Bullet Train project in India.
                     BULLET TRAIN 
PROJECT IN INDIA
INTRODUCTION
• India is moving forward with its second Bullet train project after Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed 
train corridor. 
• From Friday, 12th March, LiDAR or Light Detection and Ranging survey started for the proposed 
High Speed Rail Corridor between Mumbai and Nagpur. 
Source: www.financialexpress.com
Second bullet train project
• India’s proposed second bullet train project will pass through cities in Maharshtra like Shahapur, 
Igatpuri, Nashik, Mehkar, Malegaon, Pulgaon, Wardha and Khapri and will be 736-km long, PTI 
said by the National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL). 
Source: www.financialexpress.com
Detailed design by Japan
• The Japan Railway Track Consultant Co. Limited (JRTC) will provide the detailed design and 
drawing of major HSR track components like RC track bed, track slab arrangement and 
continuous welded rail (CWR) forces and other essentials to the railways.
Source: www.financialexpress.com
'Make in India' initiative
• The MoU will strengthen the ties between India and Japan and will also give a boost to 'Make in 
India' initiative. 
• This will also ensure the transfer of technology from Japanese high-speed rail system to India.
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LiDar technology
• LiDAR surveys are done by using state-of-the-art technology in which aerial LiDAR and imagery 
sensors are fitted over an aeroplane and the airborne devises capture the data related to ground 
survey.
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High-power camera
• High-power 100 megapixel cameras are used in the LiDAR technlogy to get a clear picture of the 
surrounding structures, trees and other minute ground details and topography.
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Delay in Land acquisition
• High Speed Bullet Train, was supposed to be commissioned by December 2023. But chances are 
it may not be realized before 2025 owing to the inordinate delay in land acquisition for the 
project in Maharashtra.
Source: www.indiatoday.in
Underground station
• An underground station at the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), a business hub in Mumbai, has 
become a bone of contention. A plot of land has been earmarked for the proposed terminus at 
BKC. However, the state government has not yet freed the plot for construction of the station.
Source: www.indiatoday.in
Pandemic Effect
• The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRC), a special purpose vehicle set up for 
the bullet train project, had invited tenders for the underground station. 
• It was to come up on 0.9 hectares at G Block in the BKC in November 2019. But work could not 
start in 2020 because of the pandemic.
Source: www.indiatoday.in
India’s first Bullet Train
• India’s first Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet Train corridor is going to be 508 km long and is based on 
Japan’s E5 Shinkansen technology. Modi govt’s ambitious railway project will boast speeds of 
over 300 km per hour.
Source: www.financialexpress.com