Political Capital (Owner of the creche) & Financial Capital (Caretaker/Nurse of the creche) are busy romancing, where as the hungry children (Kolkata, Chennai & Others) are crying!!
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Golden Quadrilateral Routes Priority-
SNo|--Section---|--Priority---|-Max Speed-|DFC Construction|Speed Upgradation
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NDLS-HWH--|-very high-|--130kmph--|in progress ------|150/160 kmph sanctioned
(2) NDLS-BCT---|-very high-|--130kmph--|in progress ------|150/160 kmph sanctioned
(3) NDLS-MAS---|---high----|--130kmph--|not taken up -----|150/160kmph planned
(4) HWH-CSTM--|---Low-----|--110kmph--|not taken up------|No concrete plans
(5) HWH-MAS----|---Low----|--110kmph--|not taken up------|No concrete plans
(6) CSTM-MAS---|-Very Low-|--110kmph--|not taken up------|No concrete plans
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HWH-CSTM, HWH-MAS carry more freight than NDLS-BCT, but neglected in DFC too.
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* Delhi-CNB was made fit for 130 kmph Rajdhani many decades back as 130kmph Rajdhani trains were introduced only on NDLS-HWH/BCT routes and MAS-BZA-HWH did not have any 130kmph train in past.
* There was not enough ac traffic on MAS-BZA route. Even Shatabdis introduced on the route have to be withdrawn due to lack of traffic. Only after introduction of ACIII coaches did the Rajdhanis proliferated to other cities and MAS-BZA got 130kmph fit Rajdhani train in 1994.
* Even today very few premium trains operate on MAS-BZA route, which is demotivating factor for IR to invest much on speed upgradation.
* If IR start operating all non ac LHB trains at 130kmph as a policy matter, the speed upgradation to 130kmh (from 100/110kmph at present) shall be required on a massive scale.
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* Both routes i.e. NDLS-CNB & MAS-BZA are 130kmph, but the former is faster as its terrain (plain) as well as the track geometry is much better.
* Rs. 20000 crores had been sanctioned for speed upgradation of NDLS-BCT/HWH routes so as that the upgradation job of these lines and completion of the DFCs along these lines shall coincide and 160kmph trains with an avg speed of 100-120kmph shall be a reality on these routes. The other trunklines then shall be much slower with avg speed of just 70-90 kmph.