With the bullet train running, the distance of 506 km between the two cities can be covered in just two hours. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has now given an important update regarding the much-awaited Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. He has said that the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train route will start by 2028.

Devendra Fadnavis, while addressing a program, said, “By 2028 we will be able to travel in bullet train.” He said that Gujarat has taken lead over Maharashtra in the implementation of this project. The Chief Minister, while targeting Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), said that the progress of the project was affected during the two years of rule till 2022, but now the work is going on in full swing.

88000 crore rupees will be spent

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, being built at a cost of about $ 15 billion (about Rs 88,000 crore), is being prepared with the cooperation of Japan. More than 60% of the work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train route has been completed so far. Bullet train stations have started taking shape and most of the bridges have also been built. The total length of this route is 508 kilometers. The bullet train will run at a speed of 320 kilometers per hour on this route. This high-speed rail line is based on Japan’s famous Shinkansen technology. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has provided a soft loan for the bullet project.

Two bullet trains will be available free for testing

Japan will give two Shinkansen bullet trains to India for free for testing on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train route. These are not ordinary trains, but E5 and E3 series bullet trains equipped with high-speed technology. Japanese media Japan Times has given this information in one of its reports. It is worth noting that India and Japan are working together on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. The data of testing of E5 and E3 in India will be used in the construction of the next generation bullet train, E10 series (Alfa-X). There is a plan to make this train in India.

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In the past, an update was also issued by the Railways regarding the progress of the work of the bullet train. Railway passengers have been waiting for a long time for the day when the bullet train will run on the track. Recently, during a program, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav had told that the bullet train will be started from 2026.

He had told that fast work is being done in this direction by the Railways. The Railway Minister also said that several steps have been taken in this direction by the government. Their results have also started coming. On behalf of the Railway Minister, a hint was also given about the fare of bullet train in the past days.

During a program, he had said that no decision has been taken yet regarding the fare of the bullet train. But it will be accessible to the people. He also said that first AC is being made the base for the fare of the bullet train. It is being speculated from his side that the fare of bullet train will be around the fare of First AC only. The final decision on the fare after the project is finalized, he had also told that the fare of the bullet train will be less than the flight and the facilities will also be better.

During this, he also made it clear that the final decision on rent will be taken only after the completion of the project. Right now it can only be guessed about. First the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed railway project will be completed. Only after this work will be started on another project. The government has set a target of 2026 for running a bullet train between Surat and Bilimora. He said that good progress is going on in this work.

Let us tell you that there is a preparation to run a bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad at a speed of 320 km per hour. It will take less than two hours to cover the distance of 508 km between the two cities. There will be 12 stations between the two cities.

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