I was looking at some stats and got curious about the best opener in SENA!
I also know people will say pitches got easier etc. That other countries openers like Amla, Warner, Decock etc were playing in similar situations.
PS: I have included the filters used but I will summarise them. Minimum 15 innings and sorted by Avg in SENA
Edit: I meant stat not star but autocorrect 🤦♂️
I have used various official sources to generate this table which lists all the high density networks, their current status, and any approvals for further multitracking
The rest of the route is under consideration or DPR stage.
The route length mentioned here can be off by 5%, mostly because my estimates are based on the existing distances between two stations. The new routes at times have to go around a city so the length changes a bit
| HDN | Route | Length | Double now | Triple now | ≥4 now | 3rd line only sanctioned | 4th line only sanctioned | 3rd + 4th sanctioned together |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi–Howrah | ~1,422 km | ~850 km / 60% | ~350 / 25% | ~220 / 16% | ~150 km / 11% | ~45 km / 3% | ~375 km / 26% |
| 2 | Howrah–Mumbai | ~2,039 km | ~420 / 21% | ~1,120 / 55% | ~500 / 25% | small residual / <5% | ~575 km / 28% | ~445 km / 22% |
| 3 | Delhi–Mumbai | ~1,322 km | ~1,125 / 85% | ~0 / 0% | ~195 / 15% | — | — | ~910 km / 69% |
| 4 | Delhi–Guwahati | ~1,876 km | ~1,700 / 91% | ~130 / 7% | ~45 / 2% | — | ~60 km / 3% | ~560 km / 30% |
| 5 | Delhi–Chennai | ~2,037 km | ~330 / 16% | ~1,490 / 73% | ~220 / 11% | large legacy programme, roughly 15–20% of route | ~725 km / 36% | ~90 km / 4% |
| 6 | Howrah–Chennai | ~1,600 km route basis | ~500 / 31% | ~800+ / 50%+ | ~300 / 19% | large Odisha/AP programme, roughly 20–25% | ~360 km / 23% | ~290 km / 18% |
| 7 | Mumbai–Chennai | ~1,224 km | ~1,095 / 89% | ~30 / 2% | ~100 / 8% | — | ~70 km / 6% | ~230 km / 19% |
All of the lines mentioned as being tripped or quadrupled are actually DPR approved and budget has been allocated for them.
Also, I looked at projects, DPR approved in 2019 and they are mostly completed by now so the current average rate is around 7 years but this was before the consolidated GatiShakti push. I expect the time to come down further by a year or so.
Main Source: https://indianrailways.gov.in/index/index.html This is regularly updated and often used by Ashwini Vaishnav in his presentations
For distance calculation, I have taken AI's help and validated the information it fetched using the above map
There was some news about building multiple-lines on busy routes under PM-Gatishakti but it was difficult to find details.
In this video Ashwini Vaishnav has provided details about on-going, newly approved and under survey projects for quadrupling. The good thing is that they have kept the timeline as 4-5 years for these projects, and we can expect them to be completed on time barring land acquisition.
Also, does anyone know about the map being shown in the video. I use IndianRailInfo but it only shows the lines where construction has already started and not the ones under planning stage.
