Bullet train to have several firsts - Child-feeding rooms, separate washrooms to rotating seats

The Indian Railways will invest Rs 9,800 crore in the high-speed rail project and the remaining cost will be borne by the state governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat.

the Indian Railways is all set to go ahead with finalising the various passenger-friendly facilities. (Representative photo: PTI)

New Delhi: The upcoming Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor project is all decked with various components of the bullet train’s rolling stock and passenger facilities. Although there has been a delay in land acquisition for the upcoming project which has further pushed the launch dates of the first bullet train in the country, the Indian Railways is all set to go ahead with finalising the various passenger-friendly facilities. The Indian Railways will invest Rs 9,800 crore in the high-speed rail project and the remaining cost will be borne by the state governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat. It will take about 2 hours and 7 minutes to travel the 508-km distance between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Here's how India's first bullet train will have many firsts for the commuters: • Passengers will get a dedicated room for child feeding • There will be facilities for sick persons • Washrooms for men and women would be separate • Each train will have 55 seats will for business class and 695 seats for the standard class • There will be luggage space for passengers • The E5 Shinkansen series bullet trains will have baby changing rooms comprising baby toilet seats, tables for diaper disposal and a low sink for children for washing hands • There will be also two extra-spacious toilets for wheelchair-bound passengers in the 10-coach high-speed train • The 750-seater E5 Shinkansen which is a new generation Japanese high-speed train will have wall mounted type urinals for men • Urinals and toilets will be installed in alternate coaches in the train. For example, toilets will be installed in coach number 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 while urinals will be available in coach number 2, 4, 6 and 8 • Washrooms for men and women will also be placed in a similar way • Coaches will have comfortable automatic seat rotation system. • There will be a freezer, hot case, boiling water facility and tea and coffee maker in the train while a hand towel warmer will be provided in business class • Coaches will have LCD screens to display current station, next stopping station and destination, schedule and expected time to reach next stop and destination stations

(With inputs from IANS)