Editing Transport in India (section)

=== High-speed rail ===
{{Main|High-speed rail in India}}

India does not have any railways classified as [[high-speed rail]] (HSR), which have operational speeds in excess of {{convert|200|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uic.org/IMG/pdf/20140901_high_speed_lines_in_the_world.pdf |title=Archived copy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U8lfU2Gh?url=http://www.uic.org/IMG/pdf/20140901_high_speed_lines_in_the_world.pdf |archive-date=17 November 2014 |access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref>

Prior to the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general election]], the major national parties ([[Indian National Congress]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]) pledged to introduce high-speed rail. The INC pledged to connect "all of India's million-plus cities by high-speed rail."<ref>[http://inc.in/manifesto/issues/infrastructure-11-54.aspx INC Manifesto – infrastructure] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402185109/http://inc.in/manifesto/issues/infrastructure-11-54.aspx |date=2 April 2014}}</ref> Later, the BJP, which won the election, promised to build the [[Diamond Quadrilateral]] project, which would connect the cities of [[Chennai]], [[Delhi]], [[Kolkata]], and [[Mumbai]] via high-speed rail.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bjp.org/images/pdf_2014/full_manifesto_english_07.04.2014.pdf |title=BJP Manifesto 2014 |website=bjp.org |access-date=13 June 2017 |archive-date=4 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704041114/http://www.bjp.org/images/pdf_2014/full_manifesto_english_07.04.2014.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> This project was approved as a priority for the new government in the incoming prime minister's speech.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/diamond-quadrilateral-of-high-speed-trains/ |title=Diamond quadrilateral of high-speed trains |date=10 June 2014 |website=indianexpress.com |access-date=13 June 2017 |archive-date=13 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813222712/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/diamond-quadrilateral-of-high-speed-trains/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Construction of one kilometer of high speed railway track will cost {{INRConvert|1|b}} – {{INRConvert|1.4|b}}, which is 10–14 times higher than the construction of standard railway.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/laying-high-speed-train-corridor-to-cost-rs-80000-crore/article6999196.ece?widget-art=four-rel |title=Laying high speed train corridor to cost Rs. 80,000 crore |website=The Hindu |date=16 March 2015 |access-date=13 June 2017 |archive-date=27 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127030619/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/laying-high-speed-train-corridor-to-cost-rs-80000-crore/article6999196.ece?widget-art=four-rel |url-status=live }}</ref>
Indian government approved the choice of Japan to build India's first high-speed railway. The planned rail would run some {{convert|500|km|abbr=on}} between [[Mumbai]] and the western city of [[Ahmedabad]], at a top speed of {{convert|320|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-to-sign-deal-with-japan-to-get-first-bullet-train/article7961724.ece |title=India to sign deal with Japan to get first bullet train |website=The Hindu |date=8 December 2015 |access-date=13 June 2017 |archive-date=2 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802071232/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-to-sign-deal-with-japan-to-get-first-bullet-train/article7961724.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thediplomat.com/2015/12/japans-high-speed-rail-breakthrough/ |title=Japan's High-Speed Rail Breakthrough |first=Shang-su |last=Wu |website=thediplomat.com |access-date=12 February 2021 |archive-date=20 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220034919/https://thediplomat.com/2015/12/japans-high-speed-rail-breakthrough/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Under the proposal, construction was expected to begin in 2017 and be completed in 2023. It would cost about {{INRConvert|980|b}} and be financed by a [[low-interest loan]] from Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/indian-cabinet-agrees-to-pick-japan-for-high-speed-rail-project-1449744059 |title=India Said to Pick Japan for High-Speed Rail Project |last=Roy |first=Rajesh |date=10 December 2015 |via=www.wsj.com |access-date=13 June 2017 |archive-date=18 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518014556/https://www.wsj.com/articles/indian-cabinet-agrees-to-pick-japan-for-high-speed-rail-project-1449744059 |url-status=live }}</ref> India will use the wheel-based [[High-speed rail#Records|300 km/h HSR technology]], instead of new [[maglev]] [[L0 Series|600 km/h technology of Japan]] used in [[Chūō Shinkansen]]. India is expected to have its first HSR line operational from 2026 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thakur |first=Rajesh Kumar |date=2025-01-06 |title=India's first bullet train will be launched soon: PM Modi |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Jan/06/indias-first-bullet-train-will-be-launched-soon-pm-modi |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>