HIGH SPEED RAILS

BY: Rohit Chaurasia 3rd B. Tech. Civil Engineering HBTI , KANPUR

OVERVIEW

INTRODUCTION HISTORY DEFINITION OF HIGH SPEED RAIL TECHNOLOGY COMPARISON WITH OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION HIGH SPEED RAILS IN INDIA CONLUSIONS

INTRODUCTION

High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of passenger rail transport that operates significantly faster than the normal speed of rail traffic.

Different definitions in different countries. Usually designed for passenger travel, some high-speed systems also carry freight service.

HISTORY

Railways were the first form of mass transportation on land. An electrical railcar from Siemens & Halske sped away at 203 km/h (126 mph) in Germany in October 1903. In the 1960s, several jet-powered and gas turbine trains appeared on the high-speed scene.

HISTORY
The true HSR breakthrough started in Japan. In 1957, the Odakyu Electric Railway in Greater Tokyo area had launched its Romancecar 3000 SE with speed 145 km/h (90m/h). In October 1964, they opened the first Shinkansen, T kaid Shinkansen, between the two cities.

HISTORY

In Europe, high-speed rail started in Munich in June 1965, when DB Class 103 hauled a total of 347 demonstration trains at 200 km/h between Munich and Augsburg. In the Continental Europe, several countries started to build new high-speed lines during the 1970s.

DEFINITION OF HIGH SPEED RAIL

There is no single standard. International Union of Railways define highspeed rail which regularly operate at or above 250 km/h on new tracks, or 200 km/h on existing tracks. In the United States, high-speed rail is defined as having a speed above 180 km/h. In Japan, These travel at speeds in excess of 260 km/h

TECHNOLOGY
Improved application of mature standard gauge rail technology using overhead electrification. Elimination of  Roadway at-grade (level) crossings  Frequent stops  Sharing the right-of-way with freight or slower passenger trains

TECHNOLOGY

Aerodynamic engines etc.

designs,

air

brakes,

stronger

Some of the advances were to fix problems, like the Eschede disaster. Japanese systems have their own dedicated elevated guideway, no traffic crossings, and disaster monitoring systems.

COMPARISON WITH OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORT

HSR, like any transport system, is not inherently convenient and comfortable. All of this depends on design, maintenance, and operation. HSR has the potential to relieve congestion on the other systems.

AUTOMOBILES

HSR can accommodate more passengers at speeds far faster than those allowed by automobiles. HSR permit a far higher throughput of passengers per hour than a road of the same width.

AIRCRAFT


High-speed trains have advantages over air travel mostly for relatively short distances . HSR is best suited for journeys of 2 to 3 hours (300 1000 km), for which the train can beat both air and car in this range. Also connect city centre rail stations to other city centre rail stations.

AIRCRAFT


Less weather dependency than air travel. A single train can call at multiple stations, often far more stops than aircraft. In air travel more time is needed for taxiing, boarding, security check, luggage drop, and ticket check.

HIGH-SPEED RAILS IN INDIA

India has one of the largest rail networks in the world. It currently does not have any high-speed rail lines capable of supporting speeds of 200 km/h or more. Shatabdi and Duronto are often referred to as "high-speed" trains.

SHATABDI Series of fast (called superfast in India) trains operated by Indian Railways to connect Metro cities with other important cities. Bhopal Shatabdi express, runs at a speed of 150 km/h (93 mph), which makes it the fastest train in India.

DURONTO
These are the non-stop point to point rail service which adhere to the speed limit of 140 km/h. The trains will, however, have technical stoppages at a few stations for facilitating staff and loco change.

PROPOSAL TO INTRODUCE 250-350 KM/H TRAINS IN INDIA

The Indian Ministry of Railways white-paper Vision 2020 envisages the high-speed rail projects to provide services at 250350 km/h. Six corridors have been identified for technical studies on setting of high-speed rail corridors. Trains in the future with speed of 250350 km/h, are envisaged to run on elevated corridors, to prevent trespassing by animals and people.

LIKELY INITIAL LINES FOR HIGH SPEED RAILS IN INDIA

Train Stops Average Speed Further Expected Extension 250 km/h 250 km/h 300 km/h 350 km/h 350 km/h 350 km/h 350 km/h 350 km/h TBD TBD Visakhapatnam TBD Mumbai, Mysore TBD TBD TBD

Delhi-Chandigarh-Amritsar Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad Hyderabad-Dornakal-Vijayawada-Chennai Delhi-Agra-Lucknow-Varanasi-Patna Chennai-Bangalore-Coimbatore-Ernakulam Howrah-Haldia Ahmeda ad - Dwarka Rajkot - Veraval

TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

ESTIMATED COST

In a study published in 1987, RDSO and JICA estimated the construction cost to be 49 million per km, for a line dedicated to 250300 km/h trains. In 2010 this would be inflated at 10% a year. 439 million per km

PROJECT EXECUTION

A public-private-partnership mode of investment and execution is envisaged for such expensive 250350 km/h high-speed rail projects.

CONCLUSIONS

Well-established high speed rail systems in use today are more environment friendly than air or road travel. This is due to:
lower

energy consumption per passenger per kilometre reduced land usage for a given capacity compared to motorways.

CONCLUSIONS

The Indian aviation sector is witnessing stiff competition and various airlines are pushing into the low-cost market on domestic routes, makes it increasingly difficult for the Shatabdi and the Duronto to keep their customers. So there is a need to introduce HSR in India.

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