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 ...
05 Feb, 2026, 02.54 PM IST
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...
08 Aug, 2025, 11.16 PM IST
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...
17 Apr, 2025, 09.05 PM IST
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.
18 Apr, 2024, 02.18 AM IST
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...
30 Sep, 2023, 09.14 PM IST
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...
16 Sep, 2022, 07.55 PM IST
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 .
30 May, 2018, 11.38 AM IST
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...
13 Apr, 2018, 08.28 PM IST
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.
17 Sep, 2017, 05.00 PM IST
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,...
17 Sep, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
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...
12 Sep, 2017, 02.37 PM IST
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.
08 Jan, 2016, 03.25 PM IST
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...
11 Dec, 2015, 08.12 PM IST
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...
04 Nov, 2015, 10.06 PM IST
- 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.
19 Feb, 2012, 03.28 PM IST
- 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 ...
09 Dec, 2011, 02.51 PM IST
- 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 ...
08 Dec, 2011, 11.14 AM IST