Bullet Train In India MASSIVE Update: Japan's Most Advanced Bullet Train likely to be introduced in India by…, E10 Shinkansen to run in…, top speed to be…
Currently, Japan operates E5 Shinkansen train sets and is preparing to roll out the E10 version — the same model that will be used for India's Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor. India is expected to conduct trials with the E5 Shinkansen train set and may potentially operate services using the E10 Shinkansen in the future. Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train tunnel
Indian Railways has completed the first section of the undersea tunnel being constructed between Ghansoli and Shilphata. Additionally, a 310 km viaduct and 15 river bridges have been completed. However, track laying and station construction are still underway. Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train: Here are some of the key details Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train is India's first high-speed rail corridor train.
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train will have a total length of 508 kms corridor.
Out of the 508 kms, 348 km is in Gujarat and 156 in Maharashtra.
A 21-km section of the high-speed rail corridor will be underground
7 kms will pass through a sea tunnel and 5 km through a mountain tunnel.
The top speed on India's first bullet train corridor will be 320 km per hour.
The 508-km stretch will pass from 12 stations including Sabarmati, Ahmedabad, Anand, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Bilimora, Vapi in Gujarat and Boisar, Virar, Thane and Mumbai in Maharashtra.
The estimated time that the bullet train will take to cover the distance between Ahmedabad and Mumbai as per the corridor plan is 2 hours 58 minutes.
The stations falling on the bullet train project will have facilities like ample seating, clear signage, high quality restrooms, nurseries and baggage lockers. Trial runs of E3 Shinkansen bullet train
The trial runs of the E3 Shinkansen bullet train—slated to operate on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor—had begun in Japan. According to the reports, Japan is giving two Shinkansen bullet trains to India for the country's first bullet train project. The test run for the high-speed rail is now being fine-tuned to withstand tough weather conditions.
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