HitmanBlood
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There are multiple reasons for this slow start.These are the current planned corridors for high speed rail in India.
The plan goes all the way to 2051.
South will get a line only in 2041.
It says we will build only 2 corridors in 2031 to 2041.
Is this too long/ cautious?
Or is this only a preliminary estimate subject to change with the speed at which Mumbai Ahmedabad corridor is completed?
One is viability
This is a completely new project. How this project will deliver, how people will respond to it and what challanges needs to overcome in context of India is yet to be seen.
Second is indigenization.
Lot of equipment for bullet train is still being imported from foreign countries. The goal of gov is not only to build high speed rail corridors but also to absorb this technology and slowly become Atmanirbhar in high speed rail.
Another reason is money.
Bullet train lines are very expensive to build and maintain to build rapidly we will need to pour lot of money into this project which is difficult, because we are also overhauling traditional railway tracks, upgrading british era stations, building dedicated freight corridors, electrifying lines, modernising coaches, building semi-high speed trains, connecting north east, kashmir rail link, chardham rail, etc.
There is so much investment that is needed in traditional railway infrastructure that building high speed rail within a short timeframe is difficult.