Bullet train project expected to be completed by 2029, 8 stations will be ready in two years: Railway Minister
Samira Vishwas July 29, 2025 06:25 PM

New Delhi. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said on Wednesday that the Bullet Train Corridor part of the bullet train corridor between Vapi and Sabarmati is planned to be completed by December, 2027 and the full project till December 2027 (Maharashtra) plans to complete the Sabbi and Sabarmati. It is expected to be completed by 2029. He gave this information in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

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Vaishnav said that the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project (508 km) is under construction from Japan with technical and financial assistance. He said that the project will pass through Gujarat, Maharashtra and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and plans to stop at 12 stations in Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati.

Vaishnav said, “The Gujarat part of the corridor between Vapi and Sabarmati is planned to be completed by December 2027. The entire project (Sabarmati section from Maharashtra) is expected to be completed by December 2029. ”

The work of these 8 stations will be completed by 2027
According to a report, the MAHSR Corridor is targeted to be completed from Vapi to Sabarmati section by December 2027. There will be 8 stations in Vapi-Sarmati train section. These include Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati.

The minister said that the total estimated cost of the project is around Rs 1,08,000 crore, out of which Japan International Cooperation Agency is funding 81 percent i.e. 88,000 crore rupees and the remaining 19 percent i.e. Rs 20,000 crore will be funded through the Railway Ministry (50 percent) and Maharashtra (25 percent) and Maharashtra (25 percent) and Gujarat (25 percent) governments.

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