India's first bullet train run likely in June-July 2026: Report
Hindustan TimesThe Indian Railways is ‘confident’ that the country's first bullet train will commence operation in June-July 2026 in Gujarat, as India will seal the deal to procure the first six Shinkansen trains from Japan by the end of the month, the Times of India has reported. India's first bullet train project will connect the cities of Mumbai and Ahmedabad and construction work is currently underway. ‘More progress in Gujarat than Maharashtra’ Till January 2024, the project's overall physical progress stood at around 40%, officials said, adding that the progress is more in Gujarat than in Maharashtra. ‘Limited-stop’ and ‘all-stop’ services The 508-km-long Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor will have services that will both halt only at a limited number of stations, and at all stops.