Bullet Train
Japan is overrun with tourists. This city wants more.
Nagoya is Japan’s fourth-largest city, but a lot of people think it’s number one in dullness.
5 min read4 Nov 2025What happened to the romance of train travel?
Indian Railways continues to serve millions of passengers every day, but with handheld devices as our closest companions, taking a train is no longer what it used to be
6 min read26 Sep 2025Mumbai-Ahmedabad in 2 hours! India's first bullet train service to commence soon, says rail minister Ashwini Vaisnaw
Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw virtually flagged off multiple express trains, before announcing that India's first bullet train from Mumbai-Ahmedabad is set to commence soon.
2 min read3 Aug 2025Bullet train: First section of the 21-km undersea tunnel sees breakthrough
The 2.7-km tunnel section, part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, has been constructed between Ghansoli and Shilphata in Maharashtra.
1 min read14 Jul 2025Hold tight, a global metro railway boom has only just begun
While rich-country underground rail networks are creaky and old, developing countries have zipped ahead. The world added almost as much track for urban metro services within a decade as in the previous 150 years—expanding from 10,922km in 2013 to 20,453km in 2023.
4 min read25 May 2025Vande Bharats to get a bullet boost
Government may use indigenously manufactured high speed trains for next round of expansion of its bullet train project, two persons aware of the development said.
4 min read24 Dec 2024Vande Bharat’s appeal goes well beyond speed
This train service is not all that fast and surely no match for Chinese railway achievements. Yet, it’s a scalable project and could easily impress millions in a country of rickety railways
1 min read29 Jun 2023HCC reports net profit of ₹189.84 crore in Q4FY23, revenue up by 6%
HCC Q4FY23 Results: The company's consolidated net profit (profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent) for the fiscal's fourth quarter ended March (Q4FY23) stood at ₹189.84 crore.
1 min read18 May 2023