Detail Survey and Design of Electrified Railway Line Simara- Bardibas Section of Mechi- Mahakali Railway and Simara- Birgunj Link (136.4 Km)

Project Description

In pursuance of the Government’s objective of development of railway as an alternative mode of transport in Nepal, Ministry of Physical Planning and Works has decided to carry out Detail Survey and Design of Simara- Bardibas section of Mechi-Mahakali Railway and the Simara–Birgunj Link. The proposed railway line normally runs parallel to the East – West Highway. In the first stage GoN has decided to carry out detail design of the Simara-Bardibas section (102 kilometers) of the proposed railway line with design speed 160 km/hr. Simara and Bardibas are small towns in Tribhuwan Rajmarg and Mahendra Rajmarg respectively are situated at km. 585 and km. 687 of the of the proposed Mechi –Mahakali rail alignment. The proposed Simara-Birgunj link railway is intended to link the Simara- Bardibas Section of Mechi- Mahakali Railway to Birgunj one of the most important business town of Nepal and provide a connection to the existing Raxaul- Birgunj railway line. The Raxaul –Birgung rail line connects ICD located at Birgunj to Raxaul station at India. The alignment starts at Simara and passes through Jitpur and Lalparsa to reach Birgunj. The railway alignments proposed for detail design in this study is 136.4 kilometres, 39.53 km approach road, Architectural Design of 2 junctions stations, 1 terminal stations, 15 stations, station buildings, station platforms, office & service buildings, residential quarters, sheds & workshops, 26 numbers of major bridges (4,530 m), [Name of Bridge and Span: (i) Simara River- Length =70 m, (ii) Bakaiya River-Length = 805 m, (iii) Amo River-length= 70 m, (iv) Chandi River-Length = 315m, (v) Bagmati River- Length = 735, (vi) Lakhandai- Length = 280m, (vii) Banke River-Length= 105m, (viii) Soni River-Length = 70m, (ix)Bhabsi river –Length =105m ); (Name of the bridges with Span Length of 25m (x) Bauni River –Length=50m, (xi) Ddhara River- Length = 100m, (xii) Bijaura River- Length=50m, (xiii) Balganga River-Length=100m, (xiv) Pasha River-Length=200m, (xv) Kat River- Length=50m, (xvi) Lamaha River- Length=325m, (xvii)Satihari River-Length=50m, (xviii) Paurai River- Length=50m, (xix) Kalinjor River-Length=225m, (xx) Phuljor River-Length=275m, (xxi) Dulan River-Length=50m, (xxii) Maraha River-Length=200m, (xxiii) Barbe River-Length= 50m, (xxiv) Jangaha River-Length=150m, (xxv) Bardibas river1-Length=25m, (xxvi) Bardibas river2-Length=25m)] 34 TUB, 82 level crossing and Soil Investigation 374 Holes (5453 m). Total Project Cost NRs. 61,458 million

Assignment Description

The services provided in Detail Survey and Design of Electrified Railway Line Simara- Bardibas Section of Mechi- Mahakali Railway and Simara- Birgunj Link (136.4 Km) were: Review of the Feasibility Study, Detail Engineering Survey and Investigation: Topographic, survey, land use survey, geotechnical and material surveys, Investigation, Hydrological Survey, Detail Design of Civil Structures, carryout design and drawings for traction, train control, identify and recommend a suitable technology for ticketing based on the ridership envisaged for the Project, prepare Project Implementation and Operation Schedule, which shall include the Operation cost, maintenance frequency, operation timetable, plans to reduce mean time to restore the inventory, etc., conduct social impact assessment, Environment Impact Assessment, prepare detail technical specification for each work item taking into account relevant international specification and practices, prepare analysis of rates for each work item and detailed cost estimate of various components and prepare cost estimate of the project, prepare appropriate contract packaging, Bill of Quantities (BOQ) and tender documents based on detail engineering design, drawing and specifications. Detailed engineering survey, investigation and design including Topographic survey (Total length along the selected alignment = 136.63 Km, additional topographic survey = 11.64 Km, Approach road = 39.53 Km), alignment and land use surveys, Soil, geotechnical and material surveys (total drilling depth=5453m, maximum drilling hole depth = 50m, total boreholes = 374) (cost of core drilling = NRs. 38,962,500)including field and lab tests