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Kolkata : There are murmurs that China is planning to moot a Bullet Train project between India and China. They are looking to connect the Kunming and Kolkata via the high-speed rail. China is aggressively pushing for this project. If this becomes possible people from both the countries will be able to travel via Bullet Train. Chinese Consul-General Ma Zhanwu had recently shared they are mooting the idea to start Bullet Train services in its neighboring countries like Bangladesh, Myanmar, and India. In a press conference in Kolkata, the Chinese Consul-General said if there is a joint effort between two countries, it will be possible to set up high-speed rail link. This will connect Kolkata with Kunming and people will be travel between two cities within a few hours. Ma Zhanwu also shared that Kunming-Kolkata high-speed rail link will help neighboring countries too. Bangladesh and Myanmar will benefit from this project. The Chinese Consul-General also added that several industries coul...

New Delhi: The  Indian Railways  will start trials for indigenously-built and much-awaited semi- high speed "Train 18" from next month, a senior official of the ministry said, three months after its scheduled unveiling. Once, successfully tested, it shall be inducted in the railways fleet. The Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO), which is a technical adviser to the Indian Railways, will conduct testing and give its validation to the train. Rather than being pulled by a locomotive, "Train 18" sets are powered by traction motors fitted underneath each coach to render them self-propelled, just like metro trains. The made-in-India fleet was earlier scheduled for roll-out in June. The Train 18, which is built by Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, would promote Make in India, and is capable of running at a speed of 160 km per hour, the official said. The Train 18, which is built ...

Ahmedabad: The proposed Ahmedabad-Mumbai High Speed Railway Project is gaining momentum. As per the recent reports, passenger terminals for bullet train in Vadodara and Ahmedabad stations will be alongside present railway tracks of Indian railways. The other bullet train stations in Gujarat will be made parallel to either national or state highways. As per the proposal, four stations will be in Maharashtra and eight stations will be in Gujarat. The project is scheduled to be made on the 508-km high speed corridor between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. In Gujarat the stations will be made at Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati. While in Maharashtra, the station will be constructed at Boisar, Thane, Virar and BKC. PM Modi and Japanese PM Abe laid stone on first Bullet Train Project in India As per sources from National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) , six stations in Gujarat will be constructed in villages which are away from existing railways s...

National High Speed Rail Corporation Recruitment Notification 2018 National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) seeking applications from eligible candidates for filling up of following 23 positions:- Assistant Social Development Officer – 5 posts Social Development Officer – 1 post Assistant Manager (Marketing & Communication) – 1 post Senior Manager (Utilities & Contract) or Manager (Utilities & Contract) – 1 post Senior Manager (QS & Contract) or Manager (OS & Contract) – 2 posts Senior Manager (S&T) or Manager (S&T) – 3 posts Deputy General Manager- Design – 1 post CAD Designer – 1 post Dy. Chief Project Manager / Rolling Stock – 1 post Joint General Manager (HR) or Dy. General Manager (HR) – 1 post Joint General Manager (Contract) – 1 post Senior Manager (Design) or Manager (Design) – 3 posts Assistant Manager (Architecture) – 1 post Dy. General Manager- Architecture o...

National High Speed Rail Corporation Recruitment Notification 2018 National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) seeking applications from eligible candidates for filling up of following 23 positions:- Assistant Social Development Officer – 5 posts Social Development Officer – 1 post Assistant Manager (Marketing & Communication) – 1 post Senior Manager (Utilities & Contract) or Manager (Utilities & Contract) – 1 post Senior Manager (QS & Contract) or Manager (OS & Contract) – 2 posts Senior Manager (S&T) or Manager (S&T) – 3 posts Deputy General Manager- Design – 1 post CAD Designer – 1 post Dy. Chief Project Manager / Rolling Stock – 1 post Joint General Manager (HR) or Dy. General Manager (HR) – 1 post Joint General Manager (Contract) – 1 post Senior Manager (Design) or Manager (Design) – 3 posts Assistant Manager (Architecture) – 1 post Dy. General Manager- Architecture o...

New Delhi: The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project has got a Rs 7000-crore boost, showed Budget documents released on Tuesday. The Finance ministry has set aside the amount for the high-speed corridor, which until now had remained only on paper. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 1 lakh crore. The 508-km-long corridor being implemented by the High Speed Rail Corporation Limited . Last year there was no allocation made in the budget. The Bullet train is expected to cut travel time between the two cities from seven hours to close to three hours. It will run at speeds of 350 kmph with an average speed of 320 kmph. It will stop at 12 railway stations on the route. In September last year, India and Japan signed a memorandum of understanding for this big-ticket project for which Japan will lend nearly nearly Rs 88,000 crore at 0.1 per cent interest. The train will begin from Bandra Kurla Complex where it is expected to be closely connected with the metro rail having its route there. ...

New Delhi: The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project has got a Rs 7000-crore boost, showed Budget documents released on Tuesday. The Finance ministry has set aside the amount for the high-speed corridor, which until now had remained only on paper. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 1 lakh crore. The 508-km-long corridor being implemented by the High Speed Rail Corporation Limited . Last year there was no allocation made in the budget. The Bullet train is expected to cut travel time between the two cities from seven hours to close to three hours. It will run at speeds of 350 kmph with an average speed of 320 kmph. It will stop at 12 railway stations on the route. In September last year, India and Japan signed a memorandum of understanding for this big-ticket project for which Japan will lend nearly nearly Rs 88,000 crore at 0.1 per cent interest. The train will begin from Bandra Kurla Complex where it is expected to be closely connected with the metro rail having its route there. ...

New Delhi: An ambitious high speed train project in south India has been delayed after Chinese railways, that completed a feasibility study a year ago, did not respond, railway officials have said, suggesting that the “lack of response” may be due to the Doklam standoff. An internal brief of the... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/89zgDu

Ahmadabad: The groundbreaking ceremony for the ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project, commonly referred to as the bullet train project, will be performed in Ahmedabad on 14 September by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, officials said on Wednesday. The groundbreaking ceremony (bhoomi-pujan) for the project, coming up at an estimated cost of Rs98,000 crore, will be held at a ground near the Sabarmati railway station in the city, said a senior government official. Both the leaders are expected to stay in Ahmedabad for three days, starting from 13 September. “Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and our PM would arrive in Gujarat on 13 September afternoon. The next morning, they would attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the high speed rail project at the Sabarmati railway station. Both of them are expected to leave on 15 September morning,” the official said. Apart from this project, various memorandums of understanding (MoUs) related to in...