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Here’s How Many Bullet Trains India Plans To Buy From Japan

Each bullet train will have 10 coaches and have travelling speed of 350 kmph.

Japan has given a loan of ₹88,000 crore to India for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route scheduled for 2022.

Here’s How Many Bullet Trains India Plans To Buy From Japan
Here’s How Many Bullet Trains India Plans To Buy From Japan

India is reportedly set to buy approximately 18 bullet trains from Japan at a total of ₹7,000 crore in a pact where the supplier will also have to allocate the adequate technology for domestic making.

In addition, each bullet train will have 10 coaches and have travelling speed of 350 kmph.

Japan has given a loan of ₹88,000 crore to India for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route scheduled for 2022.

Simultaneously, the Indian Railways will soon begin the process of setting up a bullet train assembling facility centre in India on Public Private Participation (PPP) basis, said the ET report.