High-Speed Trains

This comes despite ministry's aim of reducing restrictions to raise average speed

The first train set of this "high-speed rail" was handed over to National Capital Region Transport Corporation by Alstom India at its manufacturing plant in Savli in Gujarat's Vadodara

Rethink driven by poor response to the initiative, with only two bidders

Singapore and Malaysia said a deal to build a high-speed rail (HSR) link between the two neighbours will be terminated, after a suspension period to negotiate terms of the project expired on Dec 31

The experience with 50 stations and 150 trains should be a learning experience, helping frame sensible rules that are not unfair to new operators and also don't attract criticism, writes T N Ninan

Railways launched Mission Raftaar in 2016-17 to increase the average speed of trains on existing tracks, but multiplicity of plans has come in the way of implementation

The Chinese showed interest as Modi and Abe prepare to lay the foundation for India's first bullet train project

Besides new locomotives and coaches, the test track will also be used for trial of high axle load wagons