Bullet Train
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India’s first bullet train on fast track as PM Modi, Shinzo Abe lay foundation stone next month
Aug 06, 2017, 10:48 AM ISTThe Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail (MAHSR), popularly known as the bullet train, will start ferrying passengers from 2023, said Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu
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Delhi-Varanasi bullet train project on the cards: Report
Jul 15, 2017, 05:54 PM ISTThe preliminary cost of the project is estimated to be about Rs 52,680 crore.
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Barring China from bullet train projects not in India's 'best interest': Chinese daily
Mar 28, 2017, 04:46 PM ISTIt is not in India's best interest to bar China from entering into partnership on high-speed train projects, Chinese daily Global Times said on Tuesday.
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Hurry up on bullet train promise, won't get another chance at Centre: Akhilesh to PM
National | Feb 27, 2017, 06:03 PM ISTAkhilesh Yadav said PM Modi should hurry up in building bullet trains as he will not get another chance at the Centre.
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India’s first undersea bullet train project running at full swing
India | Feb 19, 2017, 10:31 PM ISTIn a bid to ascertain soil condition of India's first bullet train path, a seven-km undersea route of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad rail corridor is underway in its full swing. Passengers will get the thrill of riding
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Bullet trains turn brown in smog-hit China
World | Jan 05, 2017, 10:18 AM ISTChinese authorities are alarmed over rising pollution as the gleaming white bullet trains turned dark brown in smog hit areas with major expressways closed and flights getting cancelled. China's national observatory today renewed alerts
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In Pics: PM Modi’s 3-day visit to Japan
World | Nov 12, 2016, 04:40 PM ISTIn Pics: PM Modi’s 3-day visit to Japan
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PM Modi enjoys bullet train ride after signing landmark civil nuclear deal with Japan
World | Nov 12, 2016, 12:35 PM ISTWatch: PM Narendra Modi enjoys bullet train ride after signing civil nuclear deal in Japan
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China's bullet trains achieve world's first crossover at 420 km per hour: See Pics
World | Jul 15, 2016, 06:30 PM ISTBeijing: Two bullet trains in China today gave the world a first of its kind visually stunning sight. Running at world record speeds in opposite directions, the trains crossed each other on parallel tracks. This
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Bullet train 2.0: Delhi to Varanasi in less than 3 hrs
India | Jun 20, 2016, 07:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: The second bullet train after the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor will run from Delhi to Varanasi, a distance of 782 km, and could complete the journey in just two hours and 40 minutes. The Narendra
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Roadblock in PM Modi’s Bullet train Project as Maha govt says no to proposed site for building Mumbai station
India | Jun 08, 2016, 09:21 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a setback to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bullet train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, the Maharashtra government has said no to Railways’ plan to build Mumbai station at the proposed site.
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Indian Railways successfully conducts trial run for high-speed Spanish Talgo coaches
India | May 28, 2016, 08:10 PM ISTIndian Railways successfully conducted the first trial run of Spanish-built Talgo coaches between Izzatnagar and Bhojipura stations on the Bareilly-Moradabad rail route
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India’s first bullet train between Mumbai-Ahmedabad to run by 2023: Suresh Prabhu
National | May 26, 2016, 09:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said the first bullet train will run in India in 2023 heralding a new era in train operations in the subcontinent. “In 2023, the first bullet train
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Indian, Japanese officials to discuss bullet train project
India | May 15, 2016, 09:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: A high-level delegation led by NITI Ayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya will meet Japanese officials in Tokyo tomorrow to finalise key issues relating the Rs 98,000 crore Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project. This
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Bullet train fare 1.5 times higher than AC 1st Class
May 04, 2016, 03:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Ministry of Railways has proposed a tariff for the upcoming bullet train service between Mumbai and Ahmedabad that will be 1.5 times more than the first class AC fare prevailing now, parliament
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Get set for underwater travel, Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train to travel under sea
Apr 21, 2016, 01:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian travellers looking forward to high-speed travel courtesy the government’s ambitious Bullet train, should now prepare for another unique experience. The Bullet train, which graces countries like China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan e
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Indian Railways to invest Rs 98000 cr in Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train
India | Feb 15, 2016, 08:55 AM ISTMumbai: Indian Railway's ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train met with a critical roadblock last motnh when the Maharashtra government expressed its inability in allotting land requested in the Bandra-Kurla Complex for the project.The state government instead
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Sweet deal for India:Japan offers $8 bn loan at 0.5% for Bullet trains
World | Dec 09, 2015, 10:10 AM ISTTokyo: Mumbai and Ahmedabad, both fast growing cities, are over 500 km apart and it currently takes a train almost eight hours to take this trip.But by 2023, it could take about two hours and
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Japan offers soft loan for bullet train project
Oct 22, 2015, 09:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a bid to surpass competition from China and other countries keen to be part of the first bullet train project, Japan has offered financial support besides technology for India's ambitious rail project.
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JICA submits final report on bullet train project,Rs 1 lakh crore is estimated cost
India | Jul 20, 2015, 11:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: India's maiden bullet train corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will cost nearly Rs one lakh crore and the first train can run in 2024 if work begins in 2017, according to a final