India’s first bullet train is expected to cover the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route in about two hours and seven minutes. While the 50-km stretch of India’s first high-speed rail corridor between Surat and Bilimora in Gujarat is expected to open by 2027, however, the entire Mumbai-Ahmedabad section will be operational by 2029, revealed Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday.
When will India's first bullet train run?
The Railway Minister recently inspected the construction work of the bullet train project at Saroli in Surat, including India's first high-speed rail turnout, where trains will be able to turn at 320 kilometres per hour. “Overall progress of the first bullet train project is very good. The first 50-km section between Surat and Bilimora will be open by 2027. By 2028, the Thane-A