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Modi, Abe get India's first bullet train project going

The collaboration could signal a massive leap for India's overburdened and deadly railways

Published Wed, Sep 13, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    New Delhi

    AS INDIA'S premier Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe prepare to break ground on the country's first bullet train project on Thursday, experts say the collaboration could signal a massive leap for its overburdened and deadly railways.

    India's colonial-era rail network carries some 22 million passengers daily, making it one of the busiest in the world. But it is also among the most dangerous.

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