The Chennai–Hyderabad High Speed Rail Corridor is a planned high-speed rail line connecting the capital of Tamil Nadu, Chennai with the capital Telangana, Hyderabad via the capital of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. When completed, it will be one of key links in India's high-speed rail line network along the east coast. Set to be the third high-speed rail line project of India involving Hyderabad, it will reduce the travel time between the cities of Chennai and Hyderabad from existing 12 hours to around 2.5 hours.
The corridor via Amaravati was first proposed by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu in October 2024, requesting the union government to provide a high-speed rail connectivity between the southern economic hubs of Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Amaravati, with the works stated to commence in 2026 post approval.
Stations Planned stations - Order Station Name Notes 1 Chennai 2 Chennai Ring Road 3 Tirupati Airport 4 Gudur 5 Nellore 6 Kavali 7 Ongole 8 Chirala 9 Guntur 10 Amaravati 11 Dachepalle 12 Wadapalli 13 Haliya 14 Dry Port 15 Bharat City 16 Rajiv Gandhi International Airport 17 Hyderabad
Extensions The corridor's section from Chennai to Amaravati is a part of the Chennai–Kolkata high-speed rail corridor, part of the bigger Diamond Quadrilateral, India's ambitious project aiming to connect all four major cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata with High-speed rail.
See also High-speed rail in India List of high-speed railway lines in India Hyderabad–Bengaluru high-speed rail corridor Chennai–Bengaluru high-speed rail corridor Mumbai–Hyderabad high-speed rail corridor
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