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India has one of the largest rail networks in the world, but it does not have any line classed as high-speed rail (HSR), which allows an operational speed of 200 km/h or more, either operational and construction.〔()〕 The current fastest train in India is the Gatimaan Express that runs with a top speed of 160 km/h, with average speed of above 100 km/hr,〔hhttp://m.timesofindia.com/india/Indias-fastest-train-completes-final-test-run-in-record-time/articleshow/47534278.cms〕 and India does not have any roadmap or concrete plan to implement High-speed railway with all the projects still in consultation and ideation stage. Prior to the 2014 general election, the two major national parties (BJP and INC) both pledged to introduce high-speed rail. The INC pledged to connect all of India's million-plus cities by high-speed rail,〔(INC Manifesto - infrastructure )〕 whereas BJP, which won the election, promised to build the Diamond Quadrilateral project, which would connect via high-speed rail the cities of Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai.〔(BJP Manifesto 2014 )〕 The project was confirmed as a project of priority for the new government in the President's speech.〔(Diamond quadrilateral of high-speed trains - A Dastidar, Indian Express, June 10, 2014 )〕 Construction of one kilometer of high speed railway track will cost Rs. 100 - 140 crore which is 10 to 14 times higher than the construction of a normal railway track.〔(Lok Sabha March 16 2015 )〕 == Current effort to increase speed to 160-200 km/h == Indian Railways aims to increase the speed of passenger trains to 160–200 km/h on dedicated conventional tracks. They intend to improve their existing conventional lines to handle speeds of up to 160 km/h, with a goal of speeds above 200 km/h on new tracks with improved technology. In February 2014, Henri Poupart-Lafarge of Alstom, manufacturer of trains used on TGV in France, stated that India is at least 5–10 years away from high-speed trains. He suggested the country should first upgrade the infrastructure to handle trains travelling 100 to 120 km/hr. In July 2014, a trial run of a "semi-high speed train" with 10 coaches and 2 generators reached a speed of 160 km/h between New Delhi and Agra, but no date has been set for commercial operations. The semi-high speed train that proposes to reduce travelling time between Delhi and Agra to 105 minutes will be named Gatimaan Express. Initially the trains will have the maximum speed of 160 km/h, with railway coaches which can run at the speed of 200 km/h will be rolled out from Railway Coach Factory of Indian Railway from June, 2015.〔http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-10-30/news/55595685_1_high-speed-coaches-four-coaches-first-rake〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「High-speed rail in India」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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