The Ahmedabad-Rajkot Semi High Speed Rail project will be completed on an elevated corridor.
After taking the oath as the newly appointed Railways Minister, he is now in Ahmedabad.
Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnav has assured all support from his ministry for the quick completion of chief minister Vijay Rupani’s dream plan – the Ahmedabad-Rajkot Semi High Speed Rail project.
Vaishnav held a meeting with CM Rupani at his Gandhinagar residence on Saturday.
A detailed project report (DPR) has been prepared by Western Railway in the matter and sent to the railways ministry. The report is in the final stages of consideration.
The Ahmedabad-Rajkot Semi High Speed Rail project will be completed on an elevated corridor.
Under the proposed project, the distance of 225 kilometres between Ahmedabad and Rajkot will be covered in under two hours. The train will run at a maximum speed of up to 220kmph.
A government release said that once the Ahmedabad-Rajkot semi high speed rail project and the bullet train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai are complete, people from eleven districts of Saurashtra will be able to visit Mumbai and return back to their respective places within a day.
Once complete, the project is expected to substantially decrease the volume of road traffic on the Ahmedabad-Rajkot stretch and provide people with a clean and faster mode of transport between the two cities.
The CM also briefed the railway minister about Gujarat’s new approach to ‘Level Crossing Free’ railway network, constructing 59 Railway Overbridges (ROB) and Underbridges (RUB) at a cost of Rs 1,202-crore, as part of the state’s initiative for Ease of Living and Ease of Transportation goals.
He added these projects will also help people save time and fuel.
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