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For passenger capacity increment under category For short distance commuting, the following two
(i) and (ii) above, following options are possible: aspects should be considered:

Dedicated high-speed passenger To decongest our roads in Tier I
corridor, similar to ICE , TGV and and Tier II cities, metro railway
1 SHINKANSEN connecting state network is a must. It also minimises 1
capitals, national capital, import- environmental pollution.
ant business centres and towns;

The high-speed network can be
Feeder services to this managed by an independent body
high-speed network using the and the feeder network, which
existing rail connectivity or by 2 2
way of incremental additions; would be part of the existing
network, can be under Indian
Railways.
Raising the maximum operating
speed to 350 km/h and establish
an average speed of at least 300
3 km/h. Please note that many As a natural consequence of the above two
countries, including China, have aspects, a stream of associated technologies are
to be developed. Metro network is already in
already developed this capability; place for quite some time now, but high-speed
operation is totally a new area.

Make the passenger fare differ-
ent for long distance and medium
distance travel to discourage
medium distance travellers from
using long distance trains. Such
variable fare can be linked with 4
availability of seats. During lean
periods, if there is excess capaci-
ty in long distance travel, the same
can be given at a subsidised rate.

Following towns/ cities can be considered for
inclusion in the high speed network:
New Delhi, Chandigarh/Kalka, Jaipur, Kanpur,
Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Patna,
Guwahati, Kolkata, Ranchi, Asansol, Kharagpur,
Tatanagar, Raipur, Bhubaneshwar, Nagpur, Bhopal,
Indore, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Pune,
Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Chennai,
Bangalore, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Ernakulam,
Mangalore, Goa, Coimbatore, new Capital of
Andhra Pradesh, Jammu. The above are only
suggestive; however, the whole situation should
be reviewed considering the socio-political
requirement.

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