Japan to give India her first Bullet Train from Mumbai to Ahmedabad

Japan has landed the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project. The proposal of China was not accepted because of the bullet train accident in China four years ago in the south-eastern city of Wenzhou in which 40 people died and close to 200 were injured. Japan has offered low-cost finance and a promise to have a substantial 'Make in India' component and transfer of technology. These ensured that Japan get the contract.
The first high-speed Bullet Train would run initially between Mumbai and Ahmedabad and, in future, could be extended to Delhi.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 10 December 2015.

The Rs 98,000 crore project was cleared by the cabinet and is set to be announced during the visit of Japanese premier Shinzo Abe's later this week.
Incidentally, the Shinkansen System had the best safety record with no fatalities in addition to the fact that delays on a trip did not exceed a minute.
Nearly 70-80% of the components could be manufactured in India and the Japanese government has offered technical support and was willing to drive the local manufacturing and technology transfer initiative within a specified period.

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