CHENNAI BENGALURU MYSURU HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Executive Summary
0.1 NAME OF THE WORK:
SURVEY, IDENTIFICATION OF OVERHEAD, OVER GROUND,
UNDERGROUND UTILITIES AND IDENTIFICATION OF POWER SOURCING
OPTIONS FOR SUBSTATIONS ALONG THE PROPOSED CHENNAI –
BENGALURU - MYSURU HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR (CBMHSR).

0.2 BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT:

National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) (the
"Employer") was incorporated on 12th February 2016 under the Companies Act, 2013 with an
object to finance, construct, maintain and manage the High Speed Rail Corridor in India. The
Company has been modeled as 'Special Purpose Vehicle" in the joint sector with equity
participation by Central Government through Ministry of Railways and two State Government
viz. Government of Gujarat and Government of Maharashtra. The Company would be
ushering India into the category of few countries of the world (about 15) using High Speed
Railway System. The High-Speed Rail (HSR) project apart from being a technological
marvel, would afford many quantifiable benefits like saving in travel time, vehicle operation
cost, reduction in pollution, job creation, reduction in accidents / enhanced safety, imported
fuel substitution, and reduction in pollutants. The project would also boost the infrastructure
and add to the growth of economy. HSR would be an integrated system having overall
optimization of various components, viz. Hardware, Software, Human-ware and their
interface, etc.

0.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY:

India is experiencing rapid economic growth in recent years, so the
infrastructure development in transportation sector is need of the hour. This economic growth
of India during last five years has a sharp rise in the volume of people and goods being
transported in the country. To meet the future requirement of passenger traffic which gives
highest priority to comfort, safety and time of travel, the requirement of High speed rail
project came into picture. The study includes identification of power sourcing options for the
Proposed traction and distribution substations along the corridor and also the survey,
identification of overhead, over ground, underground utilities along the proposed Chennai –

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Bengaluru - Mysuru High Speed Rail corridor (CBMHSR) which is necessary to implement
the project.

0.4 SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT:

0.4.1 ROUTE INFORMATION
National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) is in the process of
preparation of Detailed Project Report for the newly High speed rail corridor from Chennai to
Mysuru via Bengaluru. The length of this corridor is approximately 449.500 km as per 1st
revision.

Sl. No. TENTATIVE HSR STATIONS

1 CHENNAI
2 POONAMALLE
3 ARAKKONAM
4 CHITTOOR
5 BANGARAPET
6 BENGALURU
7 CHENNAPATNA
8 MANDYA
9 MYSURU
0.4.2 Scope of work:
The proposed CHENNAI – BENGALURU - MYSURU High Speed Rail
Corridor is planned along major expressways / national highways, Greenfield areas and may
be passing through arterial roads of the intermediate city road network for high speed rail
connectivity between different cities along the corridor. Large number of overhead, surface
and sub-surface utility services viz. electrical transmission lines, electric distribution lines /
poles, traffic signals, telephone cables, sewers, water mains, storm water drains, gas / oil
pipelines etc. are anticipated to be existing along the proposed alignment.

The utility services may have to be planned for shifting, modification to

enable construction of HSR structures and /or to ensure safety & adequate clearance as per
HSR requirements. As such, these utilities may critically affect the construction works and
project implementation time schedule and costs, for which necessary planning / action needs
to be initiated in advance. In view of above intent, the agency planned to execute and perform
following activities, as a minimum:

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0.4.2.1: Survey, identification of Utilities:

Survey and identification of infringing
a) Electrical lines of different voltage class namely LT, HT, EHT etc., transformer, light
posts, junction boxes, UG electrical cable, Light mast, etc belonging to Central/State
Govt. authorities or their undertakings, Private entities, including electrical
connections for bore well / tube well for agriculture purpose or otherwise.
b) Railway OHE installations, rail crossings, ROB, RUB
c) Telecom Towers / Lines, Telephone Poles, S&T Installations, pipeline, tower,
structures, roads, bridges, hill area, water bodies, drain, hand-pump, water tank, petrol
pumps, etc. This survey is done both for above such utilities on the ground or above
ground; either crossing or running parallel to the proposed corridor width.

0.4.2.2: Utility -On Ground or Above Ground:

The details of existing utility services on the ground or above ground are
surveyed through Total station / DGPS and visual inspections. All identified utilities are
surveyed accurately by DGPS / DGPS along with fixing of control points along the corridor.
All identified utilities are marked on proper UTM co-ordinates.

Following details would be collected and included in the report for

identified electrical lines/crossing(s) & other identified utility services in the relevant format
as per Format-1 attached along with TOR& also good quality photographs of identified
infringing utility services properly indexed (along with soft copies). Details are included as
voltage class, ground clearance, span length, coordinates of tower / pole at entry & exit of
HSR ROW, crossing (feeder / line) particulars, village / Tehsil / district in which the electrical
line / crossing falls, Utility owner particulars amongst others.

i) Underground utility services: Includes electrical/power cables, OFC, Sewerage,

Pipelines (Water, Gas, Petroleum etc.) & other utility services amongst others. All
identified utilities are surveyed for accuracy by DGPS / DGPS control points to be
fixed by the agency. All identified utilities are marked on proper UTM co-
ordinates.
ii) Entire Route & other selected stations, Depots, OCC locations: Detailed
drawings of existing underground utility services for the entire route & other
selected stations, Depots, OCC locations are collected from the concerned

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departments/various stakeholders and the same are identified / picked up by total

station / DGPS at site through tell-tale signs and verified with drawings collected
from concerned departments / organization.
iii) For entire route & selected locations for underground utilities: Following
details would be collected and included in the report for identified underground
utility services in the relevant format as per Format-2 attached along with TOR &
also good quality photographs of identified infringing utility services properly
indexed (along with soft copies). Details inter alia are included as type of utility,
depth, material, co-ordinates at entry & exit of HSR ROW, crossing particulars,
village / Tehsil / district in which the crossing falls, Utility owner particulars
amongst others.

The existing utility services are identified within the proposed Right of Way
/ Land boundary. The route length, width of right of way and area of stations, sub-stations and
other infrastructure planned for the corridor is provided with this tender. Further details of
proposed alignment are provided by NHSRCL.
The details are defined as follows:
i. Tentative route length is approximately 449.500 km.
ii. Width of ROW for the main line route (expect stations, Depot, OCC etc.) is
taken to be approximately 30 meters (15 meters from the center line on each
side)
iii. Dimensions of Station (as mentioned at Clause 1 above) are as follows:
 Length=2000 meters (1000 meters from mid-point on both directions)
 Width= 200 meters (100 meters from center line on both sides)
iii. Dimensions of Depots & OCC are as follows:
 Length=2384 meters
 Width= 725 meters

0.5 Identification of Power sourcing options for TSS & DSS and Utility Survey:
Traction Substations (TSS) are located along the route of HSR corridor
which would feed traction power to high speed trains. Distribution Substations (DSS) are
located at or near every HSR stations / Depots / OCC (if required) which would feed power to
non-traction loads. The tentative numbers of TSS are 12 & the tentative numbers of DSS are
11 including respective depot locations. The locations of TSS & DSS and other related

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information such as loads etc. are collected during survey. From this study it is able to finalize
the most suitable, reliable and economic project power source. The data collection team has
gathered following information to submit in our final report.
i. Grid Substations or Transmission Lines of power utility (State or Central)
nearest to TSS & DSS.
ii. Availability of space, Transformer Capacity and augmentation possibility in Grid
Substation (GSS) of power utility or possibilities of Line in Line out
(LILO) connection with Transmission Line.
iii. Optimal Route, length of transmission line/HV cable from GSS to TSS/DSS
keeping in mind minimum project execution time & cost.
The preferred voltage level for TSS required to be 110 kV or above &
preferred voltage level for DSS required to be 33 kV or above. All these above information
have been collected through interaction and joint meetings with concerned departmental
power supply authorities.

0.5.1 Identification of Power sourcing options for TSS & DSS.

0.5.1.1 Traction Substation Locations and most preferred power source from Grid:
This project involves 12 traction substations ( 10 TSS + 2 Depot TSS )
which will cater current to the OHE for the entire project of Chennai - Bengaluru - Mysuru
High Speed Rail corridor (CBMHSR). The locational details are tabulated below:

TSS CHAINAGE CO-ORDINATES

TSS LOCATION
DESIGNATION IN KM LATITUDE LONGITUDE
TSS 1 Annanur 19.531 13°06'29.26"N 80°07'07.83"E
TSS 2 Chembarambakkam 33.465 13°01'55.12"N 80°02'01.01"E
TSS 3 Vettangulam 85.167 12°58'06.26"N 79°36'06.42"E
TSS 4 Basavapalle 137.740 13°05'35.02"N 79°08'42.95"E
TSS 5 Chappidipalle 198.821 13°08'38.66"N 78°38'20.26"E
TSS 6 Maragal 252.439 13°01'09.40"N 78°11'40.18"E
TSS 7 Marathahalli 309.239 12°53'43.13"N 77°44'04.34"E
TSS 8 Ramanagara 367.165 12°42'15.20"N 77°17'51.56"E
TSS 9 Mandya 421.929 12°27'57.04"N 76°52'20.14"E
TSS 10 Vadiyandahalli 433.453 12°24'20.67"N 76°47'09.74"E
TSS DEPOT 1 Poonamalle 26.400 13°03'54.81"N 80°05'03.01"E
TSS DEPOT 2 Location Yet To Be Finalised

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Most preferred power sources for the said traction substations are tabulated below:

Power Sourcing Details - Traction Sub-Stations (TSS)

Distance Incoming
Load of TSS Voltage Type of
Traction
SN Name of TSS of TSS Details GSS from Level Line
Substations
(MVA) GSS (KV) (OH/UG)
(KM) 2 X 3 Ph
230 KV Avadi S/S,
1 TSS 1 Annanur 35 Satyamurthy Nagar, Avadi, 6.43 110 KV UG
Thiruvallur District, TN
400 KV Irungattukottai S/S,
Irungattukottai,
2 TSS 2 Chembarambakkam 55 8.65 230 KV UG
Sriperumbudur,
Kancheepuram, TN
230 KV Kancheepuram S/S,
Ariyaperumbakkam,
3 TSS 3 Vettangulam 55 10.50 110 KV TL
Kancheepuram Tehsil,
Kancheepuram , TN
400 KV Chittoor S/S,
Chinnavepanjeri, Gangadhar
4 TSS 4 Basavapalle 55 16.18 220 KV TL
Nellore Tehsil, Chittoor
District, AP
220 KV Palamaneru S/S,
5 TSS 5 Chappidipalle 55 14.60 132 KV TL
Palamaner, Chittoor , AP
220 KV T.Golahali S/S,
6 TSS 6 Maragal 55 Thimmasandra, Kolar Tehsil, 11.22 220 KV TL
Kolar District, KA
220 KV Proposed
Dommasandra S/S, Sulikunte,
7 TSS 7 Marathahalli 55 0.70 220 KV UG
Dommasandra, Bengaluru,
KA
220 KV Ramanagar S/S,
8 TSS 8 Ramanagara 55 Yarabnagar, Ramanagara 1.51 220 KV UG
Town, Ramanagara, KA
220 KV Tubinakere S/S,
9 TSS 9 Mandya 55 Tubinakere , Mandya Tehsil, 8.14 220 KV TL
Mandya District, KA
220 KV Tubinakere S/S,
10 TSS 10 Vadiyandahalli 25 Tubinakere , Mandya Tehsil, 9.52 220 KV TL
Mandya District, KA
220 KV Proposed
TSS Poonamallee CMRL GIS S/S,
11 Poonamallee Depot 25 1.27 110 KV TL
DEPOT-1 Poonamallee Taluk,
Thiruvallur District, TN
TSS
12 Location & Source are yet to be finalised.
DEPOT-2

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0.5.1.2 Distribution Substation Locations and most preferred power source from Grid:
This project involves 11 distribution substations (9 Stations + 2 Depot)
which will cater current to the HSR station and other ancillary power requirements for the
entire project of Chennai - Bengaluru - Mysuru High Speed Rail corridor (CBMHSR). The
said 11 Distribution substations are planned to be placed along proposed alignment of this
project within the campus area of the proposed station locations. The locational details are
tabulated below:

DSS CHAINAGE CO-ORDINATES

DSS LOCATION
DESIGNATION IN KM LATITUDE LONGITUDE
DSS 1 Chennai 0.700 13°05'20.49"N 80°16'22.45"E
DSS 2 Poonamalle 29.000 13°02'42.59"N 80°04'19.58"E
DSS 3 Arakkonam 76.150 12°56'46.98"N 79°41'01.43"E
DSS 4 Chittoor 143.000 13°07'01.96"N 79°06'22.68"E
DSS 5 Bangarapet 256.550 13°01'31.53"N 78°09'21.45"E
DSS 6 Bengaluru 320.350 12°51'46.17"N 77°38'41.95"E
DSS 7 Chennapatna 377.950 12°38'08.68"N 77°13'46.88"E
DSS 8 Mandya 418.150 12°29'19.59"N 76°53'46.23"E
DSS 9 Mysuru 448.800 12°21'20.73"N 76°39'48.52"E
DSS DEPOT 1 Poonamalle Depot 26.400 13°03'54.81"N 80°05'03.01"E
DSS DEPOT 2 Location Yet To Be Finalised
Most preferred power sources for the said traction substations are tabulated below:

Power Sourcing Details - Distribution Sub-Stations (DSS)

Distance Incoming
Load of DSS Voltage Type of
Distribution
SN Name of DSS of DSS Details GSS from Level Line
Substations
(MVA) GSS (KV) (OH/UG)
(KM) 2 X 3 Ph

230 kV Central CMRL GIS

1 DSS 1 Chennai 7 S/S , Adikeshavarpuram, 1.00 110 KV UG
Chennai, TN

220 KV Proposed
Poonamallee CMRL GIS S/S,
2 DSS 2 Poonamalle 7 1.74 110 KV UG
Poonamallee Taluk,
Thiruvallur District, TN

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Power Sourcing Details - Distribution Sub-Stations (DSS)

Distance Incoming
Load of DSS Voltage Type of
Distribution
SN Name of DSS of DSS Details GSS from Level Line
Substations
(MVA) GSS (KV) (OH/UG)
(KM) 2 X 3 Ph

230 KV Kancheepuram S/S,

Ariyaperumbakkam,
3 DSS 3 Arakkonam 7 8.16 110 KV TL
Kancheepuram Tehsil,
Kancheepuram , TN

132 KV Kothapalle S/S,

4 DSS 4 Chittoor 7 Kothapalle, Gudipala Tehsil, 1.88 33 KV TL
Chittoor District, AP

66 KV Bangarpet S/S, AMPC

5 DSS 5 Bangarapet 7 Colony, Bangarapet Town, 2.61 33 KV TL
Kolar District, KA

220 KV Naganathapura S/S,

6 DSS 6 Bengaluru 7 Parappana Agrahara, 1.97 33 KV UG
Basapura, Bengaluru, KA

220 KV Channapatana S/S,

7 DSS 7 Chennapatna 7 Channapatana Town, 3.32 33 KV UG
Ramanagara District, KA

66 KV Santhekasalagere S/S
(Proposed), Santhekasalagere,
8 DSS 8 Mandya 7 1.30 33 KV TL
Mandya Tehsil, Mandya
District, KA

66 KV Arakere S/S, Arakere,

9 DSS 9 Mysuru 7 Srirangapatnam Tehsil, 17.32 33 KV TL
Mandya District, KA

220 KV Proposed
DSS Poonamallee CMRL GIS S/S,
10 Poonamallee Depot 20 1.27 110 KV TL
DEPOT-1 Poonamallee Taluk,
Thiruvallur District, TN

DSS
11 Location & Source are yet to be finalised.
DEPOT-2

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0.6 Details of Utilities (Underground, On-ground and Over ground) in the corridor:
0.6.1 On-ground and Over ground Utilities in the corridor:
The details of on-ground and over ground electrical utilities including
personal property hindrances crossing or encountering our proposed Chennai - Bengaluru -
Mysuru High Speed Rail corridor (CBMHSR) are tabulated below:

SURVEY REPORT FOR ONGROUND AND OVER GROUND UTILITY SERVICES ON

CHENNAI - BENGALURU - MYSURU HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR (CBMHSR)
Sl. Total Remarks
Type of Electrical Utility Voltage class UOM
No. Quantity
1 LT Electrical Line 220-440 V 227
2 HT Electrical line 11 KV 428
HT Electrical line with Dist.
3 11 KV 129
Transformer
4 HT Electrical line 33 KV 51
HT Electrical line with Dist.
5 33 KV 2
Transformer
TANTRANSCO,
6 Extra High Tension (EHT) line 66 KV 19
KPTCL
7 Extra High Tension (EHT) line 110 KV 1 TANTRANSCO
TANTRANSCO,
8 Extra High Tension (EHT) line 132 kV 43
APSPDCL, KPTCL
No. TANTRANSCO,
9 Extra High Tension (EHT) line 220 kV 41
APSPDCL, KPTCL
TANTRANSCO,
10 Extra High Tension (EHT) line 320 kV 5
APSPDCL
TANTRANSCO,
11 Extra High Tension (EHT) line 400 KV 37 APSPDCL,
KPTCL,PGCIL
12 Extra High Tension (EHT) line 500 KV 5 TANTRANSCO,
TANTRANSCO,
13 Extra High Tension (EHT) line 700 KV 7
APSPDCL, KPTCL
14 Extra High Tension (EHT) line 765 KV 2 PGCIL
15 Extra High Tension (EHT) line 800 KV 1 PGCIL
16 Light Post 220 V 5
Total Onground & Over Ground
Nos 1003
Electrical Utilities

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The details of all types of on-ground and over ground utilities including
personal property hindrances crossing or encountering our proposed corridor and exempting
electrical utilities are tabulated below:
SURVEY REPORT FOR ONGROUND AND OVER GROUND UTILITY SERVICES ON
CHENNAI - BENGALURU - MYSURU HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR (CBMHSR)
Type of Other Utility except Electrical Total Remarks
SN UOM
Utility Quantity
RAILWAY TRACK -11,
1 Railway Track & OHE Mast 25 KV 21 MAST-10
2 Water Tank 2
3 Well 2
4 Road 979
5 ROB 5
6 Building 145
7 Boundary line 17
8 Nallah / SWD / Drain 29
9 Pond 21
10 Culvert 1
11 Hand Pump 1
12 Toll Gate 1
13 Water Area 6
14 Gate 2
15 Hill Area 5
16 Temple 4
17 Canal 8
18 River 8
19 Lake 5
20 Park 1
21 Farm 2
22 Dam 1
23 Syphon 1
24 Mobile Tower 6
Total On-ground & Over Ground Other
Nos 1273
Utilities except Electrical Utilities

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0.6.2 Underground Utilities in the corridor:

The details of underground utilities in Chennai - Bengaluru - Mysuru High
Speed Rail corridor (CBMHSR) are tabulated below:

SURVEY REPORT FOR UNDERGROUND UTILITY SERVICES ON CHENNAI -

BENGALURU - MYSURU HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR (CBMHSR)
Sl. No. Type of Underground Utility Total
1 Telecom OFC
a Airtel 4
b BBNL 30
c BSNL 3
d RJIL/JIO 106
e CTMPL 1
f VODAFONE 2
Sub-Total (1) 146
2 Gas/Petroleum
a IOCL 1
b GAIL 13
c HPCL 1
Sub-Total (2) 15
3 Power Cables
a BESCOM 2
Sub-Total (3) 2
4 Civic Utility
a Water Pipe Line 1
b Signal Cable Line 2
Sub-Total (4) 3
Total (1+2+3+4) 166 Nos
0.7 Conclusion
The outcome of the entire study is to identify various utilities and
power sources networks along the route to be used in execution and implementation of high
speed rail project. Shifting of Utilities plays a major role in any project, any delay in shifting
of utilities, the timelines of the project may be delayed. So these studies have having lot of
importance to move forward in procurement and successful planning of the said project. At
the end of the executive summary there is a map attached which indicates Chennai -
Bengaluru - Mysuru High Speed Rail corridor (CBMHSR) Route information.

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CBMHSR ROUTE PLAN

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