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Blog Entry# 2616140
Posted: Nov 02 2017 (14:47)

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Last Response: Nov 05 2017 (08:57)
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Nov 02 2017 (10:58)   Oppose Bullet Train, Congress tells Maharashtra government

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Mumbai: Terming the proposed Bullet Train project as yet “another bullet fired at the economy” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress’ Maharashtra unit on Wednesday...

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Nov 03 2017 (14:38)
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You have issues with Bullet trains because you think that Mumbai's Gujarati businessmen will use that services. You also have problems with profit making CR's trains for Uttar Pradesh because you think Mumbai's North Indians use those services!! Are you really from India or a parody account owner of any where else? Its ONE INDIA brother!! Think positive..
And your 33000 crore figure is also wrong, as I said its equally 5000 crores by each MH and GJ governments. Pls go thru this link - click here
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Nov 03 2017 (14:51)
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* For Mum Ahm project to break even, daily 39000 pax (19500 pax each way) shall be required (with Rs 3500 fare), which only a small fraction of businessmen can afford. At such a high fare, bullet train shall be out of reach for small & medium size businessmen. Fare of Bullet train has to be within the reach of a significant fraction of general (non-business) traveller, else daily traffic shall to much lower than the break even level.
* Out of 5000 air pax per day between Mum-Ahm, Bullet train can attract 4000 per day, about 2000 ac rail travellers and another 2000 from private car/taxi/luxury buses totalling to about 9000. But it is possible only if its
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fares are lesser than or comparable to airfares (not higher). May be at the time of commissioning of Bullet train, the traffic may increase to from 9000 to 12000-13000, but the figure of 39000 is far away.

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Nov 03 2017 (14:58)
The Economist   31 blog posts
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On what basis you can say that Bullet train will attract 4000 pax per day?
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Nov 03 2017 (15:02)
Ajay Kumar~   260 blog posts
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yes, truly said.. People protesting against DMRC now enjoying traveling to Delhi Metro.
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Nov 05 2017 (08:57)
azherdavid~   575 blog posts
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Easy for you to make big statements sitting hundreds of km from here. Come here and you will get to know what majority of public thinks about bullet train.
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