NEW DELHI: The E5 variant of Japanese Shinkansen trains will be used for trial runs in the Gujarat section of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project in financial year 2026-27, railway officials have said. India will subsequently buy the state-of-the-art E10 variants, which will be rolled out in India and Japan simultaneously. E10 Shinkansen trains are likely to be launched in 2030.
The country's first bullet train project is progressing well, a senior railway ministry official said. “Only Japanese Shinkansen trains will be deployed for the trial runs and then we will have the most advanced trains from Japan to run on the entire 508-km corridor,” he added.
In an official release, the ministry said: “In the spirit of strategic partnership between Japan and India, the Japanese govt has agreed to introduce E10 Shinkansen trains in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train project. E10 will be introduced simultaneously in India and Japan. The entire 508-km corridor is being developed with Japanese Shinkansen technology . It will set new benchmarks for speed, safety, and reliability. This reflects the deep strategic and technological cooperation between India and Japan”.
Meanwhile, govt has allotted the task of building two bullet trains, which can run at a maximum speed of 280 kmph, to the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) and BEML. It has also bid out the signalling work for the Bullet train corridor to a joint venture of Siemens and DR Agrawal Infracon. It remains to be seen how the railways can operate E5 trains on this signalling system even for trial purposes.
The ministry said civil works for the project are progressing at a rapid pace. So far 310 km of viaducts have been constructed, 15 river bridges have been built and another four are in advanced stages of construction. Out of 12 stations, five have been completed and three more are reaching completion stage. Breakthrough has also been achieved on the first section of the 21-km undersea tunnel for the project.
The country's first bullet train project is progressing well, a senior railway ministry official said. “Only Japanese Shinkansen trains will be deployed for the trial runs and then we will have the most advanced trains from Japan to run on the entire 508-km corridor,” he added.
In an official release, the ministry said: “In the spirit of strategic partnership between Japan and India, the Japanese govt has agreed to introduce E10 Shinkansen trains in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train project. E10 will be introduced simultaneously in India and Japan. The entire 508-km corridor is being developed with Japanese Shinkansen technology . It will set new benchmarks for speed, safety, and reliability. This reflects the deep strategic and technological cooperation between India and Japan”.
Meanwhile, govt has allotted the task of building two bullet trains, which can run at a maximum speed of 280 kmph, to the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) and BEML. It has also bid out the signalling work for the Bullet train corridor to a joint venture of Siemens and DR Agrawal Infracon. It remains to be seen how the railways can operate E5 trains on this signalling system even for trial purposes.
The ministry said civil works for the project are progressing at a rapid pace. So far 310 km of viaducts have been constructed, 15 river bridges have been built and another four are in advanced stages of construction. Out of 12 stations, five have been completed and three more are reaching completion stage. Breakthrough has also been achieved on the first section of the 21-km undersea tunnel for the project.
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