The National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL), a subsidiary of Indian Railways, awarded Systra the adviser contract for the design of ticketing systems for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed line.
Systra will prepare the technical specifications and tender documents for the AFC (Automatic Fare Collection) and reservation system for the upcoming high speed railway linking Mumbai to Ahmedabad, based on the systems deployed or being deployed around the world on similar projects.
Once the solution has been determined, we will prepare an estimate of its installation cost and support the NHSRCL in the tendering process.
Systra’s skills and references were decisive in winning this tender, with the technical score accounting for 80% of the decision. Systra will work on the project for a year.
Since 2009, Systra has been involved in the initiation of high-speed rail in India, working with the Indian Ministry of Railways on a technical and financial feasibility study for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed line and its extension to Pune. We then mobilised in 2013 as a subconsultant to SNCF International to refine the traffic forecasts, operating studies, and technical design of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor. India subsequently chose Japanese Shinkansen technology for its first high speed corridor.
92% of the 508 km high speed line will be elevated through viaducts totalling 450 km, 9.22 km on bridges, 25.87 km in tunnels including a 7 km long undersea tunnel and 12.9 km will be on embankment. The project involves the construction of 12 stations, and when entering passenger service, the travel between the two cities will take only two hours.
USD 13.5 billion is the estimated value of the project, of which JICA provided USD 2.2 billion in the spring of 2023.
Although the Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR will be India’s first high-speed line, it is not the only project of this type currently underway in the country. A total of 15 high speed corridors are envisaged to be constructed by 2051, some of which are already in preparation including Delhi – Ahmedabad, Delhi – Amritsar, and Pune – Nashik.
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