India’s first high-speed rail corridor, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, is inching closer to reality. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently announced that the first section—between Surat and Bilimora in Gujarat—will be completed by December 2027. Scroll down for more details.
1st Section Of Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train Set To Launch By 2027
The first section of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train is expected to be ready by December 2027. It will then extend to Thane by 2028, and finally reach Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex in 2029. Covering a 508-kilometre route, the train will cut travel time from about nine hours by road to just two hours and seven minutes. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said ticket prices will be kept affordable for the passengers. Initially, trains will run every 30 minutes, and once fully operational, they will depart every 10 minutes.
Unlike the current train ticket reservation system, there will be no need for ticket reservations in the upcoming bullet train, NDTV reported. You can simply arrive at the station, get tickets, and board the train. Construction of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train is progressing rapidly. 321 km of viaducts and 398 km of piers have been completed. This project also includes 17 river bridges and nine steel bridges, four lakh noise barriers, track bed along 206 km, and more than 2,000 overhead equipment masts.
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Breakthrough At Ghansoli Tunnel
In a major update, excavation of the 4.88 km tunnel between Shilphata and Ghansoli for the bullet train is now complete. On Saturday morning, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw pressed a button to trigger a planned blast, breaking the last layer of rock and officially completing the tunnel excavation work. With this breakthrough, the tunnel now connects the Savali shaft to the Shilphata tunnel portal.
Work on the tunnel began in May 2024, and a major milestone was achieved on July 9, 2025, when a 2.7 km continuous section was completed. To speed up construction, engineers built an extra side tunnel, called an intermediate tunnel, allowing workers to excavate from both ends—Ghansoli and Shilphata—simultaneously. The next steps for the tunnel include waterproofing, lining, finishing, and installation of equipment.
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First Published: September 20, 2025 5:19 PM