The party wants to focus on urbanisation with newer and eco-friendly technologies.
DMRC-like SPV to be floated in a month for the Rs 98,000 crore Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor.
German aid likely for Bengaluru-Chennai bullet train
The proposed bullet train will run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
There has been a great debate on whether it is profitable for India to have bullet trains.
Two dedicated freight corridors -- Eastern and Western -- are in operation covering several states and districts.
Here are top quotes of PM Modi, Japan's Shinzo Abe at bullet train launch.
The $33 billion Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train will start commercial operations today.
The projects - Delhi-Varanasi, Mumbai-Nagpur, Delhi-Ahmedabad, Chennai-Mysore, Delhi-Amritsar, Mumbai-Hyderabad, and Varanasi-Howrah - are expected to cost around Rs 10 trillion.
China's high-speed rail project suffered yet another major jolt on Friday after officials recalled 54 bullet trains being used on the much publicised Beijing- Shanghai line over safety concerns.
The special shinkansen or bullet train will run for the next three months between the western cities of Osaka and Fukuoka from Saturday, the West Japan Railway firm said, hoping that one of the country's most famous exports will boost tourism. Passengers will be in left in no doubt what train they are on, with Hello Kitty smiling down from the shades of every window and adorning every passenger seat cover. Here's a glimpse of what it will be like on board the train and we have to warn you, it's almost too cute to handle.
Mumbai-Ahmedabad route selected for pilot project.
Questioning the bullet train in view of the investment needed in Indian Railways is similar to saying that India needed to invest in primary education rather than in IITs, says Shreekant Sambrani.
As per the said order, a 50 m buffer zone must be created around the area that hosts the mangroves and no construction activity or dumping of debris can be permitted within this buffer zone.
The Rs 1.10 lakh crore train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai is expected to be completed by 2022. The train would cover the distance of over 500 km in around two hours.
The vanity project, of absolutely no use to most Indians, will suck money that could be used for health and education, says Aakar Patel.
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, who has an ambitious plan for introducing high-speed train corridor in the country, today took a ride on the bullet train in Tokyo.
According to reports, the order was translated into Gujarati for the convenience of motorists from Gujarat and was displayed in border villages, including areas near Acchad.
The bullet train project, linking Mumbai and Ahmedabad, is not for ordinary people but an "ego trip for the high and mighty", he alleged.
Of the Rs 1.10 lakh crore investment required for the project, Japan is providing Rs 88,000 crore as a soft loan at 0.01 per cent interest.
Bullet trains are run by state-owned agencies in France and Germany.
Railway minister Sadanand Gowda in his Railway Budget speech on Tuesday announced introduction of bullet trains starting off with the Mumbai-Ahmedabad sector.
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.
China is keen to get Indian bullet train deals as it would provide a major opening for it to win projects abroad.
Give safety and security first to the people, say MPs.
The bullet train is expected to cover 508 km between Mumbai and Ahmedabad in about two hours.
The government plans to introduce Japanese-style bullet trains on some routes in the country and a techno-economic feasibility study on the proposal is likely to be completed by the end of December
In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to introduce bullet trains in the country, a team of Railway officials will visit Beijing on November 24 to take forward the Delhi-Chennai high-speed corridor project, the longest in India.
Passengers will get the thrill of riding under the sea while travelling between Mumbai and Ahmedabad
Known as the "the world's most profitable high-speed rail," the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway covers more than 1,300 km within five hours.
The Mumbai town planning agency has said it can't spare land in the commercial BKC area for a terminal due to demand from private firms
'Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train will not begin to address any of the many problems Indian Railways faces.'
Currently, the travel time between Mumbai and Delhi varies between 16 and 30 hours.
China has launched bullet train services along a mountainous route touted as the most challenging high speed rail project that the country has ever built.
China's fast expanding high-speed bullet train lines have exceeded 10,000 km with the opening of a railway track linking the coastal city of Fuzhou and in-land Nanchang.
The training was expected to begin soon.
'We have given riot-free Maharashtra in our 18-month rule.'
Amid all these changes which included replacement of the steam engines with diesel and electric locomotives, one thing has been constant: untidy stations and malodourous trains and stations.
Japan will provide 80 per cent of the funds for the project at 0.1 per cent interest rate for a period of 50 years
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