Bullet Train project to get training simulators to train work force

New Delhi: National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), the implementing agency for bullet train projects in India, has issued the Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for the design, manufacturing, supply and commissioning of training simulators of HSR train (popularly known as Bullet Train) to be used for training purpose in the HSR Training Institute of Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor (MAHSR) in Vadodara, Gujarat where a Sample Track  is already installed for training purpose.

The training simulators will help the drivers, conductors, instructors and train/rolling stock maintenance staff to understand the driving theory of high-speed trains. It shall be possible to conduct training for a single driver, single conductor as well as collective training of driver, conductor and despatcher together.

The following two types of simulators shall be installed in the Training Institute at Vadodara under the scope of this package (MAHSR-TI-4):

1. Train Set Simulator for Crew Training: One set

2. Simulators (classroom-type) for Driver Consoles: 10 Trainee + One Instructor Console

The driving console of the MAHSR Train will be simulated with a motion platform.

The package is awarded to Mitsubishi Precision Company Limited, Japan, at a cost of Rs 201.21 crores. The time period for the supply of the simulator is 28 months from the commencement of the contract.

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