IIT centre on bullet train technology to be ready this year

January 09, 2015 11:27

In other news: A research centre on developing bullet train technology will be ready at IIT-Kharagpur by the end of this year.

Funded by the Indian Railway Board, the new building of the Centre for Railway Research is being constructed at a cost of Rs 20 crore inside the IIT campus, centre in-charge Prof Subhransu Roy said.

He said that the Indian Railways has identified four thrust areas for research - high-speed trains, developing heavy haul capacity to carry more freight, intelligent maintenance and use of advanced materials like polymers, rubbers, etc.

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