India is all set to get its very first bullet train from 2026. Once launched, this bullet train will be the fastest train service in all of India. Our Editor-in-Chief, Kamiya Jani, recently visited the under-construction Sabarmati Bullet Train Station in Gujarat. From its high speed and reduced travel time to undersea tunnels, stations and more; Kamiya gives you all of the important details that you would need to know about the upcoming Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train.
Kamiya Jani Talks About Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train
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Vande Bharat plies at a speed of 120 kilometres per hour and Namo Bharat runs at 160 kilometres per hour. These are the fastest trains in the country as of now; but not for long. Soon, India will get its very first bullet train which will ply at a speed of a whopping 320 kilometres per hour!
The train will connect Ahmedabad in Gujarat to the Financial Capital of the country, Mumbai. It will have a total of 12 stations in between. All of these stations will have thematic architecture. For instance, the Sabarmati Bullet Train Terminal has motifs related to Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March.
The terminal in Surat will have motifs related to diamonds as it is known as the diamond city of India. In Ahmedabad, the terminal will have kite motifs. The theme for Mumbai is yet to be seen. The route stretches across 540 kilometres.
Reduced Travel Time And Undersea Tunnel On The Route
By road, the distance takes around seven to eight hours to cover. However, the bullet train will cover the same distance in just two hours! The track-laying of the route is almost complete.
Furthermore, it will also have an undersea railway tunnel! This will be the very first undersea railway tunnel in India and will stretch across seven kilometres! The train is expected to be launched in 2026.
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