The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of a 5 km tunnel between Ghansoli and Shilphata. This breakthrough has been made possible using the New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM), successfully connecting the Savali shaft with the Shilphata tunnel portal. The project is progressing rapidly, with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announcing that the first section of the high-speed corridor on the Surat-Bilimora section will commence operations in December 2027.

Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, " The services are designed such that a train will depart every half hour during the morning and evening peak hours. Once the entire network stabilises, there will be a train every 10 minutes during peak hours."

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