Irked and adversely affected by the proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train, nearly thousand farmers protested against the high speed rail project and submitted affidavits in the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday September 18. In the affidavit, the affected farmers from various districts of Gujarat, from where the bullet train route will[Read More…]
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Railway Minister slams Congress for delaying bullet train for 50 years
Claiming that Railways was used for political reasons earlier, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday slammed the previous governments for not being able to bring the Bullet Train. Earlier, Railways was used for political reasons. So many schemes were announced, but there was scarcity of budget to work on all[Read More…]
Gujarat farmers protest land acquisition for bullet train
Surat: Strong protests have started emerging in Gujarat against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream project of a bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, with farmers in Surat district taking to the streets opposing acquisition of land for the purpose. More than 200 farmers from 15 villages drove down to the[Read More…]
40% seats on Mumbai-Ahmedabad trains go vacant: RTI reply
As the Narendra Modi government proceeds with the grandiose plans for a Bullet Train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, a RTI query has revealed that over 40 percent of seats on all the trains on this sector go vacant causing huge losses to Western Railway. According to RTI replies received by[Read More…]
This bullet train will take you from Delhi to Varanasi in just 2 hours, 37 mins
A planned bullet train would reduce travel time between Delhi and Varanasi (a distance of 720 km) from the present 12 hours to just 2 hours and 37 minutes. The project linking the holy city, Lok Sabha constituency of PM Modi, with national capital is a key concern for the[Read More…]