“In-principle” approval given for pre-investment activity for the following two Semi High Speed Rail Projects
(i) Delhi – Varanasi
(ii) Delhi -Ahmedabad
(iii) Mumbai-Nagpur
(iv) Mumbai -Hyderabad
(v) Chennai – Bangalore – Mysore
(vi) Delhi – Chandigarh – Amritsar
(vii) Varanasi – Howrah
Further, the Government has given “in-principle” approval for pre-investment activity for the following two Semi High Speed Rail (SHSR) Projects:-
(i) Thiruvananthapuram to Kasargod Semi High Speed Rail (SilverLine) Project on Standard Gauge; and
(ii) Pune-Nasik Semi High Speed Rail Project on Broad Gauge Line.
Both the Semi High Speed Rail (SHSR) projects are to be executed by Joint Venture company naming Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL) and Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (MRIDC) of the State Governments of Kerala and Maharashtra respectively.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
