As said by the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida), the proposed bullet train line between Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan and Varanasi will have a station at Jewar to provide high-speed connectivity to the proposed Noida International Greenfield Airport in Uttar Pradesh.
According to Yeida, the high-speed rail project will run parallel to the 25-km Noida-Greater Noida expressway, 165-km Yamuna Expressway, and 361-km Agra-Lucknow Expressway, among other highways.The average speed of the bullet train will be 320 km per hour and it will take 21 minutes to reach Jewar airport from Delhi.
The decision was taken recently after central government officials working on this ambitious project had several round of discussions with the Noida authority and Yeida officials on the alignment of the route.
The 865-km long route of bullet train will have 10 stations between Delhi and Varanasi. The train capacity will be 750 passengers and the station names are Noida, Jewar Airport, Mathura, Agra, New Etawah, South Kannnauj, Lucknow, Raebareli, Prayagraj, New Bhadohi.
With a total of 12 stations, the estimated cost of this project is ₹1.2 1 lakh crore. The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), which will be constructing the project, has started making a detailed project report, the officials said. However, it has not fixed the deadline as to when DPR will be ready and submitted to the ministry of railways.
The Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL), the nodal agency for the proposed Jewar international airport is happy to have connectivity through bullet train till Jewar airport because it will provide comfort to the passengers. “Having bullet train connectivity from Delhi to Jewar will be a big thing because a passenger who wants to take flight can reach here in 21 minutes from Delhi. It will also help increase passenger traffic at Jewar airport,” said Singh, who is also chief executive officer of NIAL.
