* For Mum Ahm project to break even, daily 39000 pax (19500 pax each way) shall be required (with Rs 3500 fare), which only a small fraction of businessmen can afford. At such a high fare, bullet train shall be out of reach for small & medium size businessmen. Fare of Bullet train has to be within the reach of a significant fraction of general (non-business) traveller, else daily traffic shall to much lower than the break even level.
* Out of 5000 air pax per day between Mum-Ahm, Bullet train can attract 4000 per day, about 2000 ac rail travellers and another 2000 from private car/taxi/luxury buses totalling to about 9000. But it is possible only if its...
more... fares are lesser than or comparable to airfares (not higher). May be at the time of commissioning of Bullet train, the traffic may increase to from 9000 to 12000-13000, but the figure of 39000 is far away.