Bullet Train in India: PM Modi, Shinzo Abe lay foundation stone

Foundation stone for the India’s first bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai was laid this morning by PM Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe Japanese Prime Minister. The train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai would cost Rs 1.10 lakh crore and is likely to be completed by 2022. The project is in joint venture between Indian Railways and Japan’s Shinkansen Technology. Indo-Japan partnership is special, strategic and global, Abe said. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/908183254297075712?ref_src=twsrc^tfw&ref_url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/pm-modi-abe-lay-foundation-stone-of-india-s-first-bullet-train-project-in-ahmedabad/466949.html "A strong India is in Japan's interest and a strong Japan is in India's interest," Abe said after laying the foundation stone of the project at a ground at Sabarmati in Ahmedabad. "My good friend Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a far-sighted leader. He took a decision two years ago to bring high-speed train in India and to create a new India," he said. "I hope to enjoy the beautiful scenery of India through the windows of the bullet train when I come back here in a few years," Abe said. The train would cover the distance of over 500 km in around two hours. Japan has extended a soft loan for the ambitious project conceptualised by Modi. The foundation stone for an institute was also laid by the prime ministers. The institute is will come up at Vadodara where around 4,000 people will be trained for the bullet train project. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and his Maharashtra counterpart Devendra Fadnavis were present on the occasion. -PTC News