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India.com
26-05-2025
- Business
- India.com
Bullet Train MASSIVE Update: First train likely to run in Gujarat by…, reach Mumbai by..., top speed to be…
Image for representational purposes New Delhi: In a massive development that promises to boost India's connectivity, the much-anticipated bullet train likely to run in Gujarat between Sabarmati and Vapi by 2028, according to a CNN-News18 report. The report further adds that the full 508-km section from Ahmedabad to Mumbai could run by 2030. The National High Speed Rail Authority (NHSRCL) is earmarking a ridership survey to determine the fare and traffic projections for this bullet train. As per the document accessed by CNN-News18, the the ridership assessment has been sought for 2028 for the Sabarmati-Vapi section in Gujarat and for the base year 2030, 'the first year of operation' for the entire section between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. The under-construction Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail corridor would be passing through Mumbai-Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Thane, Virar, and Boisar in Maharashtra and Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad, and Sabarmati in Gujarat—a total of about 508 km. The Gujarat section of the high-speed train route between Vapi and Sabarmati is about 348 km, while the train route in Maharashtra is 156 km. Earlier, Union Minister Harsh Sanghvi informed that India's ambitious bullet train project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad is well and truly on track as the country's first station in Gujarat's Surat is almost ready. The minister said that trial runs will begin next year while full operations could begin in 2029. 'India's first bullet train station in Surat is almost ready. Trial runs will begin next year, and full service is expected by 2029,' the Minister of State for Home, Industries, Transport, Youth and Sports announced on Twitter. He also shared the latest pictures of the Surat station along with those of various sections of the tracks currently under construction. It is important to note that his post came just days after the National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) informed that 300 km of viaducts, the elevated sections that will carry the high-speed line, were completed with the launch of a 40-metre-long girder near Gujarat's diamond city. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw called it a big push for the 508-km-long corridor. 'This is a first for Indian infrastructure, reflecting India's growing capabilities in high-speed rail technology with the support of the Japanese government,' Vaishnaw said. Out of the total 300 km of the superstructure, 257.4 km has been constructed using the Full Span Launching Method (FSLM), which includes 14 river bridges. Additionally, 37.8 km has been built using the Span by Span (SBS) method, along with 0.9 km of steel bridges, 1.2 km of PSC bridges, and 2.7 km within station buildings, according to the NHSRCL.
News18
25-05-2025
- Business
- News18
Bullet Train May Have First Run In Gujarat By 2028, Reach Mumbai By 2030
Last Updated: As per a document accessed by News18, a 30-year-long assessment of ridership on the high-speed train service has been sought The bullet train could run in Gujarat by 2028 between Sabarmati and Vapi and then in the full 508-km section from Ahmedabad to Mumbai by 2030, indicates a document accessed exclusively by CNN-News18. The National High Speed Rail Authority (NHSRCL) is earmarking a ridership survey to determine the fare and traffic projections for this bullet train. As per the document, the ridership assessment has been sought for 2028 for the Sabarmati-Vapi section in Gujarat and for the base year 2030, 'the first year of operation" for the entire section between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. A 30-year-long assessment of ridership on the bullet train has been sought. The under-construction Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail corridor would be passing through Mumbai-Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Thane, Virar, and Boisar in Maharashtra and Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad, and Sabarmati in Gujarat—a total of about 508 km. CNN-News18 earlier reported that the train could run first in the Gujarat section since that is on the fast track to completion, while the progress in Maharashtra has been slow due to the earlier Maha Vikas Aghadi regime putting off the project for almost three years. The central government has so far not announced any official date for the commencement of operations for this high-speed train. The train would be ushering India into the category of select countries of the world (about 15) using a high-speed railway system. The project, apart from being a technological marvel, would afford many other quantifiable benefits. Progress so far Officials say the project would contribute to savings in travel time, vehicle operation cost, reduction in pollution, job creation, reduction in accidents/enhanced safety, imported fuel substitution, and reduction in pollutants. The project would also boost the infrastructure and further add to the growth of the economy, they maintain. How will ridership survey help? The ridership survey to be conducted by NHSCRL would assess the existing traffic characteristics of the study area and estimate the travel demand along the under-construction corridor. The travel demand assessment would include optimal fare where the overall revenue is maximised, ridership assessment for the above fare level, projected annual revenue, station loads with peak hour footfalls, and customer segmentation based on passenger profile (age, income, occupation, purpose of trip, etc). The survey will be carried out along the major arterial network in the study area, mainly comprising national highways and expressways. It will estimate the expected shift from the existing modes (car, taxi, rail, bus, train—AC class—and airlines) to high-speed rail and the key factors responsible for the shift. Population of the areas in the influence of the high-speed train route and traffic data from the toll plazas operating on the national highways and expressways running along the new train corridor route will also be sought. First Published: May 25, 2025, 08:00 IST
