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Bullet train will begin ops by Aug ’27: Rly min
Hindustan Times Lucknow
|November 19, 2025
India’s first bullet train will begin operations on the Ahmedabad-Vapi stretch by August 2027, covering 100 km, Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday.
“(The) bullet train will have its inaugural run from Ahmedabad to Vapi in August 2027. With this, it will cover a distance of 100 kilometres,” Vaishnaw said. “The full length from Ahmedabad to Mumbai will begin from 2029,” he clarified.
This story is from the November 19, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Lucknow.
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