Japan's Sojitz lands order for Indian high-speed rail equipment

Electrification system work set to begin for Mumbai-Ahmedabad line

The high-speed rail corridor is expected to shorten the trip between Mumbai and Ahmedabad to about two hours from roughly seven. © Reuters

TAIYO SUZUKI, Nikkei staff writer

January 17, 2024 02:10 JST

TOKYO -- Sojitz has won an order for electrification systems for a high-speed rail project in India, the Japanese trading house announced Tuesday.

Sojitz is partnering with Indian contractor Larsen & Toubro. Construction will begin by March and a completion date has yet to be set. The size of the contract is undisclosed but is estimated at hundreds of billions of yen (100 billion yen equals $681 million).