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India’s first bullet train corridor, between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, could turn out to be the cheapest high-speed train service in the world.

The Japanese team working on its feasibility study has worked out its “fare box revenue” model, according to which the bullet train fare will be just one-and-a-half times more than the AC-I fares of other trains on the same route.

According to this model, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train fare works out to about Rs 2,800, calculated on the basis of the current AC-I train fare of Rs 1,895. Currently, trains on this route take about eight hours for the 534-km journey. The bullet train is expected to take less than two hours.

Japan’s Tohoku Shinkansen (Hayabusa trains) charges about Rs 8,000 for a 713-km ride on the Tokyo-Shin-Aomori sector. A second class ticket on China’s Jinghu High Speed Railway for the Beijing-Shanghai route costs over Rs 5,000.

In India, initial estimates a few years ago had pegged the fare for this corridor to be in the same range. Officials, however, said the latest study of the possible fare model gives a more realistic picture.

The report is likely to be submitted to the Railways Ministry in July. The Japanese team carried out a survey of people travelling on the proposed corridor, asking them how much they would like to pay for a bullet train service with a speed of about 320 kmph. Apart from the complex mathematics of the fare box revenue model, the feedback obtained from the people was also factored in while calculating the likely fare, said sources.

As per the team’s estimates, about 40,000 people are going to use the corridor every day by 2023 — when the bullet train service is expected to begin. The AC-1 fares for this sector in 2023 would serve as the reference for the bullet train fares.

The study found that pricing the tickets any higher would make the flights a more attractive option, and any lower would not support the maximum revenue generation. By keeping the fares low, the bullet train will be able to steer clear of a fare war with airlines, while also retaining the existing business of higher-class railway travel.

The corridor is expected to have around 10 stations, and is supposed to cost Rs 98,000 crore, after factoring in inflation and taxes. Work on the corridor is expected to be completed about eight years after it is commissioned.

- See more at: India’s first bullet train corridor may be world’s cheapest high-speed service | The Indian Express
 
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India’s first bullet train corridor, between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, could turn out to be the cheapest high-speed train service in the world.:lol:

According to this model, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train fare works out to about Rs 2,800, calculated on the basis of the current AC-I train fare of Rs 1,895. Currently, trains on this route take about eight hours for the 534-km journey. The bullet train is expected to take less than two hours.

Japan’s Tohoku Shinkansen (Hayabusa trains) charges about Rs 8,000 for a 713-km ride on the Tokyo-Shin-Aomori sector. A second class ticket on China’s Jinghu High Speed Railway for the Beijing-Shanghai route costs over Rs 5,000.


You guys are really really really。。。awesome。:D

The Beijing-Shanghai HSR is 1318-km

Pls at least compare apple with apple。
 
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IndiaMumbai-Ahmedabad 534-km,AC-I train,eight hours,Rs 1,895

China:Beijing-Shanghai 1454-km,EMU D-train(bullet train but not G-train),11 hours 42 mins,Rs 3,100

I say Indian rail services are BLOODY expensive。Extremely expensive when taking into account the fact that India's per capita GDP is about 1/5 China's。
 
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India’s first bullet train corridor, between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, could turn out to be the cheapest high-speed train service in the world.:lol:

According to this model, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train fare works out to about Rs 2,800, calculated on the basis of the current AC-I train fare of Rs 1,895. Currently, trains on this route take about eight hours for the 534-km journey. The bullet train is expected to take less than two hours.

Japan’s Tohoku Shinkansen (Hayabusa trains) charges about Rs 8,000 for a 713-km ride on the Tokyo-Shin-Aomori sector. A second class ticket on China’s Jinghu High Speed Railway for the Beijing-Shanghai route costs over Rs 5,000.


You guys are really really really。。。awesome。:D

The Beijing-Shanghai HSR is 1318-km

Pls at least compare apple with apple。


You need to learn Vedic mathematics to understand the ticket cost behind this project.
 
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IndiaMumbai-Ahmedabad 534-km,AC-I train,eight hours,Rs 1,895

China:Beijing-Shanghai 1454-km,EMU D-train(bullet train but not G-train),11 hours 42 mins,Rs 3,100

I say Indian rail services are BLOODY expensive。Extremely expensive when taking into account the fact that India's per capita GDP is about 1/5 China's。
Compare apples with apples and not with oranges.
What u have done here is compared the most expensive ticket on Ahmedabad- Mumbai route to the cheapest ticket on Beijing - Shanghai route.
Ac1 ticket that u are talking about can be compared to business class and there are other classes also like ac2 ac3 where tickets are far cheaper.
The cheapest ticket in a nonAC chair car train is something like 165 rs. Whereas the cheapest ticket on a Beijing Shanghai D train is rs3000
 
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IndiaMumbai-Ahmedabad 534-km,AC-I train,eight hours,Rs 1,895

China:Beijing-Shanghai 1454-km,EMU D-train(bullet train but not G-train),11 hours 42 mins,Rs 3,100

I say Indian rail services are BLOODY expensive。Extremely expensive when taking into account the fact that India's per capita GDP is about 1/5 China's。

Yes apparently it does look expensive!

China HSR (2nd class i.e. "economy class", 300km/h) average pricing is RMB 41 (Rs 420) per 100 km. If use China as cost-efficiency benchmark then this HSR corridor should not be priced over Rs 2200.

If you take into consideration of huge income gap (which should lower building costs in the first place), the price should be further lowered for future travelers, or else it doesn't make any sense.

@AndrewJin any thoughts?
 
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Compare apples with apples and not with oranges.
What u have done here is compared the most expensive ticket on Ahmedabad- Mumbai route to the cheapest ticket on Beijing - Shanghai route.
Ac1 ticket that u are talking about can be compared to business class and there are other classes also like ac2 ac3 where tickets are far cheaper.
The cheapest ticket in a nonAC chair car train is something like 165 rs. Whereas the cheapest ticket on a Beijing Shanghai D train is rs3000

How does an AC-I train look like?

Why don't you share with us the inside and outside pics of AC-I trains?
 
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How does an AC-I train look like?

Why don't you share with us the inside and outside pics of AC-I trains?

I searched on the web, not sure are these accurate though.

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Don't you get bored with harping this rhetoric in all the threads? I don't think you have life beyond obsessing over India. Get a girlfriend buddy or a gay friend as per your preference.

I speak only of truth, for truth alone prevails.

Do you deny that ancient India invented plastic surgery, gene therapy, zero, yoga, fusion power, space travel, teleportation and many other advanced technolgies?

Indian prime minister claims genetic science existed in ancient times | World news | The Guardian
 
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Shouldnt compare before it actually happens lol
 
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