Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: The maiden Railway Budget 2014 was presented in Lok Sabha on Tuesday by Union Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda.
Sadananda Gowda said that Indian Railways is on its way to fulfill the long cherished dream to run a Bullet Train. Presenting the Railway Budget 2014-15 he said, the railways proposes bullet trains by starting off with an already identified Mumbai-Ahmedabad sector, where a number of studies have been done.
He said, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian Railways is embarking on an ambitious plan to have a Diamond Quadrilateral Network of high speed rail, connecting major Metros and growth centers of the country.
A provision of Rs 100 crore has been made in the Budget for high speed project to RVNL/HSRC (High Speed Rail Corridor) for taking further steps.
He said, while bullet trains would require completely new infrastructure, higher speed for existing trains will be achieved by upgrading the present network.
He said an effort will be made to increase the speed of trains to 160-200 kmph in select sectors so as to significantly reduce travel time between major cities.
