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Bullet Trains In India

Quick Points to remember

• India has begun work on its first bullet train project.
• The foundation of this project was laid in September 2017.
• The bullet train will run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
• The project is estimated to be complete by 2022.

• The project is being built with the help of Japan in terms of technology and
Finance.
• The project will cost around one lakh crore rupees.

Introduction

In the month of September 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation
of India’s first Bullet train project. These trains are called bullet trains because of their
appearance and speed. A bullet train is generally a high speed train that can cover
a distance of 250 km per hour. This train will run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad
covering a distance of 500 km in just 3 hours. Currently the time taken to cover this
distance is approximately 7 hours. This train will reduce the travel time by 4 hours.
There will be a total of 12 stations where the train will halt. The train corridor runs
from Bandra-KurlaComplex (BKC) to Sabarmati railway station Ahmedabad. These
trains will take a total of 70 trips each day, 35 in each direction.

The train will have 10 coaches out of which one coach will be business class and
other nine coaches will be standard. The business coaches are said to have
amenities like leg rest, space for luggage,refrigerators, water heaters, tea and coffee
maker etc. There will be separate washrooms for men, women and differently abled
people, separate coaches for feeding mothers or sick people. The train has been
designed keeping in mind all the needs of the passengers and luxurious travel

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