Bullet trains in India – railway officers getting trained in Italy on the nitty-gritty of the new era

India has mentally prepared to welcome bullet trains into the country and, in order to learn the system of handling such a sophisticated setup, officials of the Indian Railways have been sent to Italy to learn all there is to know about track maintenance, the security aspects and other infrastructure required for such trains.
The first batch of 30 divisional railway managers (DRMs) have left on 6 September for a 15-day specially-designed course at SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 18 September 2015.

The delegation, which includes DRMs of Izzat Nagar division, Bareilly, Lucknow and Firozpur, will gain expertise in running these trains at SDA Bocconi school of Management in Milan. Obviously, these are the areas where high-speed trains are scheduled to run.
It is understood that the decision of the government is to introduce high-speed trains on Mumbai-Ahmedabad, Chennai and Lucknow-Delhi routes in the first phase. Subsequently, it would be extended to other routes.
Moreover, a site in Bareilly, along with two others in North India, have been identified for setting up a factory to manufacture high-speed train engines. 'Achhe din' on the cards for Uttar Pradesh.
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