Consider the following about the first High speed Bullet train project in India.

1.It will connect Gujarat to Karnataka.
2.It will also include an undersea stretch of track for the rails.
3.Most of the route for this project will coincide with the existing railway route.

Select the correct answer using the codes below.

Statement 1: The train will cover distance of over 508 km from Sabarmati (Gujarat) to Bandra (Mumbai, Maharashtra) in around 2.5 hours at high speed of 320 kph from the existing 7-8 hours. Statement 2 and 3: For most of its route — 471 km out of 508 km, train will run at elevation of 18 metres
— primarily to ensure it travels over the existing railway route.
The remaining 37 km includes 7 km undersea stretch between Thane and Vasai and 15 km underground route in Mumbai.
It will be India's longest tunnel (around 21-km-long) - that will be dug in Mumbai.
Learning: As per agreement between India and Japan, MAHSR (high speed rail) Project has "twin, complementary objectives viz. localised manufacture and transfer of technology.
It will give stimulus for advanced components' manufacture and construction, one of the stated objectives of the project is Make in India. It will create around 15 lakh new jobs in India.

By: kamaljeet kaur