Glimpses of the Mountain Tunnel for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor project.
Construction is supposed to begin in 2017, with completion slated for 2023.
A 4.88 km tunnel between Shilphata and Ghansoli for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project achieved a breakthrough, marking a significant milestone in the project's construction.
The feasibility study of Delhi-Chennai corridor is being done in cooperation with Chinese Railways.
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Despite being cheaper, the Chinese technology is not the preferred option.
India's move to opt for Japanese bullet trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route had raised concerns in China which is competing with Japan to build high-speed rail networks in India.
The high speed bullet train is expected to cover 508 km between in about two hours.
Rail ministry pinning hopes on foreign partner and private capital
One worker was killed and six others injured after a girder launcher fell on them during the construction of a high-speed rail corridor for the upcoming bullet train project near Karjan town in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Thursday, officials said.
'Once finished, the project will reduce the travel time between Mumbai and Ahmedabad to just over two hours.'
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is targeting the commissioning of the project by 2023-24
Construction of one kilometre of high speed railway track will cost Rs 100-140 crore.
The first consortium includes Afcons Infrastructure, IRCON International and JMC Projects, while the second group of companies include NCC, Tata Projects and J. Kumar Infra Projects.
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.
It will also provide support to the government for finalising the financial and implementation models.
Feasibility study is being sought for high-speed rail corridors.
The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited has invited bids for the design and construction of an underground station at Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex and for a tunnel for the bullet train project, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday. This is the first set of bids invited after the rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde-led government came to power in Maharashtra. The new government has given the green light to the project, which remained dormant during the erstwhile Uddhav Thackeray-led dispensation.
With land acquisition completed and infrastructure work streamlined, India's bullet train dreams are slowly, but finally, inching closer to reality.
The railways may offer high-speed train corridors to global players.
Bullet trains are run by state-owned agencies in France and Germany.
The incident took place at Vasad village located on the under-construction Bullet Train route, said district superintendent of police Gaurav Jasani.
A source in the know said realistically two-three of the seven bullet train corridors could be included as a practical election promise.
Moving ahead with the economic reforms, the Cabinet tonight cleared the long-delayed proposal for raising FDI limit in defence to 49 per cent and fully opened up the railway infrastructure segment, like high-speed trains, for foreign investment.
The bullet train is expected to cover 508 km between Mumbai and Ahmedabad in about two hours.
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.
Japan will offer more than $8.11 billion in loans to construct India's high speed rail network.
Passengers will get the thrill of riding under the sea while travelling between Mumbai and Ahmedabad
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.
The Rs 63,000-cr Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed corridor and Rs 14,000-cr CSTM-Panvel suburban corridor are two of the largest projects.
The high-speed train line in a region already well-connected by rail, road and airways may have to struggle to stay viable
China is keen to get Indian bullet train deals as it would provide a major opening for it to win projects abroad.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency has submitted the final report on the feasibility study of the proposed high-speed rail system on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route to the Railway Minister, estimating the ambitious project would cost Rs 98,805 crore.
Everything you wanted to know about the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train but didn't know who to ask.
At this point of time, the requirement of the economy is obviously more investment, which will create more jobs and increase purchasing power that will sustain a high level of production, says K M Chandrasekhar.
From highways connecting once-remote regions to aviation networks carrying millions, India's infrastructure story is one of transformation.
The PM will pay a two-day visit to Japan from October 28-29 to hold the annual India-Japan summit with Abe. The focus of the visit will be to further expand cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, carry out joint infrastructure projects in third countries and further boost ties key sectors like defence and trade.
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The railway minister said that one-third studies have already been done.
'We carry 6.5 billion passengers every year. We have crossed seven billion this year, and are targeting 10 billion by 2030.'
The government has identified eight corridors to raise speed of existing trains.
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