The first trial run of the ongoing Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project between Surat and Bilimora (63 km) is scheduled for August 2026.
Within five to ten years, construction on more high-speed rail routes is anticipated to start.
India’s largest cities, including Mumbai, Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Chennai, and Kolkata, will be connected by a high-speed rail network.
The feasibility studies have been completed for high-speed corridors connecting New Delhi to Kolkata, New Delhi to Mumbai, Mumbai to Chennai, and Delhi to Amritsar through Chandigarh, according to Rajesh Prasad, Director of Operations at Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL).
The Ministry of Railways explored the feasibility study for the Diamond Quadrilateral Network of High-Speed Trains, which includes four sides: Delhi-Mumbai, Mumbai-Chennai, Chennai-Kolkata, and Kolkata-Delhi, as well as both diagonals linking Delhi-Chennai and Mumbai-Kolkata.
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