Bullet Trains

China restores maximum speed of world's fastest commercial bullet train at 350 kmph six years after accident killed 40

The China Railway Corp which runs the train said last month that it will be the world's fastest commercially-used bullet train.

Narendra Modi ushers Gujarat election on bullet train: With Shinzo Abe in tow, BJP rehashes old rhetoric for polls

There is nothing new otherwise in his two-day sojourn to his home state Gujarat with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe beginning Wednesday afternoon.

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet trains to have new toilet systems featuring urinals, separate washrooms for men, women and hot water facility

Indian rail passengers can look forward to an entirely new kind of toilet system — urinals, western style toilets with hot water and washing closet seat facility and separate washrooms for men and women equipped with triple mirrors for make-up in the bullet trains to be run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

Trains on the Delhi-Chandigarh route will run at 200 km/hr; reduce travel time by 2 hours

Railways will go ahead with the proposal for running trains at a speed of 200 kms an hour on the Delhi-Chandigarh route with French technical help to reduce the travelling time to about two hours.

India-Japan nuclear deal, bullet trains: 10 highlights of PM Modi's visit to the island nation

India and Japan signed a landmark civil nuclear agreement in Tokyo on 11 November, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe held talks.

Forget bullet trains, Old Delhi Station is bad publicity for Suresh Prabhu

Old Delhi Station is nothing short of bad publicity for an earnest and hardworking railway minister like Suresh Prabhu

India is ready for bullet trains, and it has been ready for many years

Is there really a good time for a bullet train? Japan’s first bullet train started running in 1964. The country has added several more lines after that. Several studies show that bullet trains spur business and tourism, create jobs, and build economies, in Japan and elsewhere. India is ready for bullet trains. It has been ready for many years.

Bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad: India should be courageous and take the leap

What we need to look at is not just the economics of the rail line and it's so called viability, or the 'Make in India' push it will give, but also the overall economic regeneration potential it can usher in its hinterland.

Fast and furious, on tracks: World's fastest bullet trains

A Japan Railway maglev train hit 603 kilometers per hour (374 miles per hour) on an experimental track in Yamanashi Tuesday, setting a new world record for speed. Here's a look at some other speedy trains of the world.

India to buy 36 Rafale jets in fly-away shape, says PM Modi in France

The Jaitapur project, where French company Areva is to set up six nuclear reactors with total power generation capacity of about 10,000 MW, is stuck for long because of differences over the cost of electricity to be generated.