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High-speed rail training centre to come up in Vadodara

PTI
Published : Sep 13, 2017, 2:23 pm IST
Updated : Sep 13, 2017, 2:23 pm IST

According to NHSRC official, the centre is expected to become operational by December 2020.

According to the official, the Rs 600-crore high-speed rail training centre for the first bullet train project is expected to become operational by December 2020. (Representational Image)
 According to the official, the Rs 600-crore high-speed rail training centre for the first bullet train project is expected to become operational by December 2020. (Representational Image)

Vadodara: The Rs 600-crore high-speed rail training centre for the first bullet train project will be set up in Vadodara, a senior official of the National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRC) said on Wednesday. 

"This centre will come up on the five hectares of land inside the National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR) here," NHSRC Managing Director Achal Khare said. 

"The training centre will have a sample track fitted with the overhead electrical systems to enable testing of bullet trains that will run on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route," said Khare.

According to the official, this centre is expected to become operational by December 2020.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe will lay the foundation stone for the country's first bullet train project connecting Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

Tags: bullet train, mumbai-ahmedabad bullet train, national high speed rail corporation, training centre
Location: India, Gujarat, Vadodara (Baroda)