Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: System similar to Japan s Shinkansen will be adopted
Indian Railways firm delegated for the implementation of the country s first bullet train project, recently signed an agreement with a Japanese organisation for the construction and design of rail track for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor. The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited or NHSRCL signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Japan Railway Technical Service (JARTS) for advisory, training, and certification services for the railway track work. (
According to a statement released by the Indian Railways special purpose vehicle, the workforce of the track contractors will be trained in the highly specialised slab track technology of Japanese Shinkansen or high-speed railway line network of Japan. The rail track packages for the country s first bullet train corridor - Mumbai Ahmedabad high-speed rail, are open for participation by the Indian contractor