China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group (CRSSD) is conducting a preliminary study of a planned 1754km high-speed line in India linking Delhi, Bhopal, Nagpur, Hyderabad and Chennai which it hopes to complete by August.
The study is being done free-of-charge under a memorandum of understanding signed last year in New Delhi.
Meanwhile, 12 consultancy firms have submitted bids to conduct feasibility studies for three additional high-speed lines: Delhi – Mumbai, Mumbai – Chennai, and Chennai – Kolkata. Bidders include CRSSD, DB International, Egis Rail, Italferr, Systra and TUC. Indian Railways expects to announce the winners in June.
In addition, China Railway Eryuan Engineering Company is studying how to increase line speeds on the 490km Chennai – Bangalore – Mysore main line from 110 to 160km/h.
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