Bullet Train
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Bullet train a national project: Gujarat CM Rupani reminds Uddhav Thackeray
India | Feb 04, 2020, 06:49 PM ISTThe introduction of the first bullet train, which is known as Shinkansen in Japan, will mark India's entry into an era of high-speed trains capable of hitting speeds of up to 350 km per hour. Of the 508.17-km-long high-speed rail corridor, 155.76 km will be in Maharashtra, 348.04 km in Gujarat and 4.3 km in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
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Bullet train project to be actively pursued: FM Sitharaman
Business | Feb 01, 2020, 01:23 PM ISTUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the work on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious 508-km Ahmedabad-Mumbai High Speed train project will be actively pursued and also said that it will set up 'Kisan Rail' through public private partnership (PPP) for transportation of perishable goods.
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India plans to take Bullet Train to Varanasi, Delhi, Chennai; Railways prepare for 6 new corridors
Business | Jan 31, 2020, 02:32 PM ISTThe bullet train corridors are aimed at catering to the demand for fast travel on major routes, the Indian Railways has said. With the development, the Indian Railways is also hoping to complete 90 per cent of land acquisition work for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor in another 6 months time.
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SC agrees to hear pleas against land acquisition process for bullet train project
India | Jan 17, 2020, 06:59 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a batch of pleas filed by farmers against the Gujarat High Court verdict which had dismissed their petitions challenging the process of land acquisition for the ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project.
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Maharashtra govt to review PM Modi's ambitious bullet train project
India | Dec 02, 2019, 11:46 AM ISTThe state government will also come out with a white paper on the financial condition of the state, Thackeray said. He said the state government, which has a debt of nearly Rs five lakh crore, is firm on giving unconditional loan waivers to farmers.
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Bullet Train: 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad stretch to have 12 stations, ticket to cost ₹ 3,000. Details here
India | Sep 13, 2019, 12:43 PM ISTBullet Train: One of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream project, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train service is moving along nicely. On Thursday, MD of the NHSRCL (engaged in executing the project) gave out details that will please those waiting for a forward movement of Bullet Trains,
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NHSRCL to provide skill training to people affected by bullet train project
India | Jul 01, 2019, 10:28 PM ISTAround 28 youths are getting benefitted from the 45-day skill development training programme at Rural Development and Self Employment Training Institute (RUDSET) in Nadiad in Gujarat, the company said and asserted that it plans similar programmes like providing mobile repairing, beauty parlour and bike repairing in places along the project corridor.
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24 train sets planned for procurement from Japan for bullet train project: Piyush Goyal
India | Jun 28, 2019, 05:37 PM ISTTwenty-four train sets have been planned for procurement from Japan for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed project, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said Friday.
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Most land for Bullet Train to be acquired by December
India | Jun 23, 2019, 04:08 PM ISTThe National High Speed Rail Corp Ltd (NHSRCL) 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.
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World's fastest bullet train starts high-speed tests in Japan
World | May 11, 2019, 10:41 AM ISTThe train will outpace China's Fuxing train, which runs at 10 kph slower despite being designed with the same top speed capabilities as the ALFA-X.
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NRI from Germany hands over her plot as railways acquires first stretch of land for bullet train project
India | Nov 30, 2018, 06:33 PM ISTSavita Ben who around 71 acres of land in Gujarat's Chansad area handed over 11.94 hectare to the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) at a cost of Rs 30234.30
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Forget Bullet Train! India's fastest engine is here
News | Oct 28, 2018, 01:21 PM ISTAs India awaits Japanese Bullet Trains with baited breathe, India's very own Chittaranjan Locomotive Works has created fastest indigenious engine yet, which can take trains upto 200km/hr.
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'Bullet train' like a 'magic train' which may not materialise: Rahul takes a jibe at PM Modi's dream project
National | Jul 04, 2018, 07:45 PM ISTCongress president Rahul Gandhi also accused him of playing in the hands of select industrialists.
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'Hello Kitty' themed bullet train debuts in Japan
World | Jun 30, 2018, 07:33 PM ISTThe train has feline motifs everywhere - both in the interior and outside - with seats, passages, windows and doors displaying detailed images and colours of the character.
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Fares for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train likely between Rs 250 and Rs 3,000: NHRCL
Business | Apr 13, 2018, 04:50 PM ISTA train set comprises 10 'standard' coaches, one of which will be business class. Food will be complimentary in business class and will be available in other coaches as well.
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Bullet Train records first ‘serious incident’ in Japan; halted after detection of 'oil leak, cracked frame'
World | Dec 13, 2017, 02:48 PM ISTJapan's Transport ministry said that if the frame of the carriage had broken, the wheel shafts would have been affected and the train could have derailed.
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RJD Chief Lalu Yadav targets PM Modi says no MoU sign between India and Japan for bullet train
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‘Does India actually need a bullet train? Railway Minister Piyush Goyal answers the question on Quora!
Trending | Nov 15, 2017, 10:56 AM ISTRailway Minister Piyush Goyal wrote an 884-word-long answer on Quora to the question 'Does India actually need a bullet train?'.
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'Cheetah on an engine': India's bullet train project adopts NID student's design as its logo
India | Oct 24, 2017, 12:13 PM ISTIndia's bullet train project has adopted a logo designed by a student of the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad.
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Who needs a bullet train, improve infrastructure first: Shiv Sena
Politics | Oct 01, 2017, 10:35 AM IST