India’s first bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad would be cheapest in the world

India’s first bullet train is gradually taking shape – at least on paper. It would cost Rs 98,000-crores, would have 10 stations and the fare for the 534-Km journey would tentatively be in the region of Rs 2800 – the current fare in AC-I class is Rs 2800. Moreover, the distance would be covered in two hours against eight hours as at present. This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 3 June 2015.

The fare charged by Japan’s Tohoku Shinkansen (Hayabusa trains) for a 713-Km journey on the Tokyo-Shin-Aomori sector is about Rs 8,000. And, a second class ticket on China’s Jinghu High Speed Railway for the Beijing-Shanghai route comes to over Rs 5,000.
The feasibility report would probably be submitted to the Railways Ministry in July. On initial estimates, about 40,000 people would be using the corridor every day by 2023.
It is of interest to note that this corridor, along with 5 other corridors, had been introduced for feasibility study in the 2009–2010 Rail Budget by then Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav. An impression is gaining ground that it is being done at the initiative of the Modi government.
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