High Speed Railway Corridor In India.How it's going to be implemented.

1. Bullet Train In India

2. Contents
 What is Bullet train?
 Bullet train in India
 Infrastructure & Operations
 Construction & Operational cost
 Why Mumbai-Ahmedabad?
 Bullet train vs Aeroplane
 Pros and Cons of Bullet train
 Conclusion

3. What is Bullet Train?
 A bullet train is a term used to describe a high-speed
rail train.
 Launched on October 1, 1964 in Japan between Tokyo
and Osaka.
 It was named as Shinkansen.
 Shinkansen was designed to run at a speed of 320
km/hr.

4. Bullet Train In India
 Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor.
 Foundation stone laid on 14th September 2017.
 Expected to be completed by 15th August 2022.
 Corridor will use Shinkansen series.
 Corridor will be 508 km long.
 Will take about 2 hrs 58 min. to complete its journey.

5. Infrastructure & Operations
 Will have length b/w 10 to 16 coaches.
 Each train will have passenger capacity b/w 1300 to
1600.
There will be two type of services
• Rapid Service
• Slower Service

6. Rapid Service
 Will have only two stops – Surat & Vadodara.
 Stopping time will be 165 sec.
 Journey time will be 2 hr 7 min.

7. Slower Service
 Will halt at all the 12 stations b/w Mumbai &
Ahmedabad .
Station will include Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar,
Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand,
Ahmedabad and Sabarmati.
Stopping time will be 165 sec.
 Journey time will be about 2hrs 58min

8. Construction
 Total length 508 km
• 92 % elevated 18m above ground
• 6 % through tunnels
• 2 % will be on land
 Initially Railways will operate 35 trains and by 2050
it will be increased to 105.

9. Operational Cost
 Estimated cost is 1.1 Lakh Crore
 JICA agreed to fund 81% of total cost.
 JICA will provide fund through 50 year loan at an
interest rate of 0.1%
 50 years will be counted from 16th year of operation
 Elevation of track has increased cost by 10k crores.

10. Why Mumbai-Ahmedabad?
Geographical Feasibility
 Land Acquisition
 Cost Recovery
 Traffic
 Internal Rate of Return

11. Bullet Train vs Aeroplane
Bullet Train
• Runs on Electricity i.e
eco-friendly
• Serves 12 stations in
between
• Takes about 3 hrs.
Aeroplane
• Uses fossil fuels.
• Serves destination to
destination
• Takes about 1.25 hrs.

12. Bullet Train vs Aeroplane
Bullet Train
• With 12 stopping in
between entire stretch
will develop as an
economic corridor.
• Fare will vary from 3k
to 5k
Aeroplane
• No such development
as it serves destination
to destination.
• Fare varies from 1.5k
to 7k

13. Pros of Bullet Trains
 Speed
 Comfort
 Safety
 Avoid Overcrowding
 Stronger & Eco-Friendly

14. Cons of Bullet Trains
 Cost of construction
 High fares
 Time consuming project
 Land Acquisition

15. Conclusion
Bullet train has sets of pros and cons under India’s
present situations and they need to be properly handled
so that it brings prosperity and development in the
country and not debacles. Every factor must be
considered wisely and safeguarding of people’s living
should not be compromised. There are risks in this
project but without risks nothing big can be acquired.

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