Patna–Guwahati high-speed rail corridor

Under-construction high-speed rail line

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeElectrification25 kV AC, 50 Hz, overhead catenaryOperating speed320 km/h (200 mph)

Route map

Legend

Patna

to Kolkata

Hajipur(Vaishali)

Begusarai

Bhagalpur

Katihar

Kishanganj

Bihar

West Bengal

border

Siliguri

Jalpaiguri

New Cooch Behar

Alipurduar

West Bengal

Assam

border

Bongaigaon

Nalbari

Guwahati

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Patna–Guwahati High Speed Rail Corridor is one of the six new proposed high-speed rail lines that will run from Bihar's capital Patna to Assam's largest city, Guwahati, via the Siliguri Corridor.^[2]

This line is set to boost the connectivity in Northeastern India by linking with the Delhi–Kolkata line.^[3]

Possible stations

The route is according to the planned alignment as shown in National Rail Plan's (NRP) High-speed rail line map. As far as it is planned, the possible routes may be via Katihar & New Jalpaiguri with a 414-kilometre (257 mi) spur line to connect Howrah from Katihar. From Patna to Guwahati, Barauni, Khagaria, Naugachhia, Kishanganj, Cooch Behar, New Bongaigaon & Rangiya may be the stations en route. For Howrah connection line, Nabadwip Dham, Bolpur Rampurhat & Malda Town may be the stations en route.

References

^ "Railway Budget 2021: Indian Railways to focus on new bullet train networks in coming years?". The Times of India. 23 January 2021.
^ "Railway Budget 2021: Indian Railways to focus on new bullet train networks in coming years?". The Times of India. 23 January 2021.
^ "Bullet train to Jammu, Guwahati? Indian Railways proposes to connect these major cities with high-speed rail". The Times of India. 19 December 2020.

External links

NHRCL official website
Preliminary Study

v t e High-speed rail in India
Corporations	National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited
Under construction	Mumbai–Delhi (Mumbai–Ahmedabad section)
Approved	Chennai–Mysuru Delhi–Amritsar Delhi–Kolkata (Delhi–Varanasi, and Varanasi–Kolkata section) Mumbai–Nagpur Mumbai–Delhi (Delhi–Ahmedabad section)
Proposed	Diamond Quadrilateral Ahmedabad–Dwarka Chennai–Hyderabad Chennai–Thiruvananthapuram Delhi–Jodhpur Howrah–Haldia Rajkot–Veraval Thiruvananthapuram–Kasargode
Rail transport in India

Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Mughalsarai section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Jatdumari–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Raxaul–Sagauli line Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Barddhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah Main and North section Calcutta Chord link line Kolkata Circular Railway Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Monorail

Defunct lines

Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Mughalsarai Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari Gitaldaha–Mogalhat