The starting point of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed corridor at BKC was a bone of contention
The high speed railway line between Mumbai and Ahmedabad is expected to cover 508 km
Gujarat govt will bear 25% of total project cost which is estimated at Rs 97,000 cr
Maha govt & MMRDA agree to provide 5.5 hectares at BKC for the terminus to come up
China has built more than 20,000 km of high-speed rail lines
Bullet train's fare is expected to be around Rs 3,300, nearly twice than a one-way flight ticket to Ahmedabad, say experts
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The coaches, made 30 years ago, were pulled by an Indian engine; they have been successfully tried in 12 countries
Estimated to cost about Rs 97,636 crore, 81% of the funding for the project will come by way of the loan from Japan
This is the second meeting of the joint committee set up to execute the bullet train project, according to railway ministry
Total journey time of the fast train will be 2.07 hours and of trains stopping at each station will be 2.58 hours
The meeting will consider both the technical and financial aspects of the project.
Estimated to cost about Rs 97,636 crore, 81% of the funding for the project will come by way of a loan from Japan
The 508 km long Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor will have a 21 km long tunnel under the sea.
Japan has offered a concessional loan of Rs 97,636 crore to fund about 80 per cent of the bullet train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai with a repayment period of 50 years beginning from the 16th year of operation
The total distance covered by the train will be 534 kilometres
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The MMRDA had selected BKC for its proposed International Finance Centre
He said the Railways should concentrate on betterment of the existing facilities at the outset