NEW DELHI: The budget is likely to approve the four remaining corridors that will complete the railways’ ambitious ‘golden quadrilateral’, connecting the four metros — Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata — through a high-speed network, officials said today.
Two corridors of the quadrilateral — Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah — were sanctioned at a cost of Rs 11,189 crore and Rs 6,875 crore respectively in the last Union budget.
The remaining four — Delhi-Chennai, Chennai-Howrah, Chennai-Mumbai and Howrah-Mumbai — will now be connected through high- speed corridors, with trains running at a speed of 160 kmph-200 kmph.
Officials said the estimated cost of the remaining corridor is likely to be about Rs 40,000 crore. (AGENCIES)
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