Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train

Apart from land acquisition, another major cause for concern before the project is cost escalation owing to a fall in the rupee against the Japanese yen.

SC issued notices to the Centre, Gujarat government and others on a batch of appeals challenging September 19 last year verdict of the Gujarat high court

The introduction of bullet train is expected to mark the country's shift to an era of high-speed trains

The court also suggested a construction company at Mumbra township in the neighbouring Thane district and the NHSRCL to consider settling the matter of land acquisition

The Ambassador of Japan to India Kenji Hiramatsu said that the discussions over manufacturing the Shinkansen coaches locally were going on

The last date for submission of bids are October 5. Once the bid is awarded, work on the project will start within one month, and take 30 months for completion

The train will attain the maximum speed of 320 km/hr in 320 seconds and by this time, it will travel up to 18 km, the official said

The land acquisition is expected to be completed within one-and-a-half years

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The train, to run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, will be commissioned a year before the original deadline of December 2023

Shinzo Abe will be visiting India to attend the 'Bhoomi Poojan' for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project

The 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project will entail estimated cost of Rs 1,10,000 crore