Japan: The seven-car trainset started operation on the 403 km line connecting Tokyo and the city of Shinjō in the northern part of Honshu island. It was first unveiled last February.
India: The company has unveiled renderings of the proposed exterior and interior of trains to be built for national operator Indian Railways.
India: The national operator reports the new batch of the second-generation trains starting revenue service on ten intercity routes on 12 March.
Russia: This was announced by Viktor Lesh, CEO of Sinara Group, during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, where the head of state gave the go-ahead for the Moscow – St. Petersburg high-speed railway project.
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Germany, Egypt: The eight-car trainset is being assembled at the company’s plant in Krefeld, Germany.
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Spain: In the beginning of March, the Spanish island saw the delivery of a four-car trainset to the operator SFM.
India: The presentation ceremony of car bodies, made of austenitic stainless steel, took place at the BEML production site in Bengaluru.