- By Shibra Arshad
- Sun, 28 Sep 2025 09:10 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train: India’s first Bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai is bracing for completion by 2029, with steady progress in the process. The 50-kilometre stretch between the two Gujarat cities, Surat and Bilimora, is expected to become operational by 2027.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Saturday said that the full stretch of India’s first bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad is expected to come into service by 2029.
Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train To Cover Distance In 2 Hours
Providing updates on the work progress of the project, Ashwini stressed that once completed, the train will cover the distance between Ahmedabad and Mumbai within just 2 hours and 7 minutes.
Ashwini Vaishnaw Inspected Track Installation Work
Vaishnaw inspected the track installation works and its first turnout installation as he visited the under-construction Surat bullet train station.
"Overall progress of the first bullet train project is very good. The first 50-km section of the project between Surat and Bilimora will be open by 2027. We are preparing for that. By 2028, the entire Thane-Ahmedabad section will be commissioned, and by 2029, the entire Mumbai-Ahmedabad section will open," he told reporters.
The Railway Minister emphasised that cutting-edge technologies are being leveraged to guarantee safe and efficient train operations.
"This is a very complex movement of trains, that's why the most modern technologies are being used. Several vibration mechanisms have been created here. The utility cable will take the vibrations whenever the train is moving at 320 kmph," he said.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw believes the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project will seamlessly integrate the economies of major cities along the route, fostering growth and development.