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This Article is From Jul 08, 2014

Railway Budget 2014: Bullet Train Proposed Between Mumbai-Ahmedabad

Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda in the Railway Budget proposed introduction of bullet trains between major cities of the country. He said the first bullet train will run in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route.

Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda in the Railway Budget proposed introduction of setting up a Diamond Quadrilateral network of high-speed trains connecting major metros  and growth centers. He also proposed first bullet train in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route.

In this regard, he proposed allocation of Rs 100 crore a diamond quadrilateral project connecting major metropolitan cities. Mr Gowda said that majority of the funding for building bullet train infrastructure will be financed through public-private partnerships.

He also proposed foreign direct investment in building railway infrastructure.

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