The Battle to Build India’s First Bullet Train

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[@TheB1M]

Lot's of comments about HS2 and California HSR. We covered the challenges and delays around both these projects extensively in the past - kzbin.info/aero/PLEmWzqc0D6MhWHa4BsLZAV0GpwvvKVuSZ

[@sahilbharti7047]

Richie Rich USA is unable to build high-speed. Slowly and Steadily India will get high speed railway. India already have lots of Metro rail Or Subway.

[@RJK-cb9tu]

Hey can you do something about Australia I live there and never see anything.❤ thanks

[@peak_911]

Many things were wrong in the report but was expected after i watched the RRTS video(which also had some things wrong). at 0:12 you can clearly see a green train written Pakistan railways. Though the progress is actually great since last 2yrs, yes it could have gotten completed before 2026 now it will take 2027/2028, so what? this is our first HSR route, we will get comfortable slowly with building it like we are now with Subways. *Fact: India has metros/subways in 15 cities with 568km(15+ cities) under construction* *Democracy in a nutshell everything is slow in democratic countries, same with Cali's HSR.* Tho i will stand by my statement that as you showed in the video HSR project ain't that slow, Indonesian HSR had just 110km length which they started in 2017, India's project length is 508.09km started in 2019, a very sloppy intro too by B1M.

[@_Tp__]

I think we’re all just collectively mad at the incompetence of our respective governments

[@fredashay]

The top of the Shinkansen is too smooth and shiny! How are people supposed to hold on?

[@Cookie2k]

As someone who has travelled from mumbai to surat several times by car and train I can tell you that this high speed train is greatly needed! The country is grinding to a halt slowly!

[@Gaudine]

Maybe they should stop having so many children?

[@callistine8559]

@@Gaudine oh the racist dog whistler who doesn't understand demographic transitions is here

[@rishav2205]

​@@Gaudine It's already stopped, the fertility rate is dropped significantly compared to 70-80s. In fact many Genz & late millenials couple not having childrens at all.

[@justanerd414]

​@@GaudineIndia's birth rate is 2.05, not everyone needs a demographic crisis like europe, japan or s.korea

[@seedhasaadabhartiya3312]

​@@GaudineIndia population growth is already at a replacement level of 2.1, so you are spreading false information.

[@MrMattie725]

"Other nearby nations", shows Japan. I think people often forget the scale of Asia. Japan is 4.000km from India. That's like saying Belgium is nearby Canada, which is also about 4.000km :D

[@yume6532]

Should've just shown China.

[@waylondesnoyers4606]

Don't worry, it happens with North America too 🤣

[@MayankSharma01]

But from india’s eastern most point Japan is as far as India’s western most point.

[@parthkulkarni1126]

Well Adjoining neighbour China is superfast in implementation...

[@grantmccoy6739]

​@@MayankSharma01amazing if true

[@foxbat473]

Well done India so much love from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

[@ablive7010]

Love you too bro from india 🇮🇳

[@draco2xx]

zimbabwe needs the lord to solve you guys problems

[@Dr.Kay_R]

​@@PK-se2jhWell, He showed a decade old video of Indian railways so...😅

[@otpjgdgwdpm]

中国や韓国など他の国ならもっと安く済むのに日本製を選んでくれるのは日本人としてとても嬉しいです。 これを実現してくれたのは紛れもなくモディ首相と安倍元総理のおかげだと思います。 JAI HIND🔥

[@winst154]

My favourite country Japan 🇯🇵 Jai hind jai japan

[@YOUTUBE_AMERICA]

Japanese products are of great quality It feels different than Koreans

[@py7432]

Indeed, I wud trust japanese, korean product over chinese. Not because I have issues with china or their people but the matter of reliability.

[@raghunandanbs2005]

Japan means quality

[@tukaidas1272]

India doesn’t trust chinese we love japan

[@mrklv1593]

Still India will have its first high speed rail line before the US

[@stevepierre3120]

In the USA they prefer airplanes over trains, it's more convenient and faster. 😅

[@westside213]

Planes are faster. Ban private jets and normal people can keep the fastest method of travel.

[@urgo224]

You can thank the motor industry for lobbying against it.....

[@urgo224]

@@stevepierre3120 Air travel is anything but convenient

[@JeffreyBue_imtxsmoke]

@@urgo224 for long distance travel air travel is WAY MORE convenient than travel over land. Even if it's high speed rail.

[@joermnyc]

The high speed network becoming popular reduces strain on the slower network, which would allow for major repairs and replacement projects.

[@ianhomerpura8937]

Basically the same reason why HS2 is being built. I don't really get the intense opposition against, especially by supposed "environmentalists".

[@ugochukwueze496]

​@ianhomerpura8937 Every time a rail project is brought up, these environmentalists spring up all over the world.

[@shivanshna7618]

​@@ianhomerpura8937yeah stupid environmentalists stopped one section of Mumbai metro for like 40 fucking trees even though that single section would be reducing like a million ton of carbon daily from vehicle use . Hubris of these people are so toxic

[@EuroMaidanWasAnInsurrection]

@@ianhomerpura8937 im pro environment all day but if im losing one species of bird (example) to improve 50 million peoples lives a year I think this is a logical no brainer.

[@captiannemo1587]

The sad thing is the bird will likely be lost no matter if the HSR line is built or not.

[@yitongalex]

Very happy to see India choose Japan bullet train. Very wise choice. Congratulations from China.

[@sadenb]

All projects are important in India. As an Indian, I can say India needs many solutions. No one solution is good enough for all sections of the society. We need to have conventional railways which are being upgraded, we need separate freight corridors which are also being constructed, we need high speed rail as well as high speed expressways. The population and the scale of the problem demands all.

[@riouchiha8197]

Land acquisition is main problem for the development in india. Plus, environmentalists, politicians will always knock your door whenever any construction. start.

[@sahildadhwal]

Most of the people don’t have problem with land accusations as they are very handsomely paid but the biggest problem is politics the state government doesn’t want centre projects to be completed even though it will definitely benefit people in the longer run

[@shivam_nagar69]

look at Gujarat, there was no interference but look at Maharashtra (activists, wokeists filled country) Why govt isn't banning these fools, like china did? of course shitty democracy

[@chrisgironde6669]

No difference to lots of other countries

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: If a Indian PM/Govt stay Quiet As regional KKK hold public rallies Threatening Rape of Blacks/Minorities Threatening Genocide of Blacks/Minorities Indian PM/Govt - Democratic,Fascist?

[@jsebrech]

I find it fascinating how these major construction problems around the world always run into these same problems of slow land acquisition, unexpectedly inhospitable terrain, environmentalists, and local political obstruction, and yet always plan optimistically as if they won't suffer from these problems. Are there even any construction projects on this scale which don't go years past their initial schedule?

[@patrickrodriguez8797]

Japan has been helping us in the Philippines with our transportation projects as well. Cheers from the PH! I hope India succeeds!

[@roshansapkota8]

India is too, a ton of Indian companies and Indians working with multinationals have moved to work and complete the NSCR Lines

[@FlixTV]

@@roshansapkota8 kinda ironic comment on this video, no?

[@harrry4052]

@@FlixTV haha, it is!

[@ugochukwueze496]

Better to go with the Japanese than the Chinese with their belt and road initiative

[@hemantv1676]

​​​@@ugochukwueze496yeah Japanese gave us 50 year loan at just 0.1% interest rate

[@TJSaw]

The best thing about this is that it’s the legendary Shinkansen system coming to India. The OG bullet train with the most ridership overall and zero accidents to date. Japan is helping india in HSR and India is helping Japan in its space program. A win-win for both nations.

[@vasopel]

"most ridership overall and zero accidents to date" well...NOT zero accidents...just a quick search on the internet and you will find plenty ;-)

[@tweedy4sg]

Errr., how is lndiot helping Japs in space program ... you sure ???

[@tweedy4sg]

@@vasopel agree, that statistic is fake.

[@manowartank8784]

@@vasopel I guess he meant the fact there were no passenger fatalities or injuries on board due to derailments or collisions. However, that's more to be credited to Japanese operators and conductors with their flawless and dedicated work. Hard to say if India will replicate that, even if the technology itself is perfect.

[@vasopel]

@@manowartank8784 google: Mishima Station incident

[@LLLLLLLLLucas]

Props to Japan and India working together for a common good.

[@ColeSpolaric]

In a country of over a billion people, i don't think they'll have a problem with 50 million riders a year

[@BabluYadav-rm6tu]

1.4 bn within 7 year 1.5 bn ,,,we have enough pasenger to use bullet train

[@shagreen2168]

But 98% of population makes less than $400/month.😪

[@BabluYadav-rm6tu]

@@shagreen2168 don't worry ,, per capita increasing every day ,,1/2 dollar gain daily

[@its_not_the_Ishu]

​@@shagreen2168we have less purchasing power parity (PPP) compared to other developing or developed countries..so yeah everything is cheap as compared so 400$ is enough

[@backpropagation8365]

@@shagreen2168the fare for the entire route is just $50 one way. Plus your data is wrong. India has 350 million people in its middle class as defined by global standards which is a minimum $5000 per year I think. So it cannot be that only 2% make more than $5000 a year. You can see the air traffic between Mumbai and other cities to gauge affordability. Air traffic in India is growing in double digits. And major airports are running out of gates and parking slots. India’s economy is expected to be close to $4 trillion by the end of this year and is still growing fast. I think a 10000 mile HSR in India is eminently doable.

[@Amuzic_Earth]

Indian railway networks are not "Aging" as you have mentioned...the overcrowded clips that you keep showing are all from a single city's local network, which is Mumbai local trains, which is what is aging..The national network has seen massive upgradation in recent years, which includes almost doubling of electrification(it's 85%+ now), automation of signalling systems both hardware and softwarewise, continuous upgradation of railway coaches from older ICF to LHBs and now the newer Vandebharat rakes(which you showed only one cropped image), building two dedicated freight corridors, continuous upgradation of tracks to make it suitable for semi high speed trains etc..... Of course, just like the country of India, there are several layers in the railway system too and it's impossible to bring changes to everything at once.....just changing one layer is equal to an overhaul of a mid size country....but all you keep showing is the mumbai locals...because it suits the image that matches with the perception when you hear India as a foreigner.

[@indiandeadlydefense9825]

These forgeiners doesn't have deep knowledge about project. They just wants to make video and earn money

[@HA-rn2iu]

Exactly. We'll also get overcrowded train videos from Japan, but nobody shows that all the time.

[@gatech5190]

Indian railways looks cheap and unsafe. Idk how these people function like this in everyday life.

[@blackfoxstudioX]

Well calling it aging is not wrong, with nearly 16 000 people dead alone in 2022 in train related accidents. India still has LONG way to go. Best of luck!

[@taiwanmark]

It's literally a video about a train starting in Mumbai. Footage of trains in Mumbai are perfectly relevant. Upgradation is also not a word used anywhere outside your subcontinent.

[@cherryslat5702]

China and especially Japan built their own railways based on what they know they need with routes serving their major population centres. India's railway was built by the British to link resource centres with factories and ports, completely ignoring civilian train networks. Since 1947 India has had to readapt this rail system based on resource and wealth extraction to serve them and their people instead of an extractive foreign power. This definitely makes it harder for them but it is good to see it is going well.

[@lloydkasal4116]

I like this take, the acknowledgement of the real purpose the British 'built' the railways in India, rare, but refreshing to see.

[@marcbuisson2463]

​@@lloydkasal4116It still is really interesting, how Tata managed to emerge through the building of the network by the british.

[@Suffer-grow]

Which one is harder? China - Having to learn about the scientific concepts and produce all the equipments required for Rail Network. India - With the Japanese Loan and with the help of Shinkansen (Central Japan Railway Company). It’s not even close.

[@BlackStoneSlayer]

​@@Suffer-grow I like it when people talk like street Drunked Illiterate peoples. Only fools can claim this china developed all things by itself when we all know Germany helped china in building its High speed railways. 🤣😂🤣

[@marcbuisson2463]

@@Suffer-grow India has a major penality, it has to build it in a country with a (sometimes relative, I'll recognise it) respect of rule of law. The engineering is definitely easier for them than for China. But the legal and administrative framework (and thus, the cost), may be really really problematic for India.

[@CuriosityforTruth]

1:19 Most of the Deaths are not because of Train accidents but because of collision with train or by falling from the train (Mostly in Suburban Trains)

[@cedriclynch]

The Mumbai suburban trains have power operated sliding doors. The only time they are closed is when the train is standing in a siding during the rainy season. Even so the safety of the trains is better than that of travelling by road. In India the fare for two people to travel by train is less than the cost of the petrol for them to travel on one small motorcycle. In my country the UK if you own a luxury car it will usually be cheaper to use this to go somewhere than to make the same journey on your own by train.

[@gnanasabaapatirg7376]

Nah man Mumbai Suburban doesn't have automatic doors. It's open. Only the air conditioning ones have the automatic doors which are very low anyways. Mumbai is locked by water on all three sides as it's a peninsula that's one of the major reasons why there can't be many road ways or good railway infrastructure can be built because it's already so dense.

[@mohdmoazzam120]

As an Indian I can confirm you that this project will boost the economy.. This project paper work started a decade ago.

[@HyperMODX]

Yea things go very slow here specially big projects like these.

[@Judah_889]

How about our India's hyperloop project. Isn't this was announced to open in 2021

[@HyperMODX]

@@Judah_889 nah that's cancelled I guess. Apparently that wasn't so feasible since it's no yet proven

[@Vor567tez]

@@Judah_889 Hyperloop is wasteful project. It has lots of loophole.

[@Judah_889]

@@Vor567tez hyperloop after it's completion will be much feasible and our country will one of the few countries in the world which would have hyperloop. Although it has loopholes but it has twice more pros as compared to cons

[@yorisingrango9837]

One thing you didn't mention was that cost of upgrading older tracks is quite high due to enroachment and oversaturation.

[@davidanderson5411]

yeah, cost of upgrading older tracks is quite high.. but sending probes to the moon.. yeah lets throw a few Billions into that, no spending limit

[@amitjaiswal3420]

​Haha! Okay loser

[@dive_whale]

@@davidanderson5411 different countries doing that

[@davidanderson5411]

@@dive_whale r w talking about other countries or India here?

[@CreatorPolar]

@@dive_whale India sent a space probe to the moon like last week

[@AndrewWatts1969]

Another excellent segment, I did note the metric was in the American Imperial system with "miles" but India uses kilometers like the rest of planet Earth.

[@pannychanman]

Not true. The original fools of the cursed isles of Britain still use miles.

[@lord_of_love_and_thunder]

The recent tragic accident notwithstanding, I found the overarching narrative in this video out of date. India’s railways are more electrified than European, East Asian and North American ones. This is a major factor driving better efficiency. Unmanned level crossings, a key factor driving accidents, have been reduced drastically. Trains in India are not as luxurious as those in wealthier regions, but they are extremely affordable. Everyday you have multiple options to travel from Mumbai to Delhi for $7 (1400km). For contrast, the cheapest flight is $50.

[@arpitkumar2981]

Cringe

[@KraugelSky]

@@Wisteria__Lane the only country thats more electrified than India in terms of length is China, some western countries may be 100% electrified but India electrifiying 84k km is more than those countries length combined. (Excluding European Union cause thats a cluster of countries)

[@thrlfwbbl8038]

> India’s railways are more electrified than European, East Asian and North American ones. It's great to see India progress but consider the following. India's rail network length per square km, let alone per capita is pretty low compared to Japan or Western Europe, despite comparable numbers of passenger-kilometers per capita. Electrification only makes sense for well used lines. So % of rail network electrified might not mean as much as you think. Statistically India has not yet built out the deep rail network coverage that other big rail use countries partially chose not to electrify to avoid wasting money.

[@thrlfwbbl8038]

India and China also have over a 1b people. E.g. India has about 5 times more electrified rail km than France but 20 times the population. On the other hand, India's economic output per capita is only about 15% of France's. So India's rail network is still pretty good, compared to it's economic development level and I am sure it will continue to improve and will eventually reach rich country levels.

[@thrlfwbbl8038]

@@Wisteria__Lane > Swiss railways are obviously better Swiss rail is awesome. But Switzerland is also the richest country on the planet that uses passenger rail :)

[@rupanjan]

The stock footages used in this video is old because most of IR rake now has red LHB livery not the blue ICF ones. Plus good job on choosing footage of only general class coaches.

[@its_not_the_Ishu]

Yesss exactly...normal train have 16-18 coaches out of which only 4-5 are general remaining are majority sleeper and AC....And in recent years railways r reducing sleeper class too by adding more n more AC economy class

[@kamalnayansharma2400]

western mindset

[@Ishantyagiofficial]

They literally just showing Mumbai local ( old video ) and old General coaches And only shows 1 pic of Vande Bharat trains 😅😅 And idk why they show That part of Delhi metro only 💀💀

[@modernpronationalistharshg8647]

​@@Ishantyagiofficialwestern mindset

[@adityasaurabh-exam3175]

​​@@Ishantyagiofficial and one of the intro footage was from Pakistan at 00:11 😂 typical western racists

[@harshitsingh3915]

The thing with that train accident, that particular train was not operating on the indigenously developed system called “kavach”, which is designed to prevent such instances from occurring, and since then the pace of bringing trains into this system has increased too. Yes the infrastructure is old and the work on upgrading these tracks has already started and in progress, but due to the vast size of this network it takes time and a lot money to do so.

[@YuruCampSupermacy]

you say it as if majority of trains operate with kavach deployed, very few do. indian railways has long been neglected by governments and still continues to be and "since then the pace of bringing trains into this system has increased" sounds like a very apologist take to deflect some of the blame from the existing government. Absence of kavach wasn't the only reason for the accident, railways continues to be understaffed and the government has done nothing to fill millions of vacancies.

[@shivanshna7618]

​@@YuruCampSupermacygovernment have literally increased railway budget year after year it increased from 1.40 lakh crore to 2.40 lakh crore. Problem is that there are so many fucking problems in railway it will take 2 decades just to change old track we're talking about 128000 km of track .also kavach was first introduced in 2019 and in 2020 it saw mass use and already had stopped 1400 small accident. Current government have done lot from track replacement to metro (especially up) to rrts and especially unmmaned railway crossing but nothing is enough so sadly for atleast another decade you will see accident both bcz of government incompetence or lack of fund .

[@moorthit6964]

Cavach system has loopholes.. It only work on engine but last accident 1 backside hit.. So no prevention... Second accident also with couch.. No coach has RF id of cavach system... Government should use AI like simulator may solve issue ... Cavach system like tool collection RF id.. Only advertisement hit on middle or back collateral damage like odisha

[@Vor567tez]

Kaavach is recent development. But railway does already hv it's own full proof system. To prevent such accident their was a system that will automatically control the traffic lights to red if it sense the presence of another train on the track the incoming train is supposed to run. However it malfunctioned either by itself or done intentionally. Regardless it's undeniable that trains need major improvement.

[@Amory98]

@@YuruCampSupermacy and...... reservation.

[@oldmonk2.1]

Indian railways carry load of population equal to collective population of USA + Australia+ England etc. Just because of some accident you can't defame efforts & management of Indian railways, yes India is improving infrastructure but just because of railways entire nation runs daily ❤

[@Amory98]

"some accident"? Wow.

[@akashprasanna]

​@@Amory98yes this accident was the only big accident since a decade so our railways is improving and don't forget our railways is the affordable railways in the world with 0.5 rupees per kilometre

[@mordecai3366]

@@akashprasanna cheaping out on safety isnt a flex dude

[@Snoop_Dugg]

The problem is security of the rail corridor. Many people just cross the tracks anywhere they want, sometimes jump from one train to another, let alone sitting on the roof during rush hour. It's really hard to guarantee. @@mordecai3366

[@treefuns5056]

​@@Amory98accident death chance of average Western rail is 7 times high than in India you illiterate

[@monideepchakraborty9376]

All thanks to 'India's FRIEND' Mr. Shinzo Abe of Japan. He helped us immensely in this project. Grateful to Abe Ji forever. Lord Shiva pls give him the highest adobe in the heaven. 🙏💐💐❤

[@Midnight_34]

He died sadly

[@tukaidas1272]

@@Midnight_34😢😢 rest in peace

[@Koguma_ei]

Me waiting for the US bullet train to BE

[@divyanshugoyal9818]

💀

[@paulalexander8874]

@@SpongeBob-xh8irtouché 😂

[@ashwanirathore8134]

Bro woke up and chose violence😂

[@cann5565]

​@@SpongeBob-xh8irUK is tiny. They don't need it.

[@marcosburgos8415]

​@@cann5565😂

[@darkwoodmovies]

Love seeing high speed rail being built around the world.

[@yousorooo]

The Shinkansen is so convenient and efficient that it’s baffling how America still hasn’t built one such network.

[@ulicesisaia4518]

In what other countries are being builts?

[@justoliver2635]

@@ulicesisaia4518There’s also Indonesia which is nearing its HSR completion

[@Iponamann]

Agreed! As an American I think it’s pretty embarrassing his far behind we are on this

[@horsenuts1831]

@@ulicesisaia4518 All over Europe. High-speed rails is extending like a spider's web. From my experience of travelling around Europe 40 years ago just after the French opened their first high-speed line, the difference is like night and day.

[@devenbhalerao3569]

Western media always has same old template of showing decade old videos of trains systems in India.. the mumbai locals that are shown is from 1980s. Yes Indian railway is ageing but billions of dollars are invested to revamp tracks, signals, guage conversions, expansion and new coaches and train sets. Indian railways will soon be 100% electrified which will also be first in world

[@Dr.Kay_R]

Stock footage is old. Indonesia also had similar trains 15 years ago. People travelled on rooftops. Indians don't travel on the roof as it's electrified

[@shahbazfawbush]

I take issue with your introduction to India's trains. There are a good number of well run train lines that feature comfortable and well equipped carriages. On my last visit to India in 2015 I could reserve my ticket online before arriving in India, get on at the right carriage that stopped at the right place on the platform, enjoy clean and functioning interiors with working USB charger points. There was no overcrowding and I could show my eTicket on my phone to the ticket inspector. Oh and the train was on time. There are also AC first class carriages. Your intro shows crowded urban commuter trains. Very sloppy intro by B1M.

[@kamalnayansharma2400]

if you would visit now you will see vande bharat trains to be much more better and alot of different developments

[@thesagarmahapatra]

Thank you for your positive comment, most of these foreign youtube channels end up using the most uninformed same youtube clips repeatedly from eons ago thereby furthering the perception that Indian trains are backward.

[@XinaCCPFreeTibet]

Fred millis is a RACIST European .. he kisses commie CCP’s butt in his videos and can’t control his imperialism when he takes up Indian subject. Unsubscribe.

[@XinaCCPFreeTibet]

@@thesagarmahapatra they are racists so .. Unsubscribe their tone will quickly change.

[@aryanram02]

another case of out of touch western youtuber going on and on about stuff they arent really familiar with

[@Alexrocksdude_]

Glad India is making solid progress on HSR. Its not something that can be done quickly and carelessly so I am patiently awaiting the end result. Good video covering this topic!

[@matgranger5061]

Last year around this time only 5% work was done and now around 35% work almost done. It's going really well.

[@stevengalloway8052]

I hope India succeeds.... 👏

[@Boldtruths]

When metro was coming to India people opppsed that also. As an Indian I admit we are slow in adapting to changes. BULLET TRAIN Will be the game changer.

[@siddheshrane]

The overall tone of this video is “India doesn’t deserve a bullet train”. B1m is usually very enthusiastic about projects anywhere in the world but it seems their bias is overpowering in this video

[@kakun63]

off course no one wants to see their country come 2nd

[@Tilak-Chatterjee]

What do you expect from Western Left wing about Indias rapid progress under center right wing Modi government, just ignore this stupid left wing peoples and their half brain ignorant audiances😂😂 illinformed comment

[@reginageorgetownuni]

They're weirdly obsessed with making India look poor. British people have a chip on their shoulders. Oh well, humse kya

[@vetiarvind]

Lmao. It's the British. They can't stomach India's growth.

[@nmu2021]

Good video. Being an Indian and having traveled across Europe in HS rail, I would say this project is of absolute necessity to elevate the economy to the next level. Today, the middle class in India travel mostly through flights, thanks to govt schemes like UDAN and airlines like Indigo which have brought people out of victorian rail system. So, when the HS rail network is up and running, we will have plenty of takers for it, don't forget that both Gujarat and Maharashtra have enormously wealthy and tenacious individuals who would love to travel in bullet trains. As regards to the delay in construction, it must be attributed to our judicial system which is slow and often populist. But we are developing and we will have a full HSR network by 2040.

[@kristofferbeder]

The United States pulled itself out of economic depression with similar large-scale projects 90 years ago. The investment was a huge success and poised the country to step up to the enormous economic and industrial challenge of WWII less than a decade later, launching the U.S. into a global superpower.

[@LonelyRacoon]

​@@ems4884 I disagree with this notion that somehow huge population is reason for slow development. It's not. China had the largest population for the majority of 20th and 21st century and their population was not a problem for development. The problem in India has always been political will. Anything can be done with enough political will. US has literally fought wars on lies and made trillions out of it only because they had political will to do so. Only recently in India do we have a government that has enough political will to get over all the division that was created in the country for the last 75 years and actually work on some real problems. I mean just look at this very project. Land acquisition had been a long problem under Uddhav Government but as soon as Eknath came into the power, all the problems were sorted. The Mumbai Costal Road that was always in debate has gained significant traction and is progressing rapidly. Indians are aspirational and anything that helps them move in the direction that they aspire to be is welcomed with open arms by the vast majority of the people. The recent developments and achievements of India are all indicative of it. The Indian economy that was in the "Fragile 5" is one of the most resilient economies amid the Pandemic and the War.

[@jkardez4794]

@@LonelyRacoon China is a ruthless dictatorship where human life has absolutely no value , that's why the population is not a problem. You only have to remember the summary lockdowns which lasted for weeks . While India calls itself the largest democracy the handling of the pandemic has been a disaster with the number of people who have died still a state secret . Incidents of bodies floating in the river and the PM pleading for Oxygen from the international community after bragging that the disease was under control . Ask the poor people living below BPL how much life has improved compared to Adani & Ambani ; their voice is never heard after 75 years . Check the skin deep beautification attempt for the G-20 . As for trains instead of bullet trains why don't you improve the working of the normal trains in which 99% of the population travels and accidents take place on a regular basis . The minority bullet trains are vanity projects for tenacious people and the PM .How many Indian citizens will be able to afford bullet trains ? A two class society after 75 years ???

[@mrraam2151]

​@@LonelyRacoonso true 🙏

[@MrHenrikq]

Yeah, it sucks when the Brits screwed you over with a really bad system.

[@nameisamine]

I want a bullet train in India and I’m not even Indian! I can’t wait to visit and ride it myself! 🇮🇳

[@kamalnayansharma2400]

we welcome you to india. come and visit india

[@nameisamine]

@@kamalnayansharma2400 india seems like a beautiful country with a fascinating past and what seems like a flourishing future ahead of it! It will be great to see the country continue to rise over this century.

[@purplemist2779]

Come without ladies/girls.

[@user-wq4fb7zt8y]

​@@purplemist2779 No, India welcomes everyone who is warm and open, especially women.😊

[@thefreemonk6938]

Where are you from? Country?

[@imaryapiyush99]

If I'm not wrong, Indian Railways no longer use those blue ICF coaches as they have been replaced with newer LHB coaches so some of the clips included are old.

[@idzkk]

Thank god they didn’t use brown cars

[@Dr.Kay_R]

Bro his starting footage is literally from Pakistan 😂 Glad he didn't show the bangladeshi rooftop videos Western media is usually not neutral, even about china. Indian aging railways: shows Pakistan and 20 year old footage "Nearby" nation: shows the bullet train of Japan.

[@sjgghosh7677]

U should have mentioned the rapid expansion of India's metro network. It's kind of same, first we build a project and then rapidly expand it in other parts of country, the first project will always takes much much more time.

[@Secretlyanothername]

This is just about one thing, there are other videos about that.

[@hiren_bhatt]

Another great train-related megaproject that India is working on - Dedicated Freight Corridor or DFC. ... Currently there are two DFCs which are operational (EDFC and WDFC) with many more in the making. @B1M

[@rufioh]

I think talking about needing it to pay for itself (through ticket sales and stuff?) is a bit silly. The train could create more job opportunities which would lead to a more productive economy and thus a higher tax take for the government.

[@danieloloan8525]

Exactly. People never seem to complain when new roads don't "pay for themselves", because everyone understnads it's obtuse to ignore the benefits they provide to the wider economy, yet trains don't seem to get the same free pass...

[@anandsuralkar2947]

True. China's bullet network is still in loss and over $Trillion USD in loan still it fueled the country's growth

[@BabluYadav-rm6tu]

Don't worry ,,user will pay all spending ,, here in India we have pay and use model also...

[@manmohanmishra5301]

​​@@danieloloan8525sir in India our government gets the money back which was invested in road project and that's a good thing because it has allowed us to make lots of new highways

[@amitasahasrabudhe6413]

Also don't forget the impact on overall business productivity and GDP.

[@EricJCaraballoso]

I hope it all goes well! India needs many major projects to help advance its efficiencies and status around the world.

[@kamalnayansharma2400]

india has many ongoing and many completed like world highest bridge, tunnel, road, stadium, woking office. world records for making fastest road, hospital, now we can setup hospital in 8 mins only. you can see in youtube or google for many more

[@Ojassonnisify]

India has always been held back due to the restraints which come with coalition politics and the policy paralysis that follows. For the past 10 years, its been run by a development first stable political majority that has picked up the pace that has been lacking for many years. While I agree that conventional systems need to be improved, the sheer size and complexity of the entire country means these things take time. We have already seen an increase in the number of initiatives being implemented for improving current systems. I hope these projects bear fruit in the future, and people from all walks of life benefit from them.

[@alexanderadams]

If India (Bharat) can build an high-speed railway of scale similar to China over the next few decades they will set themselves up for generations. I partially agree that investing in conventional rail will benefit a greater proportion of the population now, but investing in this technology now will cause a snowball effect as it will stimulate domestic industry and talent. This is magnified by their population that will peak at 1.8 billion in the coming years, all of whom in the future will require fast transportation around the country. Good luck from Australia

[@jigsaw2281]

It will not peak to 1.8 billion it will peak to 1.65 billion...and today tfr of India is already 2.0

[@shivam_nagar69]

true it will go down actually@@jigsaw2281

[@dwarasamudra8889]

Don't think it will expand quite as quickly as China's network. Land acquisition takes time in India

[@purushottam_paramdharma]

Hey I really appreciate u also using bharat in the brackets. Thank you!

[@Yatagurusu]

@@dwarasamudra8889 DOnt worry, the Indian governement has really perfected bulldozing homes. Now it can use it for some good. In a more serious note, Im sure the government will give itself more powers to acquire land, as all countries do when laws get in the way

[@devdesai6185]

the dfc project is more important than the bullet train as after the dfc will be completed , in a decade or so indian railways will be on par with global standards as the average speed will increase from 80-90 to 160-200 and for sleeper class around 220 or so. and track upgradation for those speed is already under trial. would like to see a video in depth discussing it

[@priyadarshi8548]

I agree

[@BabluYadav-rm6tu]

Chup ,,dfc kam jari hai ,,bullet ki jarurat hai .. gujrat port se bihar tak goods supply ko freight corridor ready hai. Next year jnpt se bihar tak rail connectivity mil jayega

[@aryanram02]

@@BabluYadav-rm6tu thoda padhai karlo aur fir aao bakne online pe bina baat ka

[@BabluYadav-rm6tu]

@@aryanram02 anpadh

[@aryanram02]

@@BabluYadav-rm6tu anpadh tu hai chutiye, bullet train ka bilkul zaroorat nahi hai, utne hazar karodon ko hame abhi jo railway ke track hai unpar kharch karna chahiye. hamare rail track bohot purane hai, aur outdated hai unko sudharna hai pehle un paison se, kyunki vande bharat jaise trains apne top speed tak nahi jaa pate kyunki track hee ache nahi hai. aur hame paison ka zaroorat hai hamara purane coaches ko improve karne ke liye, jab itna kaam hai jo karna hai, kuch alag sa bullet train, jo sirf kuch logo ko madad karti hai usko banana aur uspe carodon karch karna sirf chutiyapanti hai,

[@Edward4Plantagenet]

7km in Oct 2022 to following in Oct 2023.😱 1) 128* km #Viaduct completed. 2) 274* km of #piers completed. 3) 263 km of #foundation work completed.

[@Boldtruths]

Also done by LnT construction and afcons , both are Indian companies.

[@alistairt7544]

It's about time! Im so excited for India 😃

[@Sandeee]

Funny how people only see ticket sales being the only way to recoup the money and the question if we need bullet train is even weirder. Did India need a space program? No. But today other countries use Indian satellite launchers and ISRO is earning money. The Delhi metro has been so successful that other countries want to emulate the cost effective measures of Delhi metro and implementing the same in their cities. India will be soon exporting vande bharat coaches to European countries because it is made at a much cheaper price and at the same standards.

[@BlackHoleSpain]

I'm afraid only usonians complain because of their egotistic selfish view of the world which is slowly destroying their society as we know it,

[@padhlekyakarrhahaituyahanp1011]

No country (only poor African ) will take vande bharat and it is not cheap also there better alternative than vb in India itself check westbengal titagarh wagon

[@death_parade]

@@padhlekyakarrhahaituyahanp1011 No foreigner needs to buy Indian trains and India will still benefit economically from this Vande Bharat program.

[@sangramraje5667]

Travel on Mumbai local trains and you will come to know the difference between Mumbai satellite and Delhi

[@ChiefJoey5971]

call out the people who stop the construction, file firs on so called activists, send people to jail who stop development @@sangramraje5667

[@katranaresh5609]

There was a clash between previous govt which wasnt in sync with the central gov sadly , but then as a central govt frndly state gov came into power all permissions and licenses were given within few months , thats how redtape works in a system like ours .

[@vishnumohannair8506]

I was against it until I learned of the GIFT city. Now this makes perfect sense. Connecting the Financial Gateway to the Financial center of India for mass transport.

[@charlie_56]

Wishing India luck from Uzbekistan

[@msergio0293]

Congrats to India for working on this projects

[@shivam_nagar69]

Less Govt interference vs Govt interference both in the same project, considering Gujarat construction was MUCH faster than Maharashtra(due to govt) shows what DEMOCRACY does to a big country. India doesn't deserve democracy, that's a fact and i will stand by this statement, India can never be compared to China where you can build anything with no OPPOSITION, NGOs. Funny most people brush this thing off but is the biggest hurdle in the comparison.

[@its_not_the_Ishu]

And media still compare us with pakistan by saying 'we were on the same page at the time of independence'... This needs to stop we need to compare ourselves with china and achieve the goal

[@TheKarstrasse]

Building a high speed train doesn't mean just a shiny fast train. It brings along many by products with it that can be used in other aspects of the society. Like reverse power harvesting motors, traction motors, laser guided safety sensors, etc. This project will bring along a huge change in other industries and products as well. And as someone who lives in Mumbai and settled in Ahmedabad, I personally need it to visit home frequently

[@Merennulli]

Easily the best partnership I've seen yet. We definitely need to get more bricks into more kids hands. My parents were frugal, so I had the Lego-compatible off brands and a few select actual Lego sets in the era before everything was an expensive partner project with some licensed IP. Munging the two competing systems together along with other less-known brand building toys was a formative experience for me. I don't know how this system will work for the kids who grow up with it, but I think it's the right direction.

[@IanRoyceFadol]

Interesting video. Would be interesting to see one showing possibly similar issues as to the Philippines' attempt to revive its railways and solve perennial traffic congestion in Manila

[@ianhomerpura8937]

Esepcially when railway projects have become a chess piece for geopolitical conflicts across the Asia-Pacific.

[@peteregan3862]

B1M promotes national and global defeatism with its insistance that transport infrastructure be funded from user charges. The responsible economic approach is to meet capital costs from general economic taxes while fares cover operating costs

[@kkon5ti]

thank you, much needed comment

[@Georgewilliamherbert]

This is common but not universally agreed with. It effectively hides choices with poor capital cost efficiencies from the users, and allows central planning bureaucrats in charge of capital disbursement override local needs and preferences. It’s not *wrong*… but not understanding its disadvantages under particular governments isn’t a good planning approach.

[@SpectreMk2]

A lot of the complaints about prioritizing high-speed trains over the "regular" train network is non-sense. Both Japan and Spain which have very successful train networks had to build completely new tracks as well. Simply upgrading existing tracks won't do on the busiest corridors and will lead to frequent train disruptions during upgrade work (that can last for years) while still costing as much money as building new ones.

[@H3erobrineNotch]

For a country with so much population it’s absolute necessary for a good mass public transit system to be built.

[@singularityraptor4022]

Iam surprised you didn't mention electrification of the rail network which sits at 90% completion. Also would like you to discuss about our ongoing and upcoming nuclear projects and massive irrigation projects

[@outofthetrash5925]

I'm sure they have a video on one irrigation project (a dam) or I may be thinking of another channel. This channel covers large infrastructure projects but just as interesting in irrigation is all the local rural land irrigation projects that Indians are currently undertaking. I've enjoyed numerous videos on them from a few different creators. I didn't know your rail electrification now stands at 90%. Imo India will soon be the fastest growing economy on the planet if they navigate these next few years properly not least in the realm of geopolitics.

[@SpongeBob-xh8ir]

It's an agenda video to make India look bad

[@SpongeBob-xh8ir]

Meanwhile UK have non 😂 even after looting 46 trillion dollar from India 200 years ago

[@justanerd414]

​@@SpongeBob-xh8irbruh, stop spamming literally the same comment everywhere

[@shivam_nagar69]

yes be ready for some wrong things(B1M video) in those projects too😂

[@Timeline167]

FYI - government is also rapidly upgrading to New safer faster coaches (LHB) they have also introduced new semi high speed units across nation as you have mentioned (vande Bharat express), they have also upgrading tracks for faster safer operations. Government has also constructed the Western and Eastern dedicated freight corridor to Decongest the main lines. Complete Redevelopment of existing railway station are under construction across nation and they are modern state of the art.

[@edtechbhaarath]

India is also investing in strengthening the current railway infrastructure. So, it is not a trade-off between traditional railways and other forms of railways. Traditional railways are upgraded and extended using budgetary resources. Bullet trains and metro trains are built on funding from combination of Centre, State, and various foreign and domestic funding agencies.

[@monilshah1014]

Dear B1M, The video was informative, but it looks like there were some points about the recent developments about the Indian railways, that were ignored/overlooked. 1. Electrification of the rail lines - 91% of the world's fourth largest and second-most dense railway system, i.e. Indian railways, have been electrified. To put into perspective, China is at 80%, and the Swiss are at 70%. 2. Indigenous Semi High Speed Rail - Under the Atmanirbhar Bhaarat (Self-reliant India) Initiaitve, the government of India has STOPPED importing anything for the construction of a Semi High Speed train, called the Vande Bhaarat Express. It is an engine-less train which has the quickest acceleration and deceleration mechanisms in the world. Practically, the prices are almost the same, with automations and safety being the most important aspects of the same. 3. KaVach - This is another indigenous technology, that works as an anti collision braking system that most of the train engines in India are now equipped with. I agreee with the lack of safety mechanisms in the railways, but the number of accidents and mishaps have reduced drastically in the last 10 years. 4. Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) - The government of India is also building Dedicated corridors for the movement of goods and freight trains all across the country, and a few sections of the North-South Freight Corridor are already operational. They have even introduced triple decker container trains, the collective tonnage of whom is the driving factor behind planning the tracks' capacities. 5. Semi High Speed Rail - The government is not one-dimensionally focussed on building a high-speed rail, while ignoring the middle steps. To connect the cities of Delhi and Meerut in the National Capital Region, there is a semi-high speed rail planned, and is almost operational, with the trial runs in progress right now (you have a video on the same as well). Again, from the concrete used and the steel produced, to the coaches under construction and the technologies implemented, everything has been developed by and in India. This model of connecting the cities has proven efficient in most of the areas, and is hence being replicated raplidly in other states of the country. 6. The Metro Rail - Not exclusively a part of the Indian Railways, a lot of the shots showed in this video showed over-crowded trains with people hanging off the open doors. Although I do not deny its existence (of course not), an important distinction needs to be highlighted here. These shots are of the local trains of Mumbai, that the commuters take everyday to travel shorter distances. Again, that does not exclusively operate under Indian railways, and hence talking about the metro systems is also important. India now has 25+ cities (as compared to 4 in 2014) with operational metro lines, with 50 more cities with under construction lines. Talking specifically about Mumbai, there are 2 newly-opened lines, while 8 more metro lines under construction. The local trains are also being upgraded, but ofcourse it will take time, no denial there. 7. The Railway Stations - 190 railway stations of the major cities are being renovated from scratch, and 300 more are in the planning stages. For your reference, look at the Rani Kamlapati Railway Station, and the Bangaluru Railway Station and the Gandhinagar Railway Station, to understand what the new stations are looking like. This upgradation has been undertaken simulataneous to all the other important undertaking of Indian Railways. 8. Reduced Dependancy on Locomotive Engines - While the locomotive engines still make up a majority of the functionalities of Indian Railways, the government has explored many other areas. Solar engines are a heading that they are working towards, but apart from that, there are ethanol fuel engines for light rail commute already being discussed and prototyped. 9. Cleanliness - Although there is a lack of civic sense among passengers when it comes to public transport, the Indian railways have streamlined their actions when it comes to cleanliness of the stations and the trains. The train compartments are cleaned after every commute, and again, indegenous technology for cleaning have already been implemented across 400 stations in the country. 10. Infrastructure and expansion to challenging terrains - India is home to some of the World's most challenging terrains. From the peaks of Himlayas to the sand dunes of Thar Desert, the Indian railways are constantly expanding and upgrading, connecting remote towns and villages with the rest of the country. Just to mention one of the many facts, India has created a world record in constructing the world's highest arched bridge in Kashmir (an area in the foothills of the himalayas), which happens to be a lot taller than the Eiffel Tower. 11. There are a number of other areas with drastic improvements in the related areas of E-ticketing, sustainable development, on-board services and vastly improved punctuality, which has turned the Indian Railways into one of the most profitable government sectors in the past 5 years. Hence, given the foresightedness, a bullet train was proposed back in 2014-15, while the other areas of Indian Railways were simultaneously upgraded. I do not deny the issues highlighted in the video at all, but they seem to reflect only one side of a much more complex story. To someone who has not visited India ever (or since a long time), this video may come off as showing the Indian railways and the different governments, in a bad light. Let's not do that.

[@BlackHoleSpain]

The term "indigenous" seems odd to me, as if it would have been translated from a foreign language. I'd prefer "domestic" instead.

[@nandishhegde9025]

finally someone said it

[@its_not_the_Ishu]

You are absolutely right ...only one sided view point is shown here ..maybe western mindset

[@offred6013]

The critics of bullet train project also criticised chandrayaan 3 . 😂

[@divyanshugoyal9818]

India earned 3 to 4 billion$ through stock market after that🤣

[@kamalnayansharma2400]

@@divyanshugoyal9818 $3 billion in just 1 week and many more in coming years

[@haridasification]

The present government is doing all in improving Indian railways, the results will come up in 10 to 15 years

[@callistine8559]

Along with pushing religious majoritarianism yes

[@MithunOnTheNet]

@@callistine8559 And changing names to create a ruckus to distract people from the real issues.

[@divyanshugoyal9818]

@@callistine8559 ahhh here we go again💀

[@divyanshugoyal9818]

@@MithunOnTheNet distract from the real issue? Haa bhai bjp toh tere khilaaf he saajish karti rehti hai.

[@varunkhugshal9049]

@@callistine8559 is that what newyork times /WSJ s teaching you ?

[@needtime2728]

IIT madras students has recently tested a prototype of indigineous hyperloop technology demonstrator 😊

[@nimeshpatel8748]

The current government in India has clear plans on how they want to bring Indian infrastructure to world class levels. Thats why we are going with Bullet trains. Yes we have challanges with political parties delaying the projects but route between Mumbai amdavad will be super helpful for growth of the region.

[@WarTornPH]

Good choice for working with Japan. Here in Ottawa, they gave the contract to a French company to build a light rail train. That thing breaks down every two minutes.

[@keiming2277]

French is the second language in Canada, no surprise it's given to French SNCF On the other hand, India and Japan have shared the common enemy

[@alancobbin]

Oh wow this is super exciting for the people of India 👍😉💪

[@biggybiziness8881]

Bringing the country's best infrastructure for railways is the best initiative and this information at one place is very needful 🎉

[@agamg5821]

i am happy that..the future of india's railway system is in japanese hand.🎌

[@davidbilla8063]

Bro carefully showing old trains,and Mumbai Suburban trains footage wow he should check out India's semi high speed train vande Bharat, India will have this bullet train running by 2027 unlike western countries which stagnated last few years India will move forward expand this to all over India

[@abhinaysingh8306]

true, he showed icf coaches all the times in the video. now, very few trains have icf coaches.

[@kamalnayansharma2400]

western mindset... lol !!

[@skyscraperfan]

As a tourist O am very much looking forward to that high speed network. In China it is very convenient. You can do spontaneous days trips to cities hundreds of kilometres away. For example a trip from Shanghai to Nanjing.

[@indiaview9414]

not even single time they shows Vande Bharat or any Metro trains or even Rajdhani Express's clips of India in the documentary...only they shown slow passanger trains clips

[@vikassharma7355]

India is modernizing railways rapidly 📈

[@indubitablyso7874]

Rapidly 💀💀

[@thebestevertherewas]

They said the same for UPI, and other measures

[@Aditya-fq7wk]

Yes UK's very own Mexico video filter applied in the video😂

[@Edward4Plantagenet]

0:07 Indian railways is different from Mumbai Local (Suburban railways). India isn't just Old Delhi & Mumbai & Agra.🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Tindog81476]

Wishing the best on India's new train. You're going to need it!

[@julienb.9526]

Having visited India I understand why they built the bullet train tracks on an elevated railway. It's still coming to see people wondering along railway tracks. For slow trains it's okay, as people have time to move away, but it would be catastrophic if they did that along a bullet train track.

[@shivam_nagar69]

finally a foreigner who knows something about india, did you used the indian metros🤔 my assumption is you visited india before 2000?

[@chandanmishra8211]

Nearly 16000 people died in 2022 that is 45 people everday, out of which 2500 only in mumbai Suburban rail. Soon with mumbai metro and ac coach of Mumbai local these rates are going to fall. Also govt is bringing 400 vande Bharat( 75 chair car,200 slepper, and 100 vande3). Tracks are also being getting upgraded to 160 km/hr (now its 130km/hr) , with fencing, trains are being upgrading with anti collision system kavach, indigenous signalling system is being made for indian railways as the European signalling system cost to much for indian railways. Withthat operational metro in 15 cities (810km) and 10 cities in under-construction. With that regional rapid railways in delhi. These things are going to change wait till max 2030 you will see these no drastically decrease. Thanks team b1m team for your coverage on india❤

[@dhruvilkumpavat6037]

We already have Vande Bharat Trains and we need more of that. Bullet trains are taking so long and hard to acquire land sp in Maharashtra Region and thanfully enough, our Govt realises that and thats why I see semi high speed trains being run a lot

[@sudiptokumar986]

@6:15 there is also an another under water river tunnel in Kolkata which is being constructed by Indian railways. It is almost complete and metro rail may start as soon as beginning of next year.

[@its_not_the_Ishu]

Its under river....this is undersea😊

[@jay6477]

Finally you guys covered the topic I've always wanted you guys to talk about. Request you to cover more infrastructure projects in India too.

[@Edward4Plantagenet]

Cost of upgrading older tracks to semi high-speed, fenced, better signalling system etc is 70% of building a new HSR line altogether.

[@Ishantyagiofficial]

In india There are lot of curves in railways U can only upgrade tracks up to 160 KMPH And thats semi high speed And we are building HSR so that stations are less and time reduced

[@ParaSF-im8kn]

@@Ishantyagiofficial I think we can do 180kph-200 kph soon enough . 160 kph is the near future priority, with 200 kph maybe in a few years.

[@Captain-wf1mf]

More than 100s of stations are redeveloping along with electrification PAN India also semi bullet trains are ramping up, but the fact is this video covers only fractions on projects but it's okay, we take criticism seriously, cuz it's all about INDIA globally overall, & for sure v. Soon the world will see the change (already witnessing xdee)

[@AntonXie10]

Hope you also make video about Indonesia's Jakarta-Bandung HSR, that will commence commercial operations on October 1st 2023. It is also the first high-speed rail in South East Asia and the Southern Hemisphere.

[@praneethjayasimha5943]

not interested in chinese projects

[@renoagasthya2261]

​@@praneethjayasimha5943 cry, keep being salty and enjoy your very fast, very quick 150 km/h technology advanced roof seating train if it even goes that fast.

[@praneethjayasimha5943]

@@renoagasthya2261 cry, keep being a baby. meanwhile we build shinkansen trains.

[@renoagasthya2261]

@@praneethjayasimha5943then ill be crying for years since it wont be finished anytime soon 😂

[@praneethjayasimha5943]

@@renoagasthya2261 we are not in a hurry, you being jealous tells everything

[@ishansharma1920]

Thanks to the opposition in state of maharashtra before june 2022 those idiots were delaying this project thank god the center rules that state now and work is going on fast

[@richierich2534]

Anyone from India should be proud of their country

[@priyadarshi8548]

No need to comment this, there are already too many over proud folks here😂

[@jealousofmypuddin]

Continued progress to India on their efforts. I wish California worked out a similar situation with Japan...but here we are.

[@srikanthvemula6181]

Yes it is what India needs right now to take us to the next level of development, once you build one you learn from it and the cost to develop more will reduce and this will be the stepping stone to building so many more.

[@b-92s25]

Quicker than HS2 at least...

[@heidirabenau511]

California HSR: ☠

[@death_parade]

I heard HS2 is the same length as this Indian HSR corridor (500 km) and yet HS2 costs more than a $100 Billion whereas India's HSR costs just $21 Billion. I mean, $100 Billion is the total Civilian Capital Expenditure of India's Central Government this year. At this point, I'd love to insert the "stop it, get some help" meme.

[@voltgaming2213]

Wow another B1M video about Indian project, and I like how Japan helping them India is improving trains with roads India absolutely needs both of this

[@SIMpvtltd]

Some clips are of Pakistan and Bangladesh Railways😁😁 Indian railways doesn't have green trains with Urdu written on them.

[@AG-gv9cb]

Thank you japan for helping India by providing technology and money!

[@priyashmukherjee3015]

*HOPE IT WILL BE COMPLETED IN COMING YEARS*

[@treefarm3288]

Building the whole line elevated is a good idea for several reasons. In Taiwan freeways are built that way,too.

[@ianhomerpura8937]

- grade separated - no worries on hitting people and vehicles - cheaper than tunnels - faster journeys.

[@enokivisualsyt]

Vande Bharat and RRTS, ever heard of them?.... Foreign media always shows the worst side of India, there is luxury too

[@shoaibali3527]

I take issue with your introduction to India's trains. There are a good number of well run train lines that feature comfortable and well equipped carriages. even in 2015 U could reserve Ticket online before arriving in India, get on at the right carriage that stopped at the right place on the platform, enjoy clean and functioning interiors with working USB charger points. There was no overcrowding and u could show eTicket on phone to the ticket inspector. Oh and the trains are on time. There are also AC first class carriages in all trains throughout india. Your intro shows crowded urban commuter trains....while there are fully ac,well maintained metro trains in 20+ indian cities Very sloppy intro by B1M.

[@reginageorgetownuni]

It's a British channel, why would they show the better parts of India?

[@animetoon187]

I am happy to be a part of unfortunate millions travelling through trains , thanks for the concern hope you continue to meet the living std in this & nxt recession.

[@abhinavsharma8735]

0:10 sec that is Pakistan railways photo, don't show wrong images

[@sharadhsubadra18]

High speed trains are really a good piece of infra, but in our case (India) i think we should closely follow the Swiss model where the railways run on time and the rail infra is well kept (they do have high speed trains but is less when compared to its neighbours).

[@death_parade]

This is not an either or situation. India is doing both the things simulatenously: improving existing system and making it MUCH more punctual while also developing a bullet train. Try and read about the measures India has taken to improve existing infrastructure instead of getting misled by this one foreigner making a video about a topic on which he clearly didn't do his research.