Ranchi: Senior divisional commercial manager (DCM) of Ranchi division, Neeraj Kumar headed to Japan on Wednesday to attend a workshop on how to run bullet trains.

Kumar will be part of the railways’ 40-member team consisting of members from the various states across the country.

The team will visit Tokyo for a fortnight’s learning trip to know about the “operations of a bullet train”. They are expected to disseminate knowledge to their parent zones about the “infrastructure overhaul and other parameters” to make suitable infrastructure once back on June 18.

Speaking to TOI before heading to New Delhi on Wednesday evening, Kumar said the “learning trip” will focus on controls, operations, signalling and other aspects.

“The 15-day trip will provide an opportunity to learn about the technological advances in railways and how to implement them. If a high-speed train is to run from Ranchi division in the near future, then these lessons will prove to be helpful,” Kumar said.

The senior divisional commercial manager and his fellow railway-men are to take tours of the bullet trains and learn of the designs of the railway coaches.

The learning trip is being organized by Japan International Cooperation Agency.

