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Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report Project Number: 42147 November 2010 India: Preparing the Dedicated Freight Corridor Project Prepared by Scott Wilson India Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, India For Ministry of Railways Government of India This consultant’s report does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB or the Government concerned, and ADB and the Government cannot be held liable for its contents. (For project preparatory technical assistance: All the views expressed herein may not be incorporated into the proposed project’s design. Asian Development Bank Feasibility Feasibility Study: Ludhiana to Khurja Dedicated Freight Corridor Final Report / Contract No. COSO/90-527 (TA 7207-IND) Volume 1 of 4: November 2010 www.scottwilson.com Asian Development Bank Feasibility Study: Ludhiana to Khurja Dedicated Freight Corridor Status: Final Report Report Verification Name Position Signature Date Prepared By: Graham Hewitt Senior Rail Economist 19 th November 2010 Senior Rail th Checked By: Ron Seward 19 November 2010 Engineering Expert Approved By: Kevin Sparrow Project Director 23 rd November 2010 Revision Schedule Revision Date Details of Revision Issued by First Issue 20 Oct 2009 First Issue – Draft Final Report Babu. V VO1 28 Jan 2010 Format/content revised – Draft Final Report Babu. V Operational/Economic review of benefits VO2 06 Oct 2010 accruing from removing freight traffic from Kevin Sparrow row Indian Railways to Dedicated Freight Corridor A further economic review (including environmental) of benefits accruing from VO3 23 Nov 2010 Kevin Sparrow removing freight traffic from Indian Railways to Dedicated Freight Corridor Scott Wilson India Pvt. Ltd. A-26/4 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Estate Mathura Road This document has been prepared in accordance with the scope of Scott Wilson's New Delhi appointment with its client and is subject to the terms of that appointment. It is addressed to and for the sole and confidential use and reliance of Scott Wilson's client. Scott Wilson India accepts no liability for any use of this document other than by its client and only for the purposes for which it was prepared and provided. No person other than the client may copy (in whole or in part) use or rely on the contents of this document, without the prior Tel: +91-11-4167 9340-49 written pe rmission of the Company Secretary of Scott Wilson Group plc. Any advice, opinions, or recommendations within this document should be read and relied upon only Fax: +91-11-4167 9350 in the context of the document as a whole. The contents of this document do not provide legal or tax advice or opinion. © Scott Wilson Group plc 2010 www.scottwilson.com Final Report (VO3) A013876 Asian Development Bank Feasibility Study: Ludhiana to Khurja Dedicated Freight Corridor Volume 1 of 4: Study Commentary - Table of Contents 0. Executive Summary ...............................................................................................7 Train Plan.......................................................................................................................7 Operations Management.................................................................................................7 Centralised Traffic Control system ..................................................................................8 Signalling........................................................................................................................8 Telecommunications.......................................................................................................9 Control Centre ................................................................................................................9 Electric Traction..............................................................................................................9 Alignment and Civil Engineering .....................................................................................9 Procurement.................................................................................................................11 Contract management ..................................................................................................11 Economic Analysis........................................................................................................12 Financial Analysis.........................................................................................................13 Financial Management..................................................................................................13 Conclusion....................................................................................................................13 1. Introduction...........................................................................................................15 Award ...........................................................................................................................15 Project Documentation..................................................................................................16 Study Objective.............................................................................................................16 Volume 1 - Report Contents..........................................................................................18 2. DFC: Background, Development and Preferred Alternative .............................19 Background...................................................................................................................19 Development.................................................................................................................20 The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) ........................22 RITES: Preliminary Engineering cum Traffic Survey (PETS) Report .............................22 MOR Response: RITES Report ....................................................................................22 JICA: Feasibility study Report of Japan International Cooperation Agency ...................23 MOR Response: JICA Report.......................................................................................23 Ludhiana to Khurja Preferred Alternative ......................................................................23 3. Traffic Analysis.....................................................................................................25 Traffic Growth...............................................................................................................25 Traffic Analyses - Eastern Corridor, Ludhiana to Khurja................................................25 4. Operations and Safety..........................................................................................35 Operations....................................................................................................................35 Introduction...................................................................................................................35 Operations review and analysis ....................................................................................36 Level Crossings............................................................................................................37 Introduction...................................................................................................................37 Final Report (VO3) A013876 Asian Development Bank Feasibility Study: Ludhiana to Khurja Dedicated Freight Corridor Level Crossing Recommendations................................................................................39 Train Plan.....................................................................................................................41 Initial Optioneering........................................................................................................41 Train Plan Elements......................................................................................................41 Graphical Train Plan Methodology ................................................................................43 Train Plan Observations................................................................................................44 Train Plan Conclusions.................................................................................................44 Train Plan Recommendations.......................................................................................45 Operational Safety........................................................................................................45 General.........................................................................................................................45 Operational Safety Conclusions....................................................................................46 Operational Safety Recommendations..........................................................................47 5. Infrastructure Review...........................................................................................49 Section 1 Alignment....................................................................................................49 Section 2 Civil Engineering, Earthworks, Bridges and Construction ............................58 Section 3 Signalling ....................................................................................................76 Section 4 Telecommunication .....................................................................................88 Section 5 Electrification...............................................................................................90