Bullet Train in India: The dream of running bullet train in India is going to come true soon. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that work on this project is going on at a fast pace. The first bullet train will run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai (Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train). For this, a bullet train corridor is being built. Vaishnav said that the first bullet train will be ready in the year 2026 and will run in a section from Surat. The Railway Minister said that significant progress has been made in the construction of stations. Besides, work has also started on the sea tunnel. Bullet train will reach Mumbai from Thane only through this tunnel. The Railway Minister said, ‘After the launch of Bullet Train, the economy of Mumbai, Thane, Vapi, Baroda, Surat, Anand and Ahmedabad will become one.’
Surat in the morning, Mumbai in the afternoon, Surat again in the evening.
The Railway Minister said, ‘After the launch of Bullet Train on this route, you can have breakfast in Surat in the morning, go to Mumbai for work and come back to Surat to your family at night.’ Work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Corridor started from November 2021. Initially the work of 1 km viaduct was completed in 6 months. After this, work of 50 kilometers has been completed by April 2023.
Fare will be less than flight
When asked about bullet train fares at an event, the Railway Minister said, ‘Wherever bullet trains are running in the world, 90 percent of the people are using bullet trains for long distance travel. This means that the bullet train fare will be much cheaper than the flight fare. According to a report, the fare for bullet train from Mumbai to Ahmedabad can be around Rs 3 thousand.
Total cost is Rs 1.08 lakh crore
The Railway Minister said that the cost of Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project is around Rs 1.08 lakh crore. Out of this, the central government will spend Rs 10 thousand crores. Maharashtra and Gujarat governments are spending Rs 5 thousand crores. The remaining amount is being funded by taking a loan from Japan, the interest on which is 0.1 percent.
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