PM Modi, Abe likely to flag off bullet train project in September

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is targeting commissioning of the project by 2023-24

Come September, the Narendra Modi government will take the first step to make bullet train a reality in India, with help from Japan.

Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe are likely to take part in the bhoomi poojan and foundation stone laying ceremony of the Rs 97,636-crore Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor project. This train will be based on Japanese high-speed technology called Shinkansen, known for its safety and comfort. The high-speed train would cover the 508 km between Mumbai and Ahmedabad in two hours, from seven hours now.

Though such traditions are followed while starting major projects in India, this could