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Posted: Feb 19 2016 (04:32)
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Last Response: Feb 20 2016 (17:30)
11 Responses
Last Response: Feb 20 2016 (17:30)
Feb 19 2016 (04:32) 12009/Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express
Raymond Charles
Raymond Charles 30 blog postsJust checked, a Mumbai Ahmedabad air ticket for Feb 23rd (Not much in advance) is Rs. 1500 which is less than Executive Chair Car ticket on Shatabdi and not a great deal more than CC or 3A or 2A on other trains. In the future, airlines will become more favorable for even short distances. In such a scenario, bullet trains whose tickets will be much costlier than Shatabdi will not be preferred. In my opinion, it is a waste to spend so much money on building Bullet train infrastructure. Look what E. Sreedharan of Konkan Railways & Delhi Metro fame has to say -> click here Your comments are welcome!
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A valid point, but also one thing to consider is the population. Passenger movements on the scale present in India can never be handled by Airways and neither can airports be provided everywhere. While I do wish to see High speed trains in India, I am skeptical about the execution of the proposed project, that too with such a large expenditure.
But, it is always better to invest in a next-generation infrastructure. The economy of scale you mentioned, will also hamper the introduction of such technology as in the future. The more, such an infrastructure upgrade is delayed, the more difficult it becomes to introduce it any time in the future. Even at the simple rolling stock/...
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But, it is always better to invest in a next-generation infrastructure. The economy of scale you mentioned, will also hamper the introduction of such technology as in the future. The more, such an infrastructure upgrade is delayed, the more difficult it becomes to introduce it any time in the future. Even at the simple rolling stock/...
more...