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 contractors. The initiative is said to help in the transfer of technology and also strengthen the skill sets of the Indian track engineers.