MAHSR Project: NHSRCL Releases Tender Worth 11000 Cr. to Procure 24 Shinkansen Trainsets

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHRSCL), the organization responsible for India’s first bullet train project, has announced a tender to procure 24 E5 Series Shinkansen trainsets at a cost of approximately Rs 11,000 crore. The government aims to launch the first bullet train on the Gujarat section of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai corridor by 2027.

According to funding norms by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), only Japanese companies will be allowed to participate in the procurement process. Hitachi Rail and Kawasaki Heavy Industries are among the few Japanese companies that manufacture such trainsets.