| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Client | JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) |
| Project Name | Staff training for Indian Ministry of Railways and High Speed Rail Corporation, Ltd. |
| Period | February 2017 to January 2020 |
| JIC involvement | Training planning and management |
A memorandum of cooperation was signed regarding the introduction of a Shinkansen system for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed railway at the Japan-India summit in December 2015.
Based on this memorandum, from February 2017 to January 2020, training was conducted for young staff members of the Ministry of Railways of India and the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), the agency responsible for high-speed rail operation between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. The training was conducted under an “all-Japan” stance (a cooperative and collaborative structure of 36 Japanese companies).
Training was conducted over 24 sessions for a total of 877 participants. JIC and the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) formed a joint venture to play a central role in the planning and operation of the training program.
Through this training, comments such as below came from the participants:
| Orientation | |
|---|---|
| The concept of "punctuality/on time", which is a central policy of Japanese rail companies, was conveyed to the Indian trainees, who were instructed in the importance of punctuality as part of the training. | |
| Lectures | |
| “Characteristics of Japanese railways” “Safety management” “Japanese railway technology” “Station development and transportation nodes” |
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| Visit to railway-related companies | |
| Training centers, rolling stock centers, command centers, terminal stations, railway museums, rolling stock manufacturers, other manufacturers of railway-related equipment | |
| Debriefing and summary of training | |
Visit to Shinkansen Rolling Stock Center
Exchanging ideas with Japanese experts
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