Public sentiment regarding India's Bullet Train Project is largely mixed, reflecting optimism about potential economic benefits and modernization alongside significant skepticism over execution speed, cost, and civic readiness. Many express pride in the advancements, yet frustrations about delays, corruption, and public behavior raise doubts about the project's feasibility and success.

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Inspire_Moments

Ain't no way we'll have the Howrah-Delhi route open by 2031.

AaluChana

Lumpy-Middle-7311

Why can't Chennai-Bengalaru, Hyderabad-Bengalaru and Hyderbad-Mumbai all be built at the same time, opening in 2031? Why is India so slow with this? China did this all in 15 years.

I wish India would make their own train, instead of buying from Japan.

FeelHumbledrn

What will be the speeds of these HSR lines?

K4bby

99.9% of projects in India never finish on time and on budget. 

Case in point, the 1st HSR line, which is delayed massively. It was supposed to complete by 2024. Now estimate is around 2033. Cost is more than double.

straightdge

India will get full high speed rail before America does

mrfantasticpackage

India is very good at planning.  Not in building or completing.  Just Planning.

MonkeyKing01

It's a surprise there's no direct line between Nagpur and Pune. And there's no line planned through Indore.

Potential-Mobile-567

Can’t wait to see those videos of people sitting on the roof and hanging out of windows… should be interesting at these speeds.

FlaviusStilicho

No routes through kerela or Tamil Nadu connecting to rest of the country? Absolutely nothing on the East Coast and through Odisha? Really seems like a massive overlooked aspect 

Mandalorian_Invictus

It's criminal that they are ignoring Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Both have better-paying capacities than Eastern MP, Bihar and Jharkhand.

I hope it is revised because these two states were ignored due to Non-BJP governments in 2021.

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Hyadeos

People are going to have a hard time holding on

BuffyCaltrop

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Lakuriqidites

I was looking at a map of the under construction Surat Metro recently and saw that one line is being built on the road that also leads to the new bullet train station they're building but the last station will still be 2 miles short, which seems kind of insane to me. You can see it on Google Maps satellite view.

AuggieNorth

NegativeReturn000

From my experience 90% of bullet trains stay in the planning phase

beeba80

At least first fix the roads to reach the railway station in time, there's only highways in the name of roads ntg much

madpool04

They will need specially adapted bullet trains that can open their doors during transit so they can throw rubbish out the sides like they do on regular trains

TravelWorried8695

Hopefully won’t be very fast. How they gonna stand on top of it and around?

Forsaken_Language_66

Any train where u cant sit on an open door is an abomination.

Billuman

How will it be? The passengers steal the buckets, mugs, ac vents whatever they can get their hands on

Witty_Attention2208

India’s current railway network is massive, over 67,000 km and realistically, full modernization will take at least 60–80 years. Upgrading tracks, electrification, signaling, everything… it’s a slow process because of how big and complex the system is.

Bullet trains? They’re already being built. The Mumbai - Ahmedabad corridor is under construction with help from Japan, using their Shinkansen tech. These trains will run at 320 km/h, but not from regular stations. They’ll have their own high-speed corridors, completely separate from the usual rail lines.

So yeah, you’ll definitely see bullet trains, just not everywhere, and not anytime soon for most of the country.

I_am_dumb_27581234

This is not even the top 10 biggest problems we have, realistically I don’t even expect this. We have basic problems to solve first.

gauthampait

Everything goes hand in hand. We are where we are because of what we are. Our mentality is not progressive. Our government's main focus is coming back to power. So, most of the schemes and efforts are towards pleasing the vote bank. Even if our government provides good facilities, general public behaves likes illiterates from stone pelting over trains to misusing public properties. So, our government knows the mentality of public and tries to do just bare minimum so that the public is happy.

Effective-Mixture307

Yup anybody who thinks that can be this advanced is delusional.

shaitanbalak

We got language wars , religious gawars, language warriors . Yes , we are anti progressing

big_jaja

It will be when the rest of the world uses teleportation don't lose hope.

Mission-Fan-1157

People are throwing stones at super fast trains. Imagine something like that happens in China and we all know how Chinese government would react. Apne yaha RaGa randapa chalu kar dega agar stone pelters ko kuchh kiya toh.

ashivyas

You need people to be civilized to advance anything. Most railway coaches, including 3AC and 2AC, specially in short haul are usually overrun by those who couldn't get a ticket or pay bribes to TC. A religious group or political party is unhappy with central government and they break glasses of premium trains, cause vandalism etc

Then we have tenders going to the lowest bidders instead of looking for quality. Food quality is pathetic, linen quality is pathetic (and they get washed once a week or so). Indian babus won't let anything advance. Everybody is in it to fill their pockets. 

A country like ours is in perpetual survival mode due to massive population and low spending capacity (don't look at urban centers only). Unless the country comes out of survival mode, population won't be civilized and such dreams are just...dreams.

Western-Ask1377

I have no idea why IR haven't implemented the simple idea of requiring everyone to scan their ID and have a valid ticket before being allowed to enter the station. 

Instead they'd rather the lone TTE and RPF watch the spectacle of freeloaders taking up confirmed seats.

throwaway-GB2Z5sbvF

What’s the point of these things when we still have shitheads who throw stones at trains.. treat public transport in the worst way possible..

TheYoungWolf_97

It can be but the mentality of the people will nvr change 
It takes a will to change the mentality then only this kind of infra will succeed

Cool_Army_9171

I would say you will be proved very wrong in few years. But yeah will the public learn civic sense and keep ot clean that i am not sure of.

SleepInteresting2895

People will throw stones just like they did to vande Bharat.

kingdangerous1

And i dont think chapris will ever learn to respect public infrastructure and the rights of other people . No matter how good the facilities are , their selfish , self centred and civic sense lacking nature will always tempt  them to damage the facilities provided at the cost of tax payers

Logical_slayer1977

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Unlucky_Locksmith941

Indian Railways is already advanced in many areas. Unfortunately, most of the Indians are not civilised and unfit to travel in trains. Due to the lack of their civic sense, Indian Railways is suffering. Indians must learn manners and etiquettes, they don't know how to behave in public. That's the first thing that needs to be improved.

seekerofu

If we can just alleviate poverty, we can do much better

TightSamosa

Correct question is:
If IR becomes advanced, will the people take part in maintaining it?

leopardbaseball

Never say never. India has seen unimaginable growth in infrastructure, public facilities, and overall development in the last 20-25 years...especially in the past 15 years, where the pace really picked up. We now have world-class roads, bridges, metros, and airports across the country.

Yes, we may be a bit slow..because we’re a democracy. And honestly, Indian democracy has its flaws, weighed down by heavy bureaucracy, which slows things down. On the other hand, China started early, opened up to the world sooner, and without democracy, they moved fast. But we’ll get there too...not as fast, but we’ll get there.

And the signs are everywhere...you can literally see the change. Don’t be so pessimistic. At the very least, appreciate how far we’ve come. Ten years ago, I couldn’t have imagined Vande Bharat trains or metro systems of this quality. But now we have them. So yes, bullet trains and more world-class infrastructure will happen...the work has already started.

China made huge changes in 30 years. So will we.

liyakadav

This post is what I like to call a "classic bait post". There is no discussion, the tittle invites speculation as to what OP means. The post itself could have been anything it would not matter. It could be Japan, China, Korea, Europe it don't matter. The purpose is to inflame and invite vapid non productive discussion.

Code_Monster

Take my note.

India can never reach there.

Reason: Politics, Lack of right processes and discipline, Corruption

These few things have destroyed the nation and continue to do so.

Ok-Philosopher-172

I don't think Indian Railways will ever be as "clean"

Mammoth-Ad4929

It costs 5 rupees for csmt to Dadar. Thats Indian Railways usp. The crowd that actually needs hispeed trains is minuscule in India. They use air travel. Common folks are content with 60kmph average speed as long as its cheap enough.

Interesting-Junket78

Idiots think one bullet train at the cost 10 years entire annual railway budget will fix all problem faced by 140 crores people .bullet train is unsuitable for a lower and middle income country where 82 crores people needs free food

707yr

I think we first need to get advancements on gutka cleaning first before any of this.

sgcuber24

Need to justify the priority for this, and are we willing to pay the price.

Outrageous_Height_64

Uncivilized people won’t let that happen. Then comes the corruption.

kaman16

You are not ready to pay the price for this advancement

Quirwz

Riteish

with people placing pebbles and stones on an active rail track and causing derailments ..i don’t think so 🥸

adonis-in-the-making

Population is the issue we need to transport a high quantity of lower income people so the current situation is the best feasible way.
Just remember the hate vande bharat got on launch as train for the riches

Ijustnutted69

PsychologicalFix3912

Business_Painting810

Only if we handle Indian Railways like our Airports.

CranberryDue3958

Not in next 20 years. We will need to lay a high speed line across country. But we have no such plan. Rather Modi govt hasn't been able to complete a bullet train project. Neither have they completed RRTS so far. It is sad.

ThinkingIndian

Desh jaha aadhi janta muft k ration pe chalti hai..jaha kaam number le k aap uchi position ki job pe baith sakte hai phir wo job se ap justice kaise karange...phir kaha ghanta desh developed hoga

No-Engineering-8874

TBT advance na ho tabhi accha hai, if there had been a little presence of civic sense in the minds of the indian people we would surely have made immense and prosperous development but looking at the way how common people use the railways, litter everywhere, think everything is there own personal property, looting the amenities of the railways(blankets/pillows) even 1st class people do it, When people are themselves not  aware of their civic duties, no degree of development can take place and the government shouldn't be blamed for it.

Background-Spring140

Weird_Force6681

rock_roc

It will but our people don't deserve this for civic sences , illigal immigrants problem

subhamKun

Yup, definitely not in this corruption and shit planning.

maafi_ki_guhar

Only if India didn't had congress ruling it for much longer time we could have been much better today!!

Patient-Lock4858

Jab desh aur deshwaasi dono chutiya hon toh kya hi expect kar skte bhai

How dare you even try to compare us with China? Our countrymen are happy being better than Pakistan 🥴

ArrivalLess

Make Nitin Gadkari our Railway minister and we will see it in 10 years.

Secret-Inevitable-21

Currently its not the railways that needs improvement, its the people 😮‍💨

Kakarot-kun

Pehle tameez toh seekh lo phir khwaab dekhna.... (Not saying to OP)

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Gunner0716

Lack of civic sense is what's stopping this from happening. Stealing things, making a mess everywhere you go, not following rules, and even after that, they expect the ticket prices to stay down.  They need to pay the staff and crew somehow. 

You just can't expect that kind of development without revolving these problems first.

simplylmao

hs4k4

Natural_Presence_539

in india i don't think in our life time for sure.

MeanTour8351

Not all tracks! But like freight corridors some high speed sections can be developed for standard gauge trains.

Top_Wrangler932

IR can be more advanced if people were educated properly on " Civic sense " first. 

As IR spends nearly ₹12000 crore per year just to clean gutka stains.

Deep_Claim_5591

First of all, our people dont hit the flush button after using the toilet.
Second, the flush button doesn’t work.

Hand in hand, both parties don’t try to do it as they think the flush button is not very important.

It’s everywhere. It’s gonna take generations to change the average Indian mindset.

vmaxxxxxx

Two major reasons
1. Civic sense, doesn't need elaboration

2.old infrastructure, the railway tracks are still outdated and we have such a huge network of rail lines, to replace even one line that would cause an entire disruption and not to forget the travellers on that line

Top_Blacksmith_3918

Oh and you really think people care about what you think? Come back to India after 25 years after your hangover is done. We will be right here waiting (Actually not)

WalterPinkman69

infidelboi

For a second i was going to ask which station is this Lmaoo

Azamiscool

Rrts has 160+.... so we will reach that point but I'll take time

retard69_af

L take

talking in such absolute terms is a sith tendency.

DoorProfessional6499

Most importantly we need ppl to have civic sense….no matter the quality of service you provide, If we do. It maintain it…it will be gone. 

Trains still have mugs chained in the train bathrooms….still have handwash sealed in the bathrooms and near sink….it all because ppl steal them…..I remember once there were headphones connected in the train for ppl, but ppl stole them as well… no point of providing high quality…luxury on the train!

myreddditusernamme

Being an indian citizein.. do you tjink the way we treat public transport dobwe even deserve this ?

Existing-Yellow-9051

colorehmir

Indians at railway station don't have any decency and they aren't maintained and civilized as much as Chinese people.

Strict_Evening176

If people have like 10% civic sense then maybe

sherkal01

Melodic_Alarm_858

It can be but there are 2 major problems which will never let it happen. 
1. Lack of Common Civic Sense 
2. Railways keeping welfare of its worker a priority.

belgianmalonois

It won't. There's not enough money to invest in this kinda tech here, too much going into politicians' pockets.

Visit-Equal

Welcome to India jaha khud kuch nahi karenge aur na dusro ko karne denge

rahulTo9273314

[iske bare me kya khyal hai? agar Airports kar sakte hai to railways kyu nahi!](https://www.reddit.com/r/bihar/s/vbWW41WvUi)

People's priority is right now caste and Religion. The day we'll start focusing on development we're gonna see this.

Right now our priority is caste census so taking that in context no our generation isn't gonna see these things.

luciferrocks4

10 years before Vande Bharat was not even in our dreams. Just wait.

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