Batu69 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Picture for representation NEW DELHI: Passengers on the country's first bullet train, that will race between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, will spend a part of their journey under water. The nearly 500-km route planned will include a 21-km long tunnel through the sea, said an unnamed Railway Ministry official to the Press Trust of India. The under-the-sea stretch will lie near the Thane creek towards Virar, according to reports. The bullet train is meant to connect Mumbai with Ahmedabad in about two hours with an average speed of 320 kilometres per hour. An express train currently takes about seven hours for the same journey. In December, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited India and committed to 12 billion dollars of soft loans to build the high-speed train. The interest rate is just 0.1 percent rate with repayment over 50 years and a moratorium for 15 years. The loan agreement with Japan is likely to be signed by the end of the year and construction work is likely to begin by the end of 2018, according to the Press Trust of India. Article source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted April 21, 2016 Administrator Share Posted April 21, 2016 While India is a poor country and the poverty needs to be taken care of first, people do not understand that countries similar to ours have them since long time. What they also need to understand that this will bring up the country financially and so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogs Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Its gonna take a looooong time to start. Even 160 Km is proving difficult for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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