TIL Desk/Business/New Delhi/ Japan’s high speed Shinkansen trains will be modified for Indian conditions like temperature, dust and weight before they are sent to India for the country’s ambitious ‘bullet train project’. Satish Agnihotri, Managing Director, National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) said the project is slated to complete a 48 km section between Surat-Billimora in 2027, with the first trials to be held a year earlier.
He, however, said the project is stuck in Maharashtra due to land acquisition issues. “We will get the E5 Shinkasen series trains currently operating in Japan. However, we are conducting studies to upgrade them to Indian conditions in terms of dust and temperature,” Agnihotri said. The E5 series are Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train types built by Hitachi and Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
They are capable of running at a speed of 320 kmph and are 3.35 m wide, the widest among such trains are available in countries like France and Germany. Sources said another aspect that the Japanese are working on is to ensure that the trains are able to carry the Indian weight as the Japanese are lighter.
