Trivandrum-Kasargod High-Speed Rail Corridor| Proposed

[Aslesh]

Wow!! Looks great. Please post under Kerala Cafe or Kerala Projects thread too.

[ajithv]

From the above map, it seems the HSR station in Trivandrum will be somewhere near Kochuveli. But as per the news reports, this station location will be finalised later.

[dunefreezer]

Nice...Looks like something solid is really happening here.....Let see who gets HSR first, Kerala or Gujarat......Gujarat seems to be the first at setting examples.....But hope Kerala can do something about it when it comes to HSR.

[mohammedirshad06]

There was a report a few days back that a second station is proposed in Kochi, apart from one in Vytilla Mobility Hub-Kochi at CIAL.... I am not sure, as it surely reduce the speed as the distance is just 40 Kms....

I personally believe, the station for Kochi should be ideally located in CIAL. This can encourage lot of Fly+Rail option and ensure assured passenger base.

With KOMET connecting between CBD-Airport sooner/later, this can helpful.... If the station for Trivandrum planned at Kochuveli, surely it be revolutionary, helping easy access for Technopark Techies, airport users... A multi-Modal hub can be considered there for multiple access, including Monorail in future.

For Kozhikode, the location seems to be ideal, as airport is nearby.....

[ajithv]

HSR Stations: Closer View in Map

Thiruvananthapuram & Kollam



Chengannur & Kottayam



Ernakulam & Thrissur



Tirur & Kozhikode



Kannur & Kasaragod

[ajithv]

It is reported that Chengannur,Tirur & Thalassery are the future stations. But the location of Thalassery station is not shown in the map.

[chekuthan]

Pre-Feasibility Report of HSR -Trivandrum to Ernakulam
Chapter 1:Introduction Download
Chapter 2:World Wide HSR Download
Chapter 3:Traffic Download
Chapter 4:Planning Parameters Download
Chapter 5:Route Planning Download
Chapter 6:Civil Engg Download
Chapter 7:Rolling Stock & Depot Facility Download
Chapter 8:Power Supply Download
Chapter 9:Signalling & Train Control Download
Chapter 10:Train operation Plan & Transport Planning Download
Chapter 11:Environmental Impact Assessment Download
Chapter 12:Cost Estimate Download
Chapter 13:Financial Viability & Funding Options Download
Chapter 14:Implementation Plan Download
Chapter 15:Conclusions Download

source: http://khsrcl.com

[Aslesh]

I wonder what will happen to Bangalore-Trivandrum HSR by Indian railway? Will there be two HSR from Thrissur to Trivandrum?

[aam admi]

‘The SPV i.e., KHSRL will give the land free of cost to the developer. The
developer will bring equity to the extent of Rs.722 crore and the balance
amount towards construction to be given to KHSRL as 12% Market Debt.
The estimated development cost will be Rs.2891 crore. It is assumed that the
rental revenue will accrue to the developer from the FY 2020-21 which has
been escalated @5% every year. Out of the estimated rental income, apart
from meeting maintenance expenditure, the developer will repay the loan and
interest. After meeting these obligations and retaining 14% return on his
equity with an escalation @5% every year, the residual rental earnings will
accrue to JMRC, which has been taken into account in the FIRR calculations.
The income from PD from standalone land parcel have been worked out
based on the experience of DMRC by taking lease rent @ Rs.50/sq. ft., in
2016-17 construction cost of the development @ Rs.20,000/- per sq.mtr.,
maintenance charge of the development @ 20% of the lease rent income and
FAR of 2.75.’

Extract from feasibility report for KHSRL have JMRC (Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation) in it. Jai ho! Copy and Paste….

[ajithv]

Not only this, you can see so many CTRL+F & CTRL+R and CTRL+C & CTRL+P.....
This is the "magic" by DMRC.

Off Topic: This is exactly going to happen in the case of Trivandrum Monorail (A DPR in 20 days !)

[aam admi]

Originally Posted by Aslesh

I wonder what will happen to Bangalore-Trivandrum HSR by Indian railway? Will there be two HSR from Thrissur to Trivandrum?

Forget IR, they only plan on paper!!!!

[PPJ]

Originally Posted by Aslesh

I wonder what will happen to Bangalore-Trivandrum HSR by Indian railway? Will there be two HSR from Thrissur to Trivandrum?

Why to worry about things that has very less chance to happen.

[vinod/kakka]

The ridership figures shows a huge number for Trivandrum. If there are so many travellers to TVM, maybe it should be extended south .
Chummathe oronnu ezhuthi undakkum.

[mohammedirshad06]

Karnataka agrees to partner in Kerala HSR; Wants extension to Udupi

The proposed Rs 1.20 lakh crore Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod high-speed rail corridor is likely to be extended to Udupi.

Karnataka government has written to Kerala officials in charge of the project suggesting such an extension.

"They have also expressed willingness to fund the stretch of the high-speed rail corridor passing through their state," high-speed rail corporation (HSRC) CMD T Balakrishnan told TOI. "They see a lot of potential in attracting passengers to pilgrim centres like Mookambika Temple. Anyway we are planning to extend it to Mangalore, which is a proper terminus than Kasaragod," Balakrishnan said.

HSRC said the distance of the rail corridor between Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod will be 521 km while it will be 564 km if the project is extended to Mangalore. The distance estimate for Udupi is yet to be worked out. The high speed train, with a speed of 300 km/hour, will reach Kasaragod from Thiruvananthapuram in 2.42 hours. A journey from Thiruvananthapuram to Mangalore will only take in 2.53 hours.

Balakrishnan said the corridor will cover 11 districts and bypass only Wayanad, Palakkad and Idukki. He claimed that the project could break even within six to seven years.

"Japanese agency JICA has shown interest to provide loan for the project and this continues to be the first option. JICA loan will have a moratorium of 10 years and repayment period of about 40 years. We are also keeping our options open on availing loan from ADB and World Bank,'' he said.

[Malayaali]

Originally Posted by Aslesh

I wonder what will happen to Bangalore-Trivandrum HSR by Indian railway? Will there be two HSR from Thrissur to Trivandrum?

I think the central funds for IR project will be transferred to KHSRL project.

[mohammedirshad06]

Originally Posted by Malayaali

I think the central funds for IR project will be transferred to KHSRL project.

I think, the central partnership in this project is limited to Thrissur-Kochi-Trivandrum stretch of KHSRL, which is part of IR Sponsored Chennai-Bangalore-Kochi-Trivandrum leg of South HSR.

May be, thats why, Ommen Chandy said, they could save 45,000 crore when IR decided to extend Chennai-Kochi HSR to Trivandrum. It could be this much money, the Central Stake into the project.

Ofcourse, in no common logic, there will two HSR alignments, running between same places. In all probable means, Thrissur could be interchange hub between two lines.

[sudheeshnairs]

Originally Posted by aam admi

Extract from feasibility report for KHSRL have JMRC (Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation) in it. Jai ho! Copy and Paste….

Its what DMRC is good at these days. Trying to grab and chew whatever they can through cut & paste job!!

Consultancy money matters, which run in to crores!!

[MrMagic]

Duplicate post

[Cosmicbliss]

Originally Posted by MrMagic

High-speed rail corridor may go up to Udupi
T Ramavarman, TNN Jul 7, 2012, 05.27AM IST

http://articles.timesofindia.indiati...ail-high-speed

KOCHI: The proposed Rs 1.20 lakh crore Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod high-speed rail corridor is likely to be extended to Udupi.

Karnataka government has written to Kerala officials in charge of the project suggesting such an extension.

"They have also expressed willingness to fund the stretch of the high-speed rail corridor passing through their state," high-speed rail corporation (HSRC) CMD T Balakrishnan told TOI. "They see a lot of potential in attracting passengers to pilgrim centres like Mookambika Temple. Anyway we are planning to extend it to Mangalore, which is a proper terminus than Kasaragod," Balakrishnan said.

HSRC said the distance of the rail corridor between Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod will be 521 km while it will be 564 km if the project is extended to Mangalore. The distance estimate for Udupi is yet to be worked out. The high speed train, with a speed of 300 km/hour, will reach Kasaragod from Thiruvananthapuram in 2.42 hours. A journey from Thiruvananthapuram to Mangalore will only take in 2.53 hours.

Balakrishnan said the corridor will cover 11 districts and bypass only Wayanad, Palakkad and Idukki. He claimed that the project could break even within six to seven years.

"Japanese agency JICA has shown interest to provide loan for the project and this continues to be the first option. JICA loan will have a moratorium of 10 years and repayment period of about 40 years. We are also keeping our options open on availing loan from ADB and World Bank,'' he said.

Kochi: The proposed Rs 1.20 lakh crore Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod high-speed rail corridor is likely to be extended to Udupi in Karnataka.

The Karnataka government has written to the Kerala officials in charge of the project suggesting such an extension of the project. They have also expressed willingness to fund that stretch of the high speed rail corridor passing through their state, T Balakrishnan, who is the chairman and managing director of high-speed rail corporation (HSRC) formed by the state told TOI here.

"They see lot of potential in attracting passengers to pilgrim centres like Mookambika Temple. Anyway we are planning to extend it to Mangalore, which is a proper terminus than Kasaragod," Balakrishnan said.

HSRC said the distance of the rail corridor between Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod will be 521 km while it will be 564 km if it is extended to Mangalore. The distance estimates of the corridor extended up to Udupi was yet to be worked out. The high speed train with a speed of 300 km per hour will reach Kasaragod from Thiruvananthapuram in 2.42 hours and will reach Mangalore in 2.53 hours.

Balakrishnan said the corridor will cover 11 districts and bypass only Wayanad, Palakkad and Idukki districts.

He claimed that the project could break even within six to seven years.

The Japanese agency JICA has shown interest to provide loan for the project and this continues to be the first option. JICA loan will have a moratorium of 10 years and repayment period of about 40 years.

"We are also keeping our options open on availing loan from ADB and World Bank,'' he said.

Next:

MH govt says extend it from Udupi to Mumbai.
Guj govt says extend to it Ahmedabad.
Raj govt says extend it to Jaipur.
Union govt extends it to Delhi.
Union govt extends it to Jammu.
Finally Jammu-Trivandrum HSRL.

[jibin]

Originally Posted by sudheeshnairs

Its what DMRC is good at these days. Trying to grab and chew whatever they can through cut & paste job!!

Consultancy money matters, which run in to crores!!

Exactly.The over hype in the media is like DMRC and E Sreedharan is the only company/Person in the entire world who can do this.