Time not far for first bullet train to run in India, says Modi
2 days, 21 hours 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 demand for high-speed trains, the prime minister said. More than 136 Vande Bharat trains are running on over 50 routes, he said, referring to a recent trial run in which the train clocked a speed of 180 kilometres per hour. "The time when the first bullet train will run in India is not far."

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After Vande Bharat Express, new bullet trains to be launched in India soon, Railway Ministry prepares plans
4 weeks, 2 days ago

After Vande Bharat Express, new bullet trains to be launched in India soon, Railway Ministry prepares plans

India TV News  

After the successful launch of the Vande Bharat Express, the Indian Railways is planning to launch new bullet trains in India to enhance connectivity. The development comes at a time when the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is getting ready to be launched in the country. Along with the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train, the Ministry of Railways has asked the National High-Speed …

India-made bullet trains with speeds of up to 280 km/hour soon: Key details
1 month, 1 week 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 expected to begin operations in Gujarat by 2027 end
6 months 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 …

Govt will Conduct Feasibility Studies for Bullet Train Corridors Across India
6 months, 1 week ago

Govt will Conduct Feasibility Studies for Bullet Train Corridors Across India

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The government has decided to conduct feasibility studies for bullet train corridors in the country's north, south, and east, President Droupadi Murmu said in her address to the joint session of the parliament on Thursday. Highlighting infrastructure development in the country, which according to her, has emerged as the new face of a changing India, Murmu said, "My …

Bullet train completion depends on awards of all tenders: Indian Railways
8 months, 2 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 …

’Bharat’s first ballastless track...’: Ashwini Vaishnaw shares update on high-speed train track
9 months, 1 week ago

’Bharat’s first ballastless track...’: Ashwini Vaishnaw shares update on high-speed train track

Live Mint  

Sharing a video of India’s first ballastless track for Bullet Train, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited has not only completed the viaduct work on 153 km stretch of the ambitious Bullet Train project but has also completed the 295.5 km of pier work on the 508-km-long corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad …

When will bullet train begin services in India? Ashwini Vaishnaw shares update
9 months, 2 weeks ago

When will bullet train begin services in India? Ashwini Vaishnaw shares update

Hindustan Times  

Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said that the first Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is “progressing very well”, adding that the first corridor will integrate economies. At an event hosted by NDTV, Vaishnaw said that the bullet train project needed to be seen from the perspective of integrating the economies. The minister had triggered a blast to build a shaft …

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

First stretch of Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed train ready by 2026: Ashwini Vaishnaw
10 months, 2 weeks ago

First stretch of Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed train ready by 2026: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Hindustan Times  

The first stretch of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed train from Billimora to Surat will be ready by 2026, the minister of railways Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Friday. Vaishnaw conducted the first remote-controlled blasting for tunnel digging work at the Vikhroli shaft, marking the beginning of tunnel boring operations. At 56 metres underground, the tunnel’s deepest stretch will be in Vikhroli, land …

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 …

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 …

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 …

PM Modi Bats for Early Completion of Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project
2 years, 10 months ago

PM Modi Bats for Early Completion of Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday pushed for early completion of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project and said his government’s focus is on creating infrastructure for the 21st century in the financial capital. Hence, our focus is on creating infrastructure development of the 21st century in Mumbai,” Modi said.He said the new railway lines between Thane and Diva would improve …

Is India ready for bullet trains?
2 years, 11 months 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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, …

Sena-NCP-Congress govt may scrap bullet train project in Maharashtra
5 years, 1 month ago

Sena-NCP-Congress govt may scrap bullet train project in Maharashtra

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious bullet train project between Ahmedabad in Gujarat and Mumbai may be scrapped if the Shiv Sena, the NCP and the Congress take power in Maharashtra. According to the reports, the common minimum programme decided by the grand alliance of Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress has decided to scrap the bullet train project by withholding Maharashtra’s share of expenditure …

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