India’s 200 miles-per-hour bullet train has starting trouble
6 years, 2 months ago

India’s 200 miles-per-hour bullet train has starting trouble

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s bullet train project is moving at the pace of a commuter train instead. At the current rate of land acquisition, the bullet train built with Japan’s ‘Shinkansen’ technology risks missing its 2023 completion target. “Land acquisition is a very common problem in India and many projects are delayed, there’s no question about that,” said Raghbendra Jha, an economics professor at the Australian National University. “I’ve seen many instances like this.” The protests highlight the challenge Modi faces in implementing his flagship projects across railways, ports and airports to cement India’s position as world’s fastest growing economy. “If people are beginning to protest, this is going to undermine Mr. Modi’s image as someone who can implement things very seamlessly.” For Japanese suppliers to the bullet train such as East Japan Railway Co., Hitachi Ltd. and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., the Indian project was a big victory over China’s CRRC Corp., Siemens AG and Bombardier Inc. After years of international marketing, India became a rare buyer for the Shinkansen.

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Time not far for first bullet train to run in India, says Modi
1 week, 2 days ago

Time not far for first bullet train to run in India, says Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The time when the first bullet train will run in India is not far, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as he underlined the "rising" demand for high-speed trains from across the country and the sector's "historic transformation" under his government. People increasingly want to spend less time covering long distances, leading to a rise in the …

India-made bullet trains with speeds of up to 280 km/hour soon: Key details
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India-made bullet trains with speeds of up to 280 km/hour soon: Key details

India Today  

In a push to PM Narendra Modi's Viksit Bharat campaign, the government has decided to produce its own bullet trains capable of reaching speeds of up to 280 km/hour, moving away from the plan to purchase Japanese Shinkansen trains. These high-speed trains will be designed and fully manufactured in India, following challenges related to the cost and delivery timelines of …

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train: Is India looking at alternatives to Japan for project?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train: Is India looking at alternatives to Japan for project?

Firstpost  

India had initially announced that the country’s first bullet train, which would run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai — a pet project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi — would be operational by 2022. India had announced that the country’s first bullet train would run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai — a pet project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “An internal directive to …

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train expected to begin operations in Gujarat by 2027 end
6 months, 1 week ago

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train expected to begin operations in Gujarat by 2027 end

The Hindu  

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet project, is expected to begin operations in Gujarat by 2027 end and will later be extended to Maharashtra, according to the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited. The first phase of operations is likely to begin ahead of the Gujarat Assembly election, which is due in 2027 with the term of …

Delayed deadlines, inflated costs of the bullet train makes it a costly liability, alleges Opposition
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delayed deadlines, inflated costs of the bullet train makes it a costly liability, alleges Opposition

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet project of constructing a bullet train from Mumbai to Ahmedabad will form a gaping hole in the exchequer’s pocket, an analysis carried out by Opposition party Indian National Congress has alleged. “The initial cost estimation for the project was ₹1.08 lakh crore for constructing 508 kms with 12 stops, cost was later revised to ₹1.65 …

Bullet train completion depends on awards of all tenders: Indian Railways
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Bullet train completion depends on awards of all tenders: Indian Railways

India TV News  

The Indian Railways has said that it is unable to assess the completion date of the highly awaited, country’s first bullet train project because all work tenders have not been awarded yet. Chandra Shekhar Gaur from Madhya Pradesh sought the details from National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited about the estimated date for the completion of the whole project through an …

India's first bullet train run likely in June-July 2026: Report
10 months, 1 week ago

India's first bullet train run likely in June-July 2026: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Railways is ‘confident’ that the country's first bullet train will commence operation in June-July 2026 in Gujarat, as India will seal the deal to procure the first six Shinkansen trains from Japan by the end of the month, the Times of India has reported. India's first bullet train project will connect the cities of Mumbai and Ahmedabad and …

India's first bullet train section to be ready by August 2026: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
1 year, 1 month ago

India's first bullet train section to be ready by August 2026: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

India TV News  

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said the first bullet train section in India under The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited - a 50km stretch between Bilimora and Surat in Gujarat - will be completed in August 2026. Bullet train project: 100 km of viaducts, 230 km pier work completed On November 24, Vaishnaw gave an update on the under-construction …

Bullet train to run by Aug 2026: Vaishnaw
1 year, 10 months ago

Bullet train to run by Aug 2026: Vaishnaw

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s first high-speed train is slated to start running in August 2026 with a larger section planned for the following year, said railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, noting that the project will give a boost to the economy, as many of the companies supplying to the project had started getting export orders. The goal is to run the bullet …

What is status of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train? Railways ministry shares update
1 year, 10 months ago

What is status of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train? Railways ministry shares update

Hindustan Times  

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, which is anticipated to be delayed by four years from its original deadline of December 2023, has 26% of the work finished, railways minister informed. Rail ministry stated that in Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, 37.64 Km girders to support the structure had been launched. According to the operational plan, high-speed trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed …

Bullet train is dream project, cannot be stalled in private interest, says Bombay High Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Bullet train is dream project, cannot be stalled in private interest, says Bombay High Court

India Today  

While dismissing a petition filed by Godrej & Boyce company, challenging the acquisition of its land for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project, the Bombay High Court has said that, "It is a dream project, and the country needs it." READ | Bombay High Court allows cutting of 22k trees for bullet train project, subject to conditions While pronouncing the judgment, …

Railway ministry rejects Delhi-Varanasi bullet train’s feasibility report
2 years, 4 months ago

Railway ministry rejects Delhi-Varanasi bullet train’s feasibility report

Hindustan Times  

The railway ministry on Monday rejected the proposed Delhi-Varanasi bullet train’s feasibility report, officials said. The feasibility report presented was rejected in a review meeting that took place last week. “The feasibility report proposed by the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited stated that the corridor be built along National Highway-2 citing that this will help in the acquisition of …

Hope to have 1st bullet train operating by 2026: Railway Minister Vaishnaw
2 years, 7 months ago

Hope to have 1st bullet train operating by 2026: Railway Minister Vaishnaw

The Hindu  

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said they are confident of achieving the target of running the country's first bullet train between Surat and Bilimora in Gujarat in 2026 as good progress has been made in this direction. Inspected the progress of Ahmedabad- Mumbai bullet train project in Surat.#8YearsOfInfraGatipic.twitter.com/o7VKHz2CbR — Ashwini Vaishnaw June 6, 2022 There has been good progress …

Will achieve target of operating India's first bullet train by 2026, says a confident Ashwini Vaishnaw
2 years, 7 months ago

Will achieve target of operating India's first bullet train by 2026, says a confident Ashwini Vaishnaw

Firstpost  

The railway minister was in Surat on Monday to inspect the progress of the government’s ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project Surat: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said they are confident of achieving the target of running the country’s first bullet train between Surat and Bilimora in Gujarat in 2026 as good progress has been made in this direction. Vaishnaw …

Over 70% land acquired for bullet train project in state
2 years, 7 months ago

Over 70% land acquired for bullet train project in state

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI About 71.25% of land acquisition for the high-speed train corridor, popularly known as the bullet train project, has been completed, as per National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited. Of the 141.26 hectares of land required, 110.49 has been acquired in Thane district. In Palghar district, of the 287.74 hectares of land, 198.6 hectares have been acquired While 46.71 per …

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train: Construction of Modi's dream project in full swing | Exclusive
2 years, 8 months ago

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train: Construction of Modi's dream project in full swing | Exclusive

India TV News  

Modi government's dream project of India's first bullet train is now moving towards reality. Image Source : INDIA TV Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train project is currently under construction. Bullet train stations in Gujarat Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad, Sabarmati Bullet train stations in Maharashtra Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar To take stock of the construction work, India TV's team reached …

Centre likely to miss Bullet Train deadline by miles | Exclusive
2 years, 9 months ago

Centre likely to miss Bullet Train deadline by miles | Exclusive

India Today  

With only 17% of the work of the Centre’s ambitious Bullet Train project completed so far, the completion is likely to miss its 2023 deadline. The data shared by the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited in response to a Right to Information query filed by India Today cited several reasons, such as Covid, land acquisition issues, etc, for the delay. …

Is India ready for bullet trains?
3 years ago

Is India ready for bullet trains?

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In 2022, as India marks its 75th year of independence, a few lucky Indians were expected to experience the thrill of a bullet train ride. “The entire area is scheduled and tribal land," said Sunil Parhad, an activist with the Adivasi Ekta Parishad, a grassroots organization that primarily works in western India. “No one here is in favour …

Bullet train plans for 2 more stretches may get nod soon
3 years ago

Bullet train plans for 2 more stretches may get nod soon

Live Mint  

India is likely to kick off two more bullet train projects in 2022-23, two government officials aware of the plans said, even as work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor proceeds at a slow pace. According to an NHSRCL spokesperson, a detailed project report for the Mumbai-Nagpur corridor is in the final stages, and it will be submitted to the …

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train: NHSRCL invites bids for Sabarmati depot construction
3 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train: NHSRCL invites bids for Sabarmati depot construction

India TV News  

The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited on Thursday said that it has invited bids for the construction of Sabarmati Rolling stock depot for 508 km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project, popularly known as Bullet Train project. NHSRCL spokesperson Sushma Gaur said that it has invited bids for design, construction, installation, testing and commissioning of Sabarmati Depot consisting of workshop, inspection …

Why India's bullet train project is running late in Maharashtra
3 years, 11 months ago

Why India's bullet train project is running late in Maharashtra

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream project, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Bullet Train, was supposed to be commissioned by December 2023. The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited, a special purpose vehicle set up for the bullet train project, had invited tenders for the underground station. The Maharashtra government is perceived as being hesitant in acquiring land for the bullet train …

Budget 2021: Bullet Trains to Expand Network Across Country as Govt Likely to Raise Allocation for Rlys
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021: Bullet Trains to Expand Network Across Country as Govt Likely to Raise Allocation for Rlys

News 18  

The Union Budget 2021-22, which will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, may provide more information about plans for a wider bullet train network across the country. Earlier in December last year, the Railway Ministry had issued a long-term strategic ‘National Rail Plan 2024’ meant for development of infrastructural capacity and increase modal share of the …

First phase of bullet train may be completed in Gujarat
4 years ago

First phase of bullet train may be completed in Gujarat

Op India  

Despite uncertainty over land acquisition in Maharashtra for the bullet train project, Railways have said that all efforts are being made to complete it in one phase. While addressing media over video conferencing on December 26, Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman of Railway Board, said that Indian Railways is making efforts to commission the entire bullet train project end-to-end. He said, …

Can India get its first bullet train by 2023? | An RTI story
4 years ago

Can India get its first bullet train by 2023? | An RTI story

India Today  

The Japanese embassy released on Monday the first official pictures of the bullet train that will be used for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project. To know the status of the project, India Today filed an RTI application with the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited, which is responsible for the development and execution of the bullet train project. In its …

First images of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train released. See pics
4 years ago

First images of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train released. See pics

India Today  

The first visuals of the E5 Series Shinkansen, also known as Japan’s bullet train, has been released by the Japanese embassy. In September, Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said over 80 per cent of land for the bullet train project has been acquired in Gujarat, but not even 25 per cent land has been acquired in Maharashtra. While land acquisition …

Railways to reassess timeline on Bullet Train project, timeframe to emerge after few months
4 years, 4 months ago

Railways to reassess timeline on Bullet Train project, timeframe to emerge after few months

Hindustan Times  

The timeline of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai high-speed rail corridor will need to be reassessed due to Covid 19, but the real timeframe for its completion can be provided only within the next three to six months, railway board chairman and CEO VK Yadav said on Saturday. Hindustan Times on Friday had reported that the work on land acquisition and tendering for …

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project going well, all clearance obtained: Railway Board Chairman
4 years, 4 months ago

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project going well, all clearance obtained: Railway Board Chairman

India TV News  

Railways Board Chairman on Saturday said that work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train project is going while announcing that will run 80 new special trains from September 12. Railway board chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav said that work on the bullet train project is going well. Railways Board Chairman said the bullet train project was progressing well, but the real timeframe …

Bullet train on the slow track
4 years, 10 months ago

Bullet train on the slow track

India Today  

Things aren't going as planned for the $22 billion High Speed Rail Corridor connecting Mumbai and Ahmedabad. The project, using Japanese-built Shinkansen bullet trains, promises to slash travel times between the two cities from eight hours to under three. Sources say Prime Minister Narendra Modi's marquee project will, in all likelihood, miss even its original 2023-end deadline now. Another damper …

Bullet Train Project : SC Issues Notice On Farmers' Plea Against Land Acquisition
4 years, 11 months ago

Bullet Train Project : SC Issues Notice On Farmers' Plea Against Land Acquisition

Live Law  

A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose issued notices on Friday to the National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. and the Gujarat and Central governments on petitions against land acquisition for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project.Farmers moved the apex court against land acquisition along the 508 km stretch for India's first bullet train, and. A Supreme Court …

Bullet Train funds likely to go for Maha farm loan waiver
5 years, 1 month ago

Bullet Train funds likely to go for Maha farm loan waiver

The Quint  

New Delhi, Nov 26 Maharashtra's new Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government, after taking over, is likely to announce a farm loan waiver scheme by cutting on the state's share in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious 508-km-long Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed train project. On November 21, IANS has reported that Modi's Bullet train project, being implemented by the National High Speed Railway Corp Ltd, …

Soon, officials could visit Japan for India’s bullet train project
5 years, 4 months ago

Soon, officials could visit Japan for India’s bullet train project

Hindustan Times  

The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited has sought nomination of officers, who could be sent to Japan to prepare for certifications required for India’s first bullet train project, according to officials aware of the development. The Commission of Railway Safety, which certifies new rail tracks and trains in the country for safe operations, has no experience of certifying bullet …

24 train sets planned for procurement from Japan for bullet train project: Piyush Goyal
5 years, 6 months ago

24 train sets planned for procurement from Japan for bullet train project: Piyush Goyal

India TV News  

Twenty-four train sets have been planned for procurement from Japan for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed project, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said Friday. Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Goyal said the estimated total cost of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project, including the cost of rolling stock, is Rs 1,08,000 crore, out of which 81 per cent price will be …

Most land for Bullet Train to be acquired by December
5 years, 6 months ago

Most land for Bullet Train to be acquired by December

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The National High Speed Rail Corp Ltd is hopeful of acquiring a major chunk of land required for the 508-km-long Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project by the end of this year. Prime Ministers Narendra Modi of India and Shinzo Abe of Japan on September 14, 2017 laid the foundation stone for the ambitious ₹1.08 lakh crore high-speed rail project. …

Farmers hold protest rally against Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project in Gujarat's Navsari; concerns include depletion of green belt
5 years, 11 months ago

Farmers hold protest rally against Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project in Gujarat's Navsari; concerns include depletion of green belt

Firstpost  

Farmers from 29 villages in Gujarat’s Navsari held a protest rally against bullet train project on Wednesday Navsari: Farmers from 29 villages in Navsari held a protest rally against bullet train project on Wednesday. In the memorandum, 14 concerns have been raised against the bullet train project. We do not want the green zone to be disturbed.” In June 2018, …

Japan-India bullet train, metro project gain steam
6 years, 3 months ago

Japan-India bullet train, metro project gain steam

India Today  

Japan International Cooperation Agency has signed two agreements on Friday with the Government of India to provide Official Development Assistance loan for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail and the Kolkata East-West Metro Project. With the signing of this third loan agreement for the Kolkata Metro Project, the cumulative loan amount provided by JICA for Metro projects in India exceeds 1.2 trillion …

Why 1,000 farmers do not want Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train
6 years, 3 months ago

Why 1,000 farmers do not want Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe launched the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train in September 2017. More than 1,000 farmers have filed an affidavit in the Gujarat High Court with the request that the work must stop on the bullet train project. Now, these 1,000 farmers have told the high court that they don't want to give their …

No compromise on quality of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train, says head of consultant firm for project
6 years, 4 months ago

No compromise on quality of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train, says head of consultant firm for project

Firstpost  

The training institute, being made in Vadodara’s Lal Bagh area as part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, has completed 15-20 percent and is ensuring that India doesn’t have to compromise on “quality and parameters” in the project. Vadodara: The training institute, being made in Vadodara’s Lal Bagh area as part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project, has completed 15-20 …

No compromise on 'quality, parameters', bullet train work on in full swing
6 years, 4 months ago

No compromise on 'quality, parameters', bullet train work on in full swing

Deccan Chronicle  

Vadadora: The Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed project training centre in Vadodara - the heart of India's bullet train project - has completed 15-20 per cent of its work. The centre in Lal Bagh area is part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-Speed Rail project and the people involved in the project say that work is in full swing and they are ensuring that …

Railways likely to miss August 2022 deadline for Bullet train project
6 years, 4 months ago

Railways likely to miss August 2022 deadline for Bullet train project

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahmedabad: The railways is contemplating opening a shorter 50-km section of bullet train route in August 2022, which was the deadline for making the entire 508-km high speed corridor operational, sources said here indicating that the bullet train project is running behind schedule. The sources in the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited, the implementing agency of the project, told …

Want to drive India’s first bullet train? Knowing Japanese could be your ticket
6 years, 5 months ago

Want to drive India’s first bullet train? Knowing Japanese could be your ticket

Hindustan Times  

In addition to other qualifications, knowledge of the Japanese language could be a useful asset for those aspiring to drive the super-fast Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train when the project becomes operational by 2023. The foundation stone for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinto Abe last year. Known in Japan as …

Modi’s Bullet Train Battles Legal Hurdles Over Farmers’ Protests
6 years, 6 months ago

Modi’s Bullet Train Battles Legal Hurdles Over Farmers’ Protests

The Quint  

It was in September last year that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe laid the foundation stone in Gujarat for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor – the bullet train project. The work on the ground for this Rs 1.08 lakh crore project began in December 2017, but since then much of the development has been hampered …

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