- As part of the government’s plan to launch country’s first high speed rail corridor by 2022, India will buy 18 bullet train sets worth Rs 7,000 crore from Japan.
- The deal will also include a pledge to transfer technology by Japan for local production.
- Each of the 18 Shinkansen trains will have 10 coaches and would be able to cruise at the speed of 350 km per hour.
- The country’s first bullet train is likely to start running between Mumbai and Ahmedabad by the end of 2022.
- The 508-km, high speed train corridor is being built with Japanese assistance. It is expected to cover the stretch in about two hours as compared to over 7 hours taken currently to travel the distance
