In 2015, Japan spent ¥83.1 billion to grab India's first high speed rail project, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, from China. Construction began in 2017 and was planned to be delivered in 2022. However, only ten kilometers have been built so far and the total project construction budget cost has increased by ¥65.4 billion to ¥148.5 billion. At the same time, the delivery time will be delayed until at least 2028. In stark contrast, Indonesia's Jakarta Bandung High Speed Railway. At the beginning, both China and Japan participated in the bidding for this project on September 2nd, 2015. China defeated Japan and won it as of August 4th, 2022. All the tunnels and culverts of the Jakarta Bandung high speed rail line have been completed and the completion of civil works exceeds 91%. On August 5th, 2022, a high speed train sets rolled off the production line at China's Qingdao base and are expected to be ready for operation in June 2023. Japan's construction of India's high speed rail repeatedly hit obstacles, while China's construction of Indonesia's high speed rail is smooth sailing. How crazy Japan was in order to grab orders.
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