Bullet train for the rich and famous - fare will be 1.5-times that of AC 1st class

The bullet train in India would, as it stands,cater to the rich and famous. This is because the tariff proposed by the Ministry of Railways for the upcoming bullet train service between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will be 1.5 times more than the first class AC fare prevailing now.
The present AC 1st class fare by Duronto Express between Mumbai and Ahmedabad is Rs.2,200. Therefore, for the 508-Km run between the two cities via the dedicated, high-speed corridor, the fare will be around Rs.3,300. The fare in Japan for a similar distance is around Rs 8,500. That is the fare in Japan for the 550-Km run between Tokyo and Osaka on the Shinkansen, as the bullet train network there is called.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 5 May 2016.

Moreover, the first phase of the Indian network will have a maximum design speed of 350 km per hour and an operating speed of 320 km per hour and, the ministry expects around 36,000 daily users per day both ways by 2023, going up to 186,000 by 2053.
There would be a total of 12 stations namely, Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati. The total journey time of the fast train will be 2.07 hours and of trains that will stop at each station will be 2.58 hrs.


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