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The Indian government conducted joint surveys with a Japanese government team in 2014, finally approving a corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. The new high-speed service will use a Japanese Shinkansen system and rolling stock. The cost of procuring the technology is estimated to be around ₹ 110,000 crore (US$13 billion).
As the RapidX service was conceived, there was a need for a new semi-high-speed trainset, specifically built for the purpose of semi-high-speed regional rail travel. [9] In accordance with the Make in India initiative, the train sets were set to be locally built after the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) opened the tenders for the same in 2019. [10]
Namo Bharat Rapid Rail (also referred to as Vande Metro) is a short-distance service that operates on an inter-city rail network to connect major cities within a distance of around 100–250 km (62–155 mi). [1] [2] RCF Kapurthala, had rolled out the first Basic Unit (4 coaches) of Namo Bharat Rapid Rail in April 2024. [3]
India has launched a $30bn (£24bn) programme to modernise its railways in recent years but this has been marred by a series of accidents, including a major three-train crash in 2023 in the state ...
Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC), with target completion by 31 March 2025, is an under construction twin-track 121.7-kilometre (75.6 mi)-km long, 160 km per hour high-speed, railway project in Haryana state of India, which will run around along the Western Peripheral Expressway (WPE) on the western side of Delhi.
One of the deadliest crashes in Indian history happened in 1995 when 358 people died as a result of two trains colliding near New Delhi after one of the locomotives had stopped after hitting a cow ...
The 22303/22304 Howrah - Gaya Vande Bharat Express is India's 59th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the metropolitan and twin city of Kolkata, Howrah in West Bengal with the religious city of Gaya in Bihar. [1]
The Vande Bharat sleeper trainset, formerly known as Train-20 is a semi-high-speed, long-distance electric multiple unit (EMU) train, designed to replace the Rajdhani Express. It is being developed based on the existing short-distance Vande Bharat trainset , differing in exterior body, sleeping berths, and onboard amenities due to its long ...