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India-Japan bullet train Shinkansen for Mumbai-Ahmedabad features
High speed rail connecting to Mumbai and Ahmedabad based on Japan's Shinkansen bullet train technology
It is scheduled to start this bullet train from 2018 with commercial operation slated for the year 2023.
This train to run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad at a distance of 508 km in just two hours at a speed of 300 km per hour.
Shinkansen started in Japan in the year 1964 at the time of first Tokyo Olympics
This bullet train uses a range of advanced technology compared with conventional rail and is achieved by high speed rail as well as safety and comfort.
Shinkansen uses Automatic Train Control system eliminating trackside signals.
This bullet trains are lighter as compared to other locomotive trains and cause less damage to tracks.
