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India is getting an eye-wateringly big transport upgrade

India is getting an eye-wateringly big transport upgrade, with 500 Vande Bharat services set to launch in the next 3 years. India is adding 10,000km of highway a year and the aviation minister reckons total passenger numbers could soon be double their pre-pandemic highs, rising to 400m in the next 1

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  • India is getting an eye-wateringly big transport upgrade, with 500 Vande Bharat services set to launch in the next 3 years.
  • The prime minister has inaugurated 8 Vande Bharat services in the past 6 months, including two in Mumbai last month.
  • India is adding 10,000km of highway a year and the length of the rural road network has increased from 381,000km in 2014 to 729,000km this year.
  • India has built 50,000kms of national highway in the past 8 years, twice as much as it managed in the previous 8.
  • The aviation minister reckons total passenger numbers could soon be double their pre-pandemic highs, rising to 400m in the next 10 years.
India is getting an eye-wateringly big transport upgrade
Overhauling the country’s roads and railways will make it richer and much better-connected | Asia
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