3. LET’S REVIEW SOME CONCEPTS
Yellow
Is the color of gold, butter and
ripe lemons. In the spectrum
of visible light, yellow is found
between green and orange.
Blue
Is the colour of the clear sky
and the deep sea. It is located
between violet and green on
the optical spectrum.
Red
Is the color of blood, and
because of this it has
historically been associated
with sacrifice, danger and
courage.
Yellow
Is the color of gold, butter and
ripe lemons. In the spectrum
of visible light, yellow is found
between green and orange.
Blue
Is the colour of the clear sky
and the deep sea. It is located
between violet and green on
the optical spectrum.
Red
Is the color of blood, and
because of this it has
historically been associated
with sacrifice, danger and
courage.
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5. The foundation stone for the Mumbai-
Ahmedabad High Speed Railway Project
(MAHSR), laid on September 14 by the two
prime ministers,
Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe
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6. News Highlights
»High speed train collaboration between India and
Japan.
»Emphasis on Make in India.
»The HSR system also releases capacity of airports.
»Investments in railway.
»The Japanese Shinkansen technology was preferable
for a variety of reasons.
»Disaster-resistant with an earthquake detection
system.
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7. Indian Railways
»It is owned and operated by Government of
India through Ministry of Railways.
»Founded in 1845 (172 years ago).
» Key Player : Piyush Goyal (Railway minister)
»It is the third largest railway network in world.
»It comprises 119,630 km of total tracks with
7216 stations.
»IR carry 8.107 billion passengers annually or
more than 22 millions passengers a day.
»1.101 billion tons of freight annually.
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8. Indian Railways
» IR has :
251,256 Freight wagons
70,241 passenger coaches
11,122 locomotives
(39 powered by Steam, 5869 by diesel
fuel & 5214 by electricity)
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9. 1.683 trillion (US$26 billion)
1.069trillion (US$17 billion) freight earnings
442.83 billion (US$6.9 billion) passengers earnings
IR has Revenue (2016) of :
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10. Bullet Train
»First High speed Train was inaugurated in 1964.
»Named as “Bullet Train” (named for its shape).
»First train with Top Speed of 250kmph
»Currently maximum operating speed is 320km/h
(Test have reached 603 km/h)
»Currently running in 22 countries.
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13. Some Information about MAHSR
»Bullet Train Run Between Ahmedabad – Mumbai
»Distance Between Ahmedabad – Mumbai is 505Km.
»Distance Cover In 2Hour.
»Mumbai- Ahmedabad Bullet Train Speed Is 258-
350Km/H
»Mumbai- Ahmedabad Bullet Train may be starts in
August 2022-2023.
»The ticket Price may be around 2800 Rupee.
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14. Cont….
»In Mumbai and Ahmedabad Bullet Train Route 318Km
Footpath, 162Km bridge, and 27Km tunnel are
constructed.
»The train will have 16 coaches with a seating capacity
of 1250 passengers.
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18. Benefits to India
»Long-term sustainable economic relationship.
»Art of perfection in engineering and execution.
»National development.
»Facilitate travelling with enhanced passenger comfort,
safety and environmental benefits.
»Provide employment.
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19. Funding
»Japan has offered to lend India a soft loan of Rs
88,000 crore.
(This loan has to be repaid with interest rate of mere
0.1% over a duration of 50 years, including
moratorium for principal repayment for 15 years.)
»Total Project Cost is 1.1 lakh crore.
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21. Second Bullet Train Project
»Delhi to Amritsar via Chandigarh.
»The project shall be completed by 2024.
»Route -458km
»Estimated time 2 hours and 30 minutes at a speed of
300-350 kmph.
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22. Conclusion
Cheaper than flights.
Seating capacity and
frequency
Train features
2 Stations
Travel duration and speed
Under-sea tunnel
Make in India & Transfer of
Technology and know-
how.
Jobs and Skilled India
Safety
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