Mumbai-ahmedabad Bullet Train
Bullet train project acquires 60% land, but may fail to meet 2023 deadline
Apart from land acquisition, another major cause for concern before the project is cost escalation owing to a fall in the rupee against the Japanese yen.
 "Bullet train project acquires 60% land, but may fail to meet 2023 deadline")
Bullet train: SC agrees to hear farmers' pleas against land acquisition
SC issued notices to the Centre, Gujarat government and others on a batch of appeals challenging September 19 last year verdict of the Gujarat high court
 "Bullet train: SC agrees to hear farmers' pleas against land acquisition")
Reviewing if bullet train project can be deferred: Maharashtra minister
The introduction of bullet train is expected to mark the country's shift to an era of high-speed trains
 "Reviewing if bullet train project can be deferred: Maharashtra minister")
Bullet train: When would land acquisition start in Thane? HC asks officials
The court also suggested a construction company at Mumbra township in the neighbouring Thane district and the NHSRCL to consider settling the matter of land acquisition
 "Bullet train: When would land acquisition start in Thane? HC asks officials")
Keen to build, export world's cheapest bullet train coaches: India to Japan
The Ambassador of Japan to India Kenji Hiramatsu said that the discussions over manufacturing the Shinkansen coaches locally were going on
 "Keen to build, export world's cheapest bullet train coaches: India to Japan")
16 Indian firms bid to develop bullet train's Sabarmati terminal hub: NHRCL
The last date for submission of bids are October 5. Once the bid is awarded, work on the project will start within one month, and take 30 months for completion
 "16 Indian firms bid to develop bullet train's Sabarmati terminal hub: NHRCL")
Mumbai to Thane in 10 minutes! 80% designing of bullet train bridges done
The train will attain the maximum speed of 320 km/hr in 320 seconds and by this time, it will travel up to 18 km, the official said
 "Mumbai to Thane in 10 minutes! 80% designing of bullet train bridges done")
Land acquisition could be a major challenge for bullet train
The land acquisition is expected to be completed within one-and-a-half years
 "Land acquisition could be a major challenge for bullet train")
Getting rail safety back on track
Train travel has now become a hazardous exercise for the ordinary Indian. What has gone wrong?
 "Getting rail safety back on track")
35 trains a day: India to get its first bullet train by 2022; here are the details
The train, to run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, will be commissioned a year before the original deadline of December 2023
 "35 trains a day: India to get its first bullet train by 2022; here are the details")
Piyush Goyal defends bullet train project, draws parallel to Maruti Suzuki
Shinzo Abe will be visiting India to attend the 'Bhoomi Poojan' for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project
Work on bullet train project to start on September 14: Goyal
The 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project will entail estimated cost of Rs 1,10,000 crore
 "Work on bullet train project to start on September 14: Goyal")
