Delhi Kolkata one way airfare usually (except peak seasons) : INR 3000/3500
Delhi Kolkata Rajdhani 3A / 2A fare : INR 1300 / 2900
Time taken today is 17 hours, which will be reduced to 5 hours. Most likely the cost of ticket in the bullet train will not be less than 5000 one way (though I feel it will be much higher given the high cost of construction).
My...
more... question - why will anyone pay more for it when it takes double the time of flights.
My Solution - forget bullet trains, take a resolution of making 75 kmph as the min average speed for all trains. That would make more sense. the time taken by trains except the del-mum and del-kol routes are obnoxious