Atmanirbhar bullet trains a reality soon: Speed, timeline, routes and details
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India begins work on homemade bullet trains
India has started building its own bullet train, a senior government official told ET. The Indian Railways' Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai is where the designs are currently being prepared.
Around the world, high-speed trains are defined as those that travel at speeds greater than 250 kmph, like the Japanese Shinkansen and the French TGV.
Around the world, high-speed trains are defined as those that travel at speeds greater than 250 kmph, like the Japanese Shinkansen and the French TGV.
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Faster than any train
The bullet train will travel at speeds greater than 250 kmph, the official further told ET. According to the official, it will be quicker than any train currently operating on the Indian Railways. The train designs are being prepared at the Indian Railways' Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.
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Routes
The domestically developed Vande Bharat trains are made by ICF. The made-in-India bullet trains will run on the north, south, east corridors that were recently announced. "The new corridors will be using more Indian tech and domestic manufacturing," the official was quoted as saying.
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Japanese technology now
India is depending on Japanese technology to power the bullet trains that will travel on the newly constructed route from Ahmedabad to Mumbai. India will use the 320 kmph Shinkansen E5 series bullet trains on this route.
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Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail
For the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is offering a soft loan of roughly Rs 40,000 crore. The project will cost at least Rs 1.08 lakh crore in total.