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[Partners] Institute for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS) [Date/Time] 2 February (11:45 - 13:15) [Venue] Jehangir [Concept note] Rapid economic growth and urbanization has led to an explosive increase in the demand for long-distance mobility in India. The current passenger transport systems for long-distance transport will not be able...Read More Improving long-distance passenger transport systems: Introducing High Speed Rail in India Rapid economic growth and urbanization has led to an explosive increase in the demand for long-distance mobility in India. The current passenger transport systems for long-distance transport will not be able to support the high levels of transport demand in the future, thus calling for an urgent need to look at solutions for high capacity, energy efficient and state of the art passenger transport systems for the country. High speed rail systems offer a huge potential to offer high capacity and faster services for meeting the long-distance passenger transport needs. The high speed rails can change the way people travel in the country and provide an impetus to the economic growth. This track will focus on discussing various issues surrounding the introduction of high speed rail systems in India. Speakers from government, multilateral banks, research institutes, and infrastructure companies will deliberate on issues like the need for high speed rail mobility in India, nature and impact of high speed rail in other countries, international experience of funding High Speed Rail projects, regulatory and institutional challenges and the role of central and state governments in developing High Speed Rail projects. [Title] 
Improving long-distance passenger transport systems: Introducing High Speed Rail in India
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