Bullet Train News: Bullet train will run soon in Bihar. This train will run on a 260 km long elevated track. This track will pass through five districts including Patna. The DPR of this project will be ready by August. NHSRCL will soon select the agency for this. This bullet train is part of the Varanasi-Patna-Howrah High Speed Rail Corridor. The length of the entire corridor will be around 800 kilometers. The 260 km track to be built in Bihar will pass through Patna, Buxar, Ara, Jehanabad and Gaya districts. This track will be built above the ground, so it is called elevated track.
The project will be completed in two phases
This entire project will be completed in two phases. The track will be made from Varanasi to Howrah in the first phase. It will include important stations like Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Junction, Ara, Buxar, Patna and Gaya. In the second phase, track will be made from Delhi to Varanasi. This will make it possible to travel by high speed train from Delhi to Howrah.
The length of the track in Patna is 61 km
The length of this track in Patna will be around 61 kilometers. This will require about 135 hectares of land. 58 villages have been identified for this land. The land acquisition process has started. The villagers will get four times more money than the market value in lieu of land. The people of the city will get double compensation.
Bullet train speed 350 km per hour
According to the information, the speed of the bullet train will be 350 kilometers per hour. This will reduce the travel time significantly. This train will be based on Japanese technology. It will have many modern facilities. For example, automatic doors, CCTV cameras and mobile charging points.
NHSRCL will prepare DPR
This project will speed up the development of Bihar. New employment opportunities will arise. Tourism will get a boost. People’s movement will be easy. The work of preparing DPR for this project has been assigned to NHSRCL. NHSRCL will soon select the DPR -preparing agency. This work is expected to be completed in two to three months. The DPR will have complete information about the project. Such as, cost, deadline, technical aspect and land acquisition scheme.
