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50 AQI, overtime pay, on-time trains: Indian techie shares everyday perks of living in JapanAn IIM Kashipur alumnus, Ankit Purohit, shared insights into life in Japan, highlighting its clean air, incredibly punctual trains, and a d...
Train just 3 minutes late, 2 apology announcements, railway staff also personally said sorry to passengers: Tourist stunned by Japan's 'on time means on time' obsessionA tourist's 3-minute train delay in Tokyo revealed Japan's profound commitment to punctuality. Authorities issued a formal apology, precise...
'Nobody will fly': India's plane versus train battle gets a twistIndia's Railway Minister said upcoming bullet trains will dominate short-haul routes like Mumbai-Pune and Bengaluru-Chennai, mirroring glob...
Railways should refund RAC passengers without berth, says parliamentary committeeA parliamentary committee has flagged issues with Indian Railways. Passengers holding RAC tickets, who do not get confirmed berths, should ...
Don't be late - Like the Japanese!A Shinkansen conductor in Japan recently apologized and refunded all passengers due to a 35-second delay, highlighting the nation's extreme...
Japan's gift to India will be an economic gamechangerIndia's bullet train project is gaining momentum as Japan plans to provide E5 and E3 series Shinkansen trains for inspection purposes on th...
Japan's bullet train faces rare delay. Cause is not earthquake!Bullet trains are pride of Japan due to the punctuality but a snake has caused a delay which is very rare.
Vande Bharat trains will be cleaned in 14 minutes from Oct 1 onwards: Railway MinisterThe initiative is based on the concept of '7 minutes of miracle' at various stations such as Osaka, Tokyo, etc. in Japan where bullet train...
India to get it first Hydrogen-powered train on next Independence Day: Ashwini Vaishnaw"India has been able to build trains which are among the best in the world and the next big thing will be when the hydrogen-powered train i...
Shinkansen: An innovation that can change eco landscapeThe bullet train network, spanning most of Japan, is close to being ubiquitous with a rare record of zero fatalities in 50 years .
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train fares could start as low as Rs 250Fares have been based on present projections and calculations. There would be one business class and the fares for this is likely to be hig...
Why Japan is pouring lakhs of crores in cut-rate loans to build infrastructure across IndiaJICA is today the largest bilateral donor agency in India, having disbursed over Rs 1.5 lakh crore of soft loans to India since 2007-08.
We are a frank friend of India: JICA's Takema SakamotoWhen we began working on Delhi Metro, there was no concept of timing or punctuality. For Indian Railways then, half a day delay was normal,...
Bullet train: Will Japan's proud symbol, Shinkansen, speed up India too?India now needs both technology and work culture. The Japanese bullet train could speed up India by launching a technological age and a new...
Tie-up with several countries is on to revamp rail network: Suresh PrabhuRailways have a collaboration with Japan to revamp the entire network to help address congestion as well as improve its operation.
Bullet train pact with Japan likely tomorrowIndia and Japan are going to firm up an action plan for the first bullet train service between Mumbai and Ahmedabad as part of a comprehens...
Railways to have independent mechanism to fix fares and freight tariff based on efficiency"We will have an institutional mechanism which will take into account the efficiency to decide passenger fare and freight rate," Suresh Pra...
- Railway to form joint working group with Japan for speed train
A Japanese delegation has met Railway Minister recently and made a presentation about the operation of high speed train in the country.
- Bullet train between Hyderabad and Chennai in the offing
If it works out, at a speed of 300 km per hour, the train will cover the 664 km distance between Hyderabad and Chennai in just little over ...
- Japan to study Hyderabad-Chennai high speed rail route
Railways have selected a Japanese consortium to explore the possibility of running a bullet train on the Hyderabad-Chennai high speed rail ...