If the plan of KNW-AK BG line bypassing Melghat FTR is put into action, KNW-AK distance will become a whooping 300 kms going via TTZ - Purnad - Jalgaon Jamod - HKR City & ABZ. - AKOT. Satpura Mountainous Region around Melghat FTR & its adjacent areas is on very loose soil, unfit for big construction like BG railway line. Only if the BG line is made to run via Purnad - JAMOD - HKR City between TTZ & ABZ, the construction of BG line will be hassle free & no. of planned BG tunnels between TTZ & ABZ via TTZ-JAMOD will come down to just 2 from 4. Also 2 tunnels between Purnad & TTZ will be 4 kms altogether, unlike 2 nos mega 6 kms & 7 kms tunnel planned in TTZ-JAMOD-ABZ BG route. Route comparison
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KNW-TTZ-HKR-AKOT-AK Old MG Line = 176.4 kms
2. KNW-TTZ-JAMOD-HKRC-AKOT-AK Proposed BG Line = 225.9 kms
3. KNW-TTZ-Purnad-JAMOD--HKRC-AKOT-AK Saving MFTR = 300 kms
Note: - 5 no. of planned tunnels in New BG Alignment increases 49.5 kms distance but MPS of train will be low there due to mountainous curves present in good numbers.
2 nos tunnels in diverted route via Purnad & saving Melghat FTR will increase 123.6 kms more distance. But will cost less than proposed BG route & MPS of trains will not be low there as mountainous curves is present in little number.
based on Satellite imagery of the above mentioned areas.