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Revised bullet train cost Rs 2lakh crore, 2x of original estimate

Sources said most of the additional funding would come from budgetary support. So far, the funding of Rs 1.1 lakh crore has been from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and budgetary allocation. They added that Railways has said high-speed trains will be manufactured i

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DIPAK K DASH25 Aug 2026, 09:21 pmUpdated 4h ago1 min readIndiaIndia
Revised bullet train cost Rs 2 lakh crore, 2x of original estimate

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Sources said most of the additional funding would come from budgetary support. So far, the funding of Rs 1.1 lakh crore has been from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and budgetary allocation. They added that Railways has said high-speed trains will be manufactured in India and each of these would cost around Rs 390 crore to Rs 400 crore.

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Source: Times of India · DIPAK K DASH. Published 25 Aug 2026, 09:21 pm.

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