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Vaishnaw announces timeline for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train, check details

Vaishnaw announces timeline for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train, check details

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced that the first operational section of India’s Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project will begin services next year, reported the ANI. Speaking at the HYSEA GCCS & IT Roundtable in Hyderabad, the minister said the Surat-Bilimora stretch will be the first part of the country’s inaugural high-speed rail corridor to become operational. Vaishnaw said the remaining sections of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor will be opened gradually. According to the minister, the rollout will continue from Vapi to Surat, followed by Vapi to Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad to Thane, and finally Ahmedabad to Mumbai, the news agency reported. He said the phased opening will allow different parts of the corridor to become operational as construction progresses. Construction progressing rapidly The minister said work on the country’s first bullet train project is advancing at a rapid pace. The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor is one of India’s largest infrastructure projects and is expected to significantly reduce travel time between the two cities once fully operational, according to the ANI. Railway station redevelopment continues Vaishnaw …

Why Karnataka Is Demanding Bullet Train Corridor Between Bengaluru, Mumbai | India News

Why Karnataka Is Demanding Bullet Train Corridor Between Bengaluru, Mumbai | India News

Last Updated:February 08, 2026, 15:57 IST Karnataka Commerce and Industries Minister MB Patil met Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and proposed a new bullet train corridor between Bengaluru and Mumbai. Karnataka Commerce Minister MB Patil with Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. (Photo: X/@MBPatil) After India announced new high-speed rail corridors in the Budget 2026-27, Karnataka Commerce and Industries Minister MB Patil met Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and proposed a new bullet train corridor between Bengaluru and Mumbai. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced seven high-speed rail corridors between cities to serve as ‘growth connectors’. These routes are between Mumbai-Pune, Pune-Hyderabad, Hyderabad-Bengaluru, Hyderabad-Chennai, Chennai-Bengaluru, Delhi-Varanasi and Varanasi-Siliguri. The Chennai–Bengaluru high-speed train is expected to reduce travel time to just 1 hour and 13 minutes, and the Bengaluru-Hyderabad journey will come down to around two hours. MB Patil said on X that he submitted a personal request to Vaishnaw, seeking approval for a Vande Bharat Sleeper Express train from the state capital to Vijayapura, a high-speed rail corridor between Bengaluru and Mumbai, and daily special trains between …