Japan to train Indian engineers before transfer of bullet train tech
- Category
International Relations
- Published
5th May, 2023
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Context
Japanese experts will train 1,000 Indian engineers for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor before starting work on the track system.
Key-highlights
- The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train will use the ballast-less Slab Track system (popularly known as the J Slab track system), which is used in Japan's Shinkansen high-speed railways.
- Slab Track consists of precast Reinforced Concrete (RC) slab, over which fastening devices and rails are fitted.
- The Japanese track system is unparalleled globally, and its installation requires technicians with exceptional proficiency.
- Training:
- 20 Japanese experts will certify the skills of Indian engineers, supervisors and technicians through intensive training, paving the way for the transfer of technology of the Japanese HSR track system.
- JARTS, a Japanese non-profit, nominated by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), will provide training for the MAHSR project.
India’s First Bullet Train Project
- Presently, Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor (MAHSR) is the only sanctioned high-speed rail project in the country.
- The High-Speed Rail operating at 320 kmph will traverse along west India’s landscape, covering a 508.17 km distance between Mumbai and Ahmedabad in just about two hours.
- It will cover the following distance with 12 stations en route-
- 155.76 km in Maharashtra
- 4.3 km in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- 348.04 km in Gujarat
- The government is yet to determine a final deadline for the entire project.
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