Bullet train is known all over the world for its speed. Now very soon the dream of running bullet train in India is going to come true. The country’s first high-speed train project is being built between Mumbai-Ahmedabad. But today we will tell you on which tracks do bullet trains run? Will this train be able to run on the already laid railway track or is a new track being laid for it.
Japan Bullet Train
First of all Know about Bullet Train. Let us tell you that the 515 km long Tokaido-Shinkansen is the world’s busiest high-speed rail line, which has carried 4.9 billion passengers since its inauguration in 1964 (for the Tokyo Olympics) till 2010. Most people in Japan travel by train. According to an estimate, 64 million people travel by trains here every day. This is the highest number compared to any other country in the world.
Bullet Train in India
Let us tell you that Bullet Train will run in India very soon. . India’s first high-speed train project is being built between Mumbai-Ahmedabad. The first part of this project is likely to start in 2026. According to the information, Japan’s Shinkansen E-5 series bullet train will run on it, whose nose (front part of the train) is 15 meters long. Let us tell you that the journey of these trains running at a speed of 320 km per hour is considered the safest. But these trains cannot run on the common Indian track, for this a separate track will be laid.
Bullet train track
The country’s first track. For the first time in India, ballastless tracks with modern technology are also being made for the bullet train. These are ballast-less tracks and provide great stability to the train. This track system mainly has four parts. The first is the RC track over the viaduct, cement asphalt mortar, pre-cast track slab and fastening device. This special track is being prepared in Gujarat.
Indigenous Bullet Train
According to the information, planning is going on to make indigenous bullet train in India. . This train will be built on the lines of Vande Bharat train. The designing of such high-speed trains is being developed in the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) of Chennai. Railways has to work on special planning for trains with a speed of 250 kilometers per hour, because Vande Bharat trains are already operating in the country, whose top speed goes up to 220 kilometers per hour.
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