The Indian railways is building the country’s first bullet train from Ahmedabad, Gujarat to Mumbai, Maharashtra over a 508-kilometer route. According to railways and telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the first bullet train in India will begin service in August 2026.

• The project will stimulate the economy because several of the suppliers to the project have begun receiving export orders. The goal is to run the bullet train on a larger section in 2027.
• The ministry of railways updated the progress of the Bullet Train project and informed that the whole project has progressed by 26.33%.
• It also stated that 32.93% of the project’s overall Gujarat leg had been completed and that the state’s surrounding civil works had advanced by about 54.74%.