NEW DELHI -- India is considering adopting Japan's next-generation bullet train for a high-speed rail project currently underway in the west, according to a source close to the Indian government.

India's breakthrough comes at a critical time for high-speed rail advances across the world. Southeast Asia has led the international community in rail infrastructure, with China, Japan ...

India is building its first HSR corridor at 508 km between Ahmedabad and Mumbai with technical and financial help from Japan ...

India’s first high-speed rail corridor, connecting Mumbai and Ahmedabad, is progressing rapidly. The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has completed 360 km of track, with major ...

Japan has also been supporting infrastructure development in India, and Kamikawa reaffirmed Tokyo's continued help in high-speed rail projects.

Keiichi Kagayama, a corporate officer at Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) in charge of high-speed rail projects outside Japan, noted in an interview with The Asahi Shimbun that the bullet ...

Japan was the first country to develop a working high-speed rail network by the modern definition, with its world-famous Shinkansen lines. The country was a leader in rail technology for a long ...

Indian Railways set a milestone by adding the country’s first engineless train in its fleet. On February 15, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the high-speed train from Delhi ...