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As Indian Railways aims to develop trains capable of running at 250 km per hour, here is a list of countries known for their expertise in manufacturing high-speed trains
The indigenous bullet train will outpace the speed of any existing trains within the Indian Railways network
India's dream of high speed rail train, though delayed by years, is inching closer to reality
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor has been making steady progress since its construction began in November 2021
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project will help improve the partnership between Gujarat and Mumbai at the social level, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said here on Wednesday. Gujarat and Mumbai are important pillars of the Indian economy, and ongoing infrastructure projects where the two have partnered will help both, he said. Speaking at an investor roadshow here ahead of the tenth 'Vibrant Gujarat' summit here, Patel said while Mumbai is the financial capital of the country, Gujarat has become the most preferred investment destination. "The bullet train project will help infrastructure development and economic activities, but also improve the partnership on the social level," Patel said in comments that come amid some instances showing a lack of warmth between Marathi and Gujarati-speaking communities in the financial capital. Recently, workers from the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena allegedly vandalised Gujarati posters in suburban Ghatkopar, which has a .
To this end, the depots of the RapidX transport system will have warehouses, and different trains will be deployed to transport cargo
Japan's ambassador to India Hiroshi Suzuki said on Wednesday that the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project will bring about a high-speed rail "revolution" upon completion. He was speaking after visiting a construction site of the Surat High Speed Rail (HSR) station on the bullet train route along with National HSR Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) Managing Director Rajendra Prasad. The project has been funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). "I could just see that huge construction work is underway in full throttle, and I look forward to working closely with my Indian friends in the spirit of one project, one team. When this huge project is complete, I am sure it will bring about a new revolution," the ambassador told reporters. "Like the one we have, Suzuki Maruti revolution, I am looking forward to the high-speed rail revolution. The future is very bright," he added. The construction work on Surat-Bilimora stretch of the bullet train in south Gujarat is progres
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the third Vande Bharat train on September 30. We ask today if our rail tracks and other infrastructure are ready for such a speed upgrade
The national capital is likely to get two high speed rail stations in different areas, officials related to development said on Sunday
The Congress posted excerpts from a video conference of the party's recently constituted 11-member consultative group
In the long term, however, we reaffirmed the importance of robust global supply chain
Any delay of the project is likely to undermine investor confidence, at a time when growth has slowed to its weakest pace in years
The present estimates suggest that the cost of the entire project would be Rs 1.08 trillion