Bullet Train

"Modi-Ji, Forget Bullet Train": BJP Leader After Train Ride From Hell

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday December 26, 2018

A BJP leader's long video rant to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railways Minister Piyush Goyal from a train delayed by several hours on the weekend is in wide circulation on social media. "For god's sake, forget the bullet train and focus on the ones already running," says Laxmi Kanta Chawla, a BJP leader from Amritsar.

NRI From Germany Gives Up Ancestral Land For Gujarat Bullet Train Project

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 30, 2018

An NRI octogenarian from Germany handed over her ancestral land in Gujarat for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, making it the first stretch of land to be acquired by the national transporter in the state for the project, an NHSRCL official said on Friday.

Land, Not Bullet Train: Voices From Maharashtra In Delhi's Kisan March

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 29, 2018

Among the thousands of farmers who descended in Delhi from across the country Thursday for the 'Kisan March' on agrarian crises, were also people from Maharashtra's Palghar town who wanted to save their land, which is likely to be acquired for the bullet train project.

China To Build Underwater Bullet Train Route

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday November 29, 2018

The proposed underwater tunnel will be a part of the 77-km Yong-Zhou Railway plan to boost tourism and create a two-hour-commute zone within Zhejiang province.

Japan Committed To Make Bullet Train In India A Reality Soon: Shinzo Abe

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 9, 2018

Japan is committed to making the ambitious bullet train project in India a reality as soon as possible, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday as he lauded his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's "deep desire" and efforts to bring high speed railway network to India.

India Wants To Locally Manufacture, Export Bullet Train Coaches

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 8, 2018

India has proposed to Japan that it is keen to manufacture and export bullet train coaches which could bring down the cost of operating the Shinkansen trains in the country, a senior official of the Indian Railways said today.

Land Acquisition For Bullet Train Will Be Done By December: Rail Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 26, 2018

Railway minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said land acquisition for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor would be completed by December this year.

India's 200 Miles-Per-Hour Bullet Train Has Starting Trouble

India News | Jill Ward, Bloomberg | Wednesday October 17, 2018

A year after the bullet train project was kicked off, only 0.9 hectares of land have been acquired out of the 1,400 hectares needed, according to the government company leading the project.

Japanese Experts To Help Indian Architects Develop Bullet Train Stations

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday October 14, 2018

Japanese consultants will join hands with Indian architects to develop the 12 proposed bullet train stations and its adjoining areas in an integrated way.

Japan Agency Funding Bullet Train Project Ready To Meet Farmers: Lawyer

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 4, 2018

A lawyer representing the farmers who are opposing land acquisition for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train claimed on Wednesday that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has agreed to meet them.

Japan To Provide Over 7000 Crores For High-Speed Rail Project To India

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday September 29, 2018

India on Friday signed two loan agreements with Japan for construction of a Metro project in Kolkata and a high-speed rail project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, said an official.

For Bullet Train, Double Compensation For Gujarat Farmers In Urban Parts

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 28, 2018

The Gujarat government on Thursday announced the doubling of compensation for farmers whose agricultural land situated in urban areas will be acquired for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor.

Farmers' Body Writes To Japan Over Bullet Train Project Guidelines

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 19, 2018

Farmers in Gujarat whose lands will be acquired for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train have written to the Japan government, alleging violation of the guidelines of the Japanese agency which is funding the project.

1,000 Farmers Protest Against Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 18, 2018

As many as 1,000 farmers affected by the proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train submitted affidavits in the Gujarat High Court Tuesday, voicing their opposition to the project.

China Plans Bullet Train To Kolkata Via Bangladesh, Myanmar

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 13, 2018

Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Ma Zhanwu said Wednesday his country was mooting a bullet train service between Kunming and Kolkata, traversing through Myanmar and Bangladesh.