There is an important update for those who are waiting for the bullet train to run on Indian tracks for the first time. The country's first bullet train is going to come from Japan, for which Indian Railways is in talks. However, one may have to wait for at least two years for that.

Talks are currently underway with Japan

According to a Hindustan Times report, Indian Railways is currently in talks with its Japanese counterparts. After the talks are finalised, the manufacturing and supply schedule of the first bullet train to run in India will be finalised. However, it may take at least two years. India's first bullet train is going to operate between Ahmedabad in Gujarat and Mumbai in Maharashtra.

Operating at a speed of 320 kmph

According to the report, there are talks on operating the Japanese bullet train Shinkansen E5 for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor. This train will operate at a speed of 320 km per hour. This high-speed rail corridor is the first bullet train project in India. This corridor will also be used for testing semi-high speed trains with speeds up to 250 km per hour.

Orders are expected by the end of this year

The report quoted senior railway officials as saying that the order for Shinkansen E5 for India's first bullet train will go through by the end of this year. An official of the National High Speed ​​Rail Corridor (NHSRCL) told the newspaper that negotiations are underway for the order of Shinkansen E5, which is expected to be finalised soon.

Possible to run at speeds up to 350 kmph

The NHSRCL official also said that trains can be operated at a speed of up to 350 kmph on the corridor being built between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. However, currently there is a plan to operate the bullet train at a speed of 320 kmph. The official said that NHSRCL was contacted about using the corridor for the trial of semi-high speed trains, for which NHSRCL has agreed.

Semi high speed trains will run in their place

In fact, work is also going on in the direction of manufacturing semi high speed trains in India. Integral Coach Factory has issued a tender for two chair car high speed trains earlier this month. It is being said that in future, semi high speed trains can be run in place of premium trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi, whose speed will be 250 kilometers per hour. Premium trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi operate at a speed of 130 kilometers per hour.