Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train service: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw provides major update, says the high-speed train will now be...
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train service: In a significant update on high-speed connectivity in India, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently said that India's first bullet train service will commence very soon. Cutting the travel time between Mumbai and Ahmedabad to two hours and seven minutes, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train service will cover a total distance of 508 kilometres starting from Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). Here are all the details you need to know about the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train service. When will Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train service start?
'The first bullet train from Mumbai to Ahmedabad will start very soon, and the work on the project is going on at a fast pace. When it starts running, the journey from Mumbai to Ahmedabad will take only two hours and seven minutes,' Vaishnaw was quoted as saying by a PTI report. Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train service: Which stations will be covered?
The report also said that India's first bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will span 508 kilometres. It will start from the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) area in Mumbai, and connect to Gujarat's Vapi, Surat, Anand, Vadodara and Ahmedabad. Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train service: What's the top speed?
As per media reports, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train service is expected to run at a high speed of 320 km per hour.
Addressing a gathering here, the Union minister also gave details of the upcoming railway projects in Gujarat, including a new train between Porbandar and Rajkot, a Rs 135-crore coach maintenance facility at Ranavav station, a railway flyover in Porbandar city, two Gati Shakti cargo terminals, and a container terminal at an upcoming port in Bhavnagar.
As per a report by PTI news agency, several new projects have also been undertaken in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, with the double-engine governments in the two states making projects progress rapidly.
(With inputs from agencies)
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