and Santacruz airport (45 km) and also route between Santacruz airport and Nariman Point (18 km), Goregaon (15 km) and Kalyan (50 km) were not viable. As per the report, these are very short distances and it will not be viable for high-speed trains to operate between them.
The superfast train corridors will be in addition to the expressways being planned to connect various regions. A scheme for widening the expressways connecting Mumbai to Pune and Nashik is already underway. The MSRDC is also planning a superhighway to connect Mumbai and Nagpur.
Source : ProjectsToday
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