India And Japan To Launch Latest Shinkansen E10 Bullet Train Simultaneously By 2029-30
India and Japan are set to introduce the latest iteration of the Shinkansen, the Alfa-X, also known as the E10, simultaneously in 2029-30.Initially, indigenously developed high-speed trains will operated on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai corridor after the project's completion next year.
According to recent reports, Tokyo has agreed to India running its own high-speed prototypes on the same infrastructure, set to be ready by 2026-27. Previously slated to receive the Shinkansen E5, India now looks forward to the E10, capable of reaching speeds up to 400 kmph—an upgrade from the E5’s 320 kmph limit.
