Bullet Train
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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
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Man sets himself on fire on Japanese bullet train
World | Jun 30, 2015, 07:49 PM ISTOdawara: A man riding a Japanese high-speed bullet train set himself on fire Tuesday, killing himself and another passenger as the coach filled with smoke, a fire official said.At least 26 other people were injured,
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2 dead after man sets self on fire on Japan bullet train
World | Jun 30, 2015, 12:48 PM ISTTokyo: A passenger on one of Japan's high-speed bullet trains set himself on fire Tuesday, filling a carriage with smoke, Japanese officials said. National broadcaster NHK said the man and a female passenger were dead.Japan's
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'Agreement signed between India, China to enhance rail cooperation'
India | May 17, 2015, 06:59 AM ISTVadodara: Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said that during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China an agreement to enhance cooperation in the railway sector was signed between the two countries. “Railways was one
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IIT centre on bullet train technology to be ready this year
India | Jan 09, 2015, 01:12 PM ISTKolkata: A research centre on developing bullet train technology will be ready at IIT-Kharagpur by the end of this year.Funded by the Indian Railway Board, the new building of the Centre for Railway Research (CRR)
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Exclusive Coverage: PM Narendra Modi's dream vehicle 'Bullet Train'
India | Aug 30, 2014, 11:49 AM ISTTokyo: Here is an exclusive coverage on Japan's flying machine (Shinkansen) by India TV's reporter Abhishek Upadhyay, who is already in Japan before the PM Narendra Modi's arrival.Bullet Train is called Shinkansen in Japan; it
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Narendra Modi's bullet train concept impressive, says Nitish Kumar
India | Jul 09, 2014, 05:05 PM ISTPatna: Former Railway minister and JD-U leader Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that bullet trains, proposed in this year's Railway budget, were not feasible in the country, though the concept sounded very impressive.Kumar said that
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China Bullet Train Derails; Coaches Fall Off Bridge
World | Jul 23, 2011, 10:00 PM ISTBeijing, Jul 23: A Chinese bullet train derailed on Saturday with two of its carriages falling off a bridge but the number of casualties was unknown, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The train, travelling
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China Tests Beijing-Shanghai Bullet Train
World | Jun 27, 2011, 02:53 PM ISTBeijing, Jun 27 : China's bullet train builders have conducted a test run of their showcase Beijing-to-Shanghai line amid controversy over the system's high cost.A train carrying railway ministry officials, managers of the companies that