Bullet Trains In India
Unseasonal rains damaged crops over 7,400 hectares in 5 districts: Fadnavis
Unseasonal rain in the last two days damaged crops over 7,400 hectares in five districts of the western Vidarbha region in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday
L&T Construction to build part of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train track
L&T on Thursday said its construction arm has won a large contract for the bullet train project. L&T Construction has bagged the project from National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL). "The railways business of L&T Construction has secured acontract from NHSRCL to construct 116 route km of High-Speed ballastless track works for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project, popularly referred to as the bullet train project," the company said in a statement. Upon completion, this slab track system will enable trains to travel at a speed of up to 320 kilometers per hour. A ballastless track or slab track is a type of railway track infrastructure in which the traditional elastic combination of ties/sleepers and ballast is replaced by a rigid construction of concrete or asphalt. The scope of work includes design, supply, construction and testing and commissioning track works on a design-build lump sum price basis for the double line high speed railway between ...
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Bullet train trials likely to be conducted at 350 kmph in Gujarat in 2026
The trains will run on special tracks called the 'slab track system', popularly known as HSR technology for construction of tracks, patented by the Japanese
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PM Modi calls for early completion of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project
PM Modi on Friday pushed for early completion of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project saying his government's focus is on creating infrastructure for the 21st century in the financial capital.
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Projects including bullet train on track despite lockdown: Railways
The completion of the DFC and the resultant decongestion of the railway network is also essential for the beginning of the 151 private train services in April 2023
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Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train fare to be around Rs 3,000, says official
The present estimates suggest that the cost of the entire project would be Rs 1.08 trillion
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