HARYANA ORBITAL RAIL CORRIDOR FROM PALWAL TO SONIPAT BY LINKING PALWAL-PATLI-ASAUDAH -HARSANA KALAN STATIONS DETAILED PROJECT REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Traffic Demand Forecast ...................................................................................... 2 1.3 Total Freight Traffic in the Horizon years ........................................................... 2 1.4 Total passenger traffic along the project corridor ............................................. 3 1.5 Site Investigation .................................................................................................. 3 1.6 Civil Engineering .................................................................................................... 3 1.7 Salient Features..................................................................................................... 4 1.8 Power Supply and System of Traction ................................................................ 5 1.9 Signalling and Telecommunication ...................................................................... 5 1.10 Rolling Stock ...................................................................................................... 6 1.11 Cost Estimate ..................................................................................................... 6 1.12 Project Financial Results ................................................................................... 6 1.13 Stakeholders Consultation ................................................................................ 7 1.13.1 Stakeholders Meet at Gurugram ...................................................... 7 1.13.2 Expression of Interest ................................................................................ 7 1.14 Proposed Financial Structuring ......................................................................... 8 1.15 Conclusion & Recommendations ...................................................................... 9 2 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 10 2.1 Background .......................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development & Corporation ............................... 10 2.3 Aarvee Associates Architects Engineers & Consultant Pvt. Ltd. (AARVEE).... 11 2.4 Award of Work .................................................................................................... 11 2.5 Overview of Rail Network of Delhi and Haryana .............................................. 11 2.5.1 Existing Rail Network in Delhi ..................................................................... 11 2.5.2 Existing Rail Network in Haryana ............................................................... 12 2.5.3 Congestion Issue in Delhi ............................................................................ 14 2.6 Transport needs of Delhi NCR Area .................................................................. 14 2.7 Feasibility Study .................................................................................................. 15 II HARYANA ORBITAL RAIL CORRIDOR FROM PALWAL TO SONIPAT BY LINKING PALWAL-PATLI-ASAUDAH -HARSANA KALAN STATIONS DETAILED PROJECT REPORT 2.8 Project Objective – Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor ............................................ 15 2.8.1 Major Development near project location ................................................. 15 2.9 Project Location ................................................................................................... 16 2.9.1 Key Map of Project location ........................................................................ 16 2.9.2 Serving Station and connectivities to Existing IR Network: ..................... 17 2.9.3 Major Locations & Districts ......................................................................... 17 2.10 Concept of Study ............................................................................................. 18 2.10.1 Feasibility Study ........................................................................................ 18 2.10.2 Detailed Project Report ............................................................................ 18 2.11 Stakeholder outreach on Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project .................. 19 2.12 Salient features of proposed rail infrastructure facilities are as follows: ... 20 2.13 Report Format .................................................................................................. 21 3 SITE CONDITION AND TERRAIN ASSESSMENT ..................................................... 22 3.1 Palwal District ...................................................................................................... 22 3.1.1 Geography .................................................................................................... 22 3.1.2 Transportation .............................................................................................. 23 3.1.3 Demographics ............................................................................................... 23 3.1.4 Rainfall and Climate ..................................................................................... 23 3.1.5 Economy ....................................................................................................... 23 3.2 Nuh District .......................................................................................................... 24 3.2.1 Geography .................................................................................................... 24 3.2.2 Transportation .............................................................................................. 24 3.2.3 Demographic ................................................................................................ 24 3.2.4 Rainfall and Climate ..................................................................................... 25 3.2.5 Economy ....................................................................................................... 25 3.3 Gurugram District ................................................................................................ 25 3.3.1 Geography .................................................................................................... 26 3.3.2 Transportation .............................................................................................. 26 3.3.3 Demographic ................................................................................................ 26 3.3.4 Rainfall and Climate ..................................................................................... 27 III HARYANA ORBITAL RAIL CORRIDOR FROM PALWAL TO SONIPAT BY LINKING PALWAL-PATLI-ASAUDAH -HARSANA KALAN STATIONS DETAILED PROJECT REPORT 3.3.5 Economy ....................................................................................................... 27 3.4 Jhajjar District ..................................................................................................... 28 3.4.1 Geography .................................................................................................... 28 3.4.2 Transportation .............................................................................................. 28 3.4.3 Demographic ................................................................................................ 28 3.4.4 Rainfall and Climate ..................................................................................... 28 3.4.5 Economy ....................................................................................................... 29 3.5 Sonipat District .................................................................................................... 29 3.5.1 Geography .................................................................................................... 29 3.5.2 Transportation .............................................................................................. 30 3.5.3 Demographic ................................................................................................ 30 3.5.4 Rainfall and Climate ..................................................................................... 30 3.5.5 Economy ....................................................................................................... 30 4 TRAFFIC STUDY ........................................................................................................ 31 4.1 Project Objective ................................................................................................. 31 4.2 Concept of Study ................................................................................................. 31 4.3 Project Influence Area (PIA) .............................................................................. 31 4.4 Immediate influence area (IIA) ......................................................................... 32 4.5 Population ............................................................................................................ 32 4.6 Work Participation Rate ...................................................................................... 33 4.7 Vehicle Registration Data ..................................................................................