Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor

Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor
Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor route map
Overview
StatusUnder construction
OwnerIndian Railways and Government of Haryana
LocaleHaryana
Termini
Service
TypePassenger rail, freight rail
Operator(s)Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation
Ridership20,000 (projected)
Technical
Line length121.7 km (75.6 mi)
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Route map

to Jind
Sonipat
Harsana Kalan
Turkpur
Kharkhoda
Jasaur Kheri
Mandothi
Badli
Deverkhana
Badsa
freight line
New Patli
Patli
← to Rewari
to Delhi
Manesar
Chandla Dungerwas
Dhulawat
Sohna
Silani
New Prithala
Prithala
Asaoti
Palwal

Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC), with target completion by 31 March 2025, is an under construction twin-track 121.7-kilometre (75.6 mi)-km long, 160 km per hour high-speed, railway project in Haryana state of India, which will run around along the Western Peripheral Expressway (WPE) on the western side of Delhi.[1][2][3]

It connects Palwal to Sonipat via Sohna, Manesar and Kharkhoda. At Palwal, Patli (Delhi–Rewari line), Sultanpur (Garhi Harsaru–Farukhnagar line), Asaudha (Delhi–Rohtak line) and Harsana Kalan (Delhi-Ambala line) railway stations. It will connect to existing railway lines running radially from Delhi. It will also connect to the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) at Prithala near Palwal railway station. It will transport 20,000 passengers a day and 50 MTPA cargo.[2][4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference trup2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "India approves $764m Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project". www.railway-technology.com. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Central nod for Haryana rail project". The Hindu. 15 September 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Cabinet approves Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor to decongest Delhi". Railway Gazette International. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Diverting routes". The Pioneer. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.