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Detailed explanation-1: -As part of the government’s plan to launch country’s first high speed rail corridor by 2022, India will buy 18 bullet train sets worth Rs 7,000 crore from Japan. The deal will include a pledge to transfer technology for local production, The Economic Times reported.

Detailed explanation-2: -“With this project, we aim to simplify mobility and ease connectivity with a safe and reliable inter-city transport system. This Japan-India collaboration will ensure Transfer of Technology from Japan’s High Speed Rail system to India, and also give a boost to “Make in India” initiative,” Jun added.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Prasad, the company will try to run bullet trains in Gujarat by August 2027. While a trial run will be conducted by June 2026 between Surat to Bilimora. He said the construction work is under process and 220 km of piling is completed so far.

Detailed explanation-4: -"Under the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project, Indian contractors will have a technology transfer opportunity from Japan not only for high-speed rail construction and O&M aspect but also for station area development based on Japanese experiences in its major cities,” he further added.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is Surat. Surat is set to have its own bullet train station. It is scheduled to be completed by December 2024. The bullet train station will be the first one built along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route.