PM Modi, Shinzo Abe to lay foundation stone of bullet train on Thursday

莫迪与安倍晋三将在周四参加高铁奠基仪式

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe will lay the foundation stone for the India's first bullet train project connecting Ahmedabad to Mumbai on Thursday.

新德里：莫迪总理和安倍晋三将在周四参加印度第一列高铁的奠基仪式，这列高铁从艾哈迈达巴德开往孟买。

The high speed train, with 10 cars and capacity to accommodate 750 people, is expected to reduce travel time between the two cities from seven to three hours. Later, the train will have 16 cars which will accommodate 1,200 people.

该高铁拥有十节车厢可容纳750人，预计将两市之间减少7到3个小时的旅行时间，之后，该列车将有16节车厢，可容纳1200人。

Around Rs 1.10 lac crore will be spent on the project of which Rs 88,000 crore will be funded by a soft loan from Japan.
The completion deadline of December 2023 may be brought forward to August 2022 when the country celebrates 75 years of independence.

这个项目将花费11000亿卢比，其中8800亿卢比将有日本贷款提供。完成期限从2023年12月提前到2022年8月，彼时将庆祝印度独立75周年。

The Japanese loan will be available at 0.1% interest rate and India will be able to repay this in 50 years. Repayment will begin 15 years after the loan is received.

日本的贷款利率为0.1%，印度将在50年内偿还贷款。还款将在贷款收到后15年开始。

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train, running at an operating speed of 320 kmph and maxmum speed of 350 kmph, will pass through 12 stations — Bandra Kurla Complex, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati.
Of the 508 km corridor, 468km will be elevated, 27 km will pass through an undersea tunnel and the remaining 13 km will be the ground.

孟买-艾哈迈达巴德子弹头列车运行速度为每小时320公里，最高时速350公里，将通过12个车站。在这508公里长的道路中，468公里为高架铁路，27公里将通过海底隧道，剩下的13公里地面行驶。

Though the fare structure is yet to be finalised, it could be 1.5 times the exsting AC first class fare. For travel from Mumbai to Ahmedabad, a passenger will have to pay between Rs 2,700 and Rs 3,000. The airplane fare on this route is between Rs 3,500 and Rs 4,000. An official said luxury bus fares from Mumbai to Ahmedabad were around Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000.

尽管票价结构尚未最终敲定，但它可能是现有AC头等舱票价的1.5倍。从孟买到艾哈迈达巴德，乘客需要支付2700~3000卢比间的费用。这条航线上的飞机票价在3500卢比到4000卢比之间。一名官员说，从孟买到艾哈迈达巴德的豪华巴士票价大约在1500卢比到2000卢比之间。

（注：3000印度卢比≈306.3694人民币元）

译文来源：三泰虎 http://www.santaihu.com/43544.html

【评论】

K.v.-13 hours ago
those who oppose bullet train are free to travel by passenger train or even on bullock cart. kayvee

那些反对高铁的可以自由地去搭客运列车甚至是牛车！

Dr Vidyadhar-Bangalore-14 hours ago
It is our dream to have bullet train and Japan is providing soft loan, thanks to Modis diplomacy.
Modi not only know how to dream big about Indias needs, but also know how to fulfill it, by having good friends around.

我们想要高铁，日本提供贷款，这归功莫迪的外交。
莫迪不止知道印度的需要，也知道如何通过身边的朋友实现它。

Md-14 hours ago
Congress never bothered or even thought of a possibility for bringing bullet trains in india. New government still trying to compete with global standards though everyone knows we have challenges. however try is better than cry! thanx bjp.

国大党从未考虑过在印度引进高铁的可能性。尽管每个人都知道我们面临着挑战，但现政府仍努力与全球标准竞争。然而，尝试总比哭泣好！谢谢人民党。

Rabin Banerjee-13 hours ago
Bullet train is our immediate desire

高铁是我们的当前的愿望。

Ujwal-14 hours ago
This is really great

太棒了。

Pranay-13 hours ago
Why bullet train is to be started from Ahmedabad as because it's PMs home city? Was it very necessary to have bullet train from Ahmedabad to Mumbai by spending $19 billion by a poor country like India? In that stead, thousands of kilo meters of exsting railway tracks could be improved and avoided killing of hundreds of citizens every year ritually!!

为什么高铁从Ahmedabad 开始？因为它是莫迪的故乡吗？

穷国印度花190亿美元建设从Ahmedabad 到孟买的高铁真的有必要吗？

比起那个，应该改善现存数千公里的铁路，以避免每年成百上千的人们死亡！！