Bengaluru–Hyderabad in 2 hours, High-Speed Rail to cut travel time drastically, top speed to be…, Government plans to…

New Delhi: Travel time between Hyderabad and Bengaluru is set to be cut dramatically. Reports suggest that the journey, which currently takes 19 hours, will soon be completed in just 2 hours. The government is soon to construct the Bengaluru–Hyderabad High-Speed Rail Corridor. Modeled after the Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train, the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for this corridor will be completed by March 2026 and then submitted to the Railway Board and subsequently to the central government.

Once the Bengaluru–Hyderabad High-Speed Rail Corridor project is completed, travel will not only become faster but also make people’s lives easier. For this 626-kilometer-long elevated corridor, the final survey and alignment work is being carried out by RITES Limited. The plan is that once the DPR is ready, it will be sent to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs for approval.

Here are some of the key details:

• Bengaluru–Hyderabad High-Speed Rail Corridor will cut the travel time between the two cities from 19 hours to 2 hours
• For this 626-kilometer-long elevated corridor, the final survey and alignment work is being carried out by RITES Limited.
• The plan is that once the DPR is ready, it will be sent to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs for approval.
• On the Bengaluru–Hyderabad High-Speed Rail Corridor, the train will run at a design speed of 350 kmph and an operating speed of 320 kmph.
• A journey that currently takes an entire day and night will be completed in just two hours.
• This will save both time and money for businesspeople, students, working professionals, and regular passengers.

According to a report by The Times of India(BHARAT), the South Central Railway (SCR) is handling the responsibility of this ambitious project. SCR’s Chief PRO, A. Sridhar, said, “Land acquisition will be a major challenge, for which we will need the support of the state governments. Surveyors are in touch with the chief secretaries of the respective states. Some meetings have also been held in the case of Karnataka. If land acquisition is not possible for a particular alignment, the plan will have to be changed. Therefore, while finalizing the alignment, the views of the state governments will be taken into consideration.”