Bullet train to reduce travel time between Pune and Ahmedabad
The proposed bullet train on the Pune-Ahmedabad-Mumbai route will reduce travel time between the cities, a Union Minister of State said.
By PTI |
VADODARA: The proposed bullet train on the Pune-Ahmedabad-Mumbai route will reduce travel time between the cities, a Union Minister of State said here.
The high-speed bullet train, with an estimated cost of Rs 50 crore per km is expected to run at 300 kms per hour on a dedicated fast track.
The train will substantially reduce the travel time between Pune and Ahmedabad by almost a half, Union Minister of State Naranbhai Rathwa said on Thursday adding that it was an economically viable proposition.
At present, the 660-km long distance between Pune and Ahmedabad is covered by an overnight journey.
Rathwa said the pre-feasibility study of the proposed train on the route, carried out by a Japanese consultant, had focused on technicalities and financial and operational viability.
It will be followed by a detailed study on traffic patterns, funding plans, stakeholders' view, fare structure and other related issues before beginning the work, he said.
Rathwa said the idea is to construct a high speed corridor in each of the regions in the country - northern, western, southern and eastern.
Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Punjab, Maharashtra, Kerala and West Bengal have agreed to partly fund the project, he said.
Rathwa had on Thursday inaugurated the newly converted Pratapnagar-Dabhoi broad gauge section.
The high-speed bullet train, with an estimated cost of Rs 50 crore per km is expected to run at 300 kms per hour on a dedicated fast track.
The train will substantially reduce the travel time between Pune and Ahmedabad by almost a half, Union Minister of State Naranbhai Rathwa said on Thursday adding that it was an economically viable proposition.
At present, the 660-km long distance between Pune and Ahmedabad is covered by an overnight journey.
Rathwa said the pre-feasibility study of the proposed train on the route, carried out by a Japanese consultant, had focused on technicalities and financial and operational viability.
It will be followed by a detailed study on traffic patterns, funding plans, stakeholders' view, fare structure and other related issues before beginning the work, he said.
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Rathwa said the idea is to construct a high speed corridor in each of the regions in the country - northern, western, southern and eastern.
Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Punjab, Maharashtra, Kerala and West Bengal have agreed to partly fund the project, he said.
Rathwa had on Thursday inaugurated the newly converted Pratapnagar-Dabhoi broad gauge section.
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