Indigenous bullet train, inter-operable signalling system: What’s happening on India’s first high-speed rail project
India plans to begin trials of domestically developed bullet trains by mid-2027.
Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai awarded ₹866.87 crore contract to BEML Limited for two prototype high-speed trainsets.
The trainsets, codenamed B-28, will have a design speed of 280 kmph and operate over 250 kmph.
BEML established 'Aditya' High-Speed Rail Complex in Bengaluru for manufacturing.
Indian bullet trains are engineered for hot and dusty conditions, unlike cold-weather designs in Japan and Europe.
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